Minister of Sports Gil Avérous (C) walks with mayor of Toulouse Jean-Luc Moudenc (L) as they arrive to visit the Toulouse Olympique employes club (TOEC) in Toulouse on November 15, 2024. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP) (Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images)

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 15: Nick Dougherty of Sky Sports speaks on the practice putting green on day two of the DP World Tour Championship 2024 at Jumeirah Golf Estates on November 15, 2024 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 15: Nick Dougherty of Sky Sports speaks on the practice putting green on day two of the DP World Tour Championship 2024 at Jumeirah Golf Estates on November 15, 2024 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)

FILE - Auburn's Payton Thorne (1) runs the ball during the second half of an NCAA football game against California, Sept. 7, 2024 in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Stew Milne, File)

Oman's forward #07 Issam al-Sabhi and Palestine's midfielder #06 Oday Kharoub vie for the ball during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification football match between Oman and Palestine at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat on November 14, 2024. (Photo by Haitham AL-SHUKAIRI / AFP) (Photo by HAITHAM AL-SHUKAIRI/AFP via Getty Images)

Oman's forward #04 Arshad al-Alawi and Palestine's forward #11 Oday Dabbagh vie for the ball during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification football match between Oman and Palestine at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat on November 14, 2024. (Photo by Haitham AL-SHUKAIRI / AFP) (Photo by HAITHAM AL-SHUKAIRI/AFP via Getty Images)

Oman's forward #07 Issam al-Sabhi runs with the ball during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification football match between Oman and Palestine at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat on November 14, 2024. (Photo by Haitham AL-SHUKAIRI / AFP) (Photo by HAITHAM AL-SHUKAIRI/AFP via Getty Images)

Palestine's goalkeeper #22 Rami Hamadeh catches the ball during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification football match between Oman and Palestine at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat on November 14, 2024. (Photo by Haitham AL-SHUKAIRI / AFP) (Photo by HAITHAM AL-SHUKAIRI/AFP via Getty Images)