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PHOTO COLLECTION: AP Top Photos of the Day, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024

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PHOTO COLLECTION: AP Top Photos of the Day, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024
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PHOTO COLLECTION: AP Top Photos of the Day, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024

2024-09-03 04:50 Last Updated At:05:00

This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.

Shiloh Rivera, facing, mourns with Hylas Stemen of Columbus, at the makeshift memorial set up by fans for Blue Jackets hockey player Johnny Gaudreau in Columbus, Ohio, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. Gaudreau, along with his brother Matthew, was fatally struck by a motorist while riding his bicycle on Thursday. (AP Photo/Joe Maiorana)

Shiloh Rivera, facing, mourns with Hylas Stemen of Columbus, at the makeshift memorial set up by fans for Blue Jackets hockey player Johnny Gaudreau in Columbus, Ohio, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. Gaudreau, along with his brother Matthew, was fatally struck by a motorist while riding his bicycle on Thursday. (AP Photo/Joe Maiorana)

Revelers gather during the West Indian Day Parade on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Revelers gather during the West Indian Day Parade on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

A group marches in support of hotel workers near Union Square, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Benjamin Fanjoy)

A group marches in support of hotel workers near Union Square, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Benjamin Fanjoy)

Children wait to walk the runway during a fashion show of Afro hairstyles in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Children wait to walk the runway during a fashion show of Afro hairstyles in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Corinthians fans cheer in the stands of the Neo Quimica arena during a Brazilian soccer league match between Corinthians and Flamengo in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. The arena is set to host an NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Philadelphia Eagles on Sept. 6. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Corinthians fans cheer in the stands of the Neo Quimica arena during a Brazilian soccer league match between Corinthians and Flamengo in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. The arena is set to host an NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Philadelphia Eagles on Sept. 6. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

The coffin of the slain hostage Almog Sarusi, who was killed in Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, is placed in a grave during his funeral at a cemetery in Ra'anana, Israel, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

The coffin of the slain hostage Almog Sarusi, who was killed in Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, is placed in a grave during his funeral at a cemetery in Ra'anana, Israel, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

People block a road as they protest, calling for a deal for the immediate release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

People block a road as they protest, calling for a deal for the immediate release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Palestinians check the bodies of their relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, at a hospital morgue in Deir al-Balah, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Palestinians check the bodies of their relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, at a hospital morgue in Deir al-Balah, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Mexico's Montserrat Saldivar celebrates scoring her side's second goal against Cameroon during a U-20 Women's World Cup soccer match in Bogota, Colombia, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Mexico's Montserrat Saldivar celebrates scoring her side's second goal against Cameroon during a U-20 Women's World Cup soccer match in Bogota, Colombia, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

People wade through a flooded road after heavy rains in Vijayawada, India, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo)

People wade through a flooded road after heavy rains in Vijayawada, India, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo)

First-graders attend the traditional ceremony for the first day of school in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Sunday Sept. 1, 2024. Zaporizhzhia schoolchildren celebrated the traditional first day of school near the frontline. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

First-graders attend the traditional ceremony for the first day of school in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Sunday Sept. 1, 2024. Zaporizhzhia schoolchildren celebrated the traditional first day of school near the frontline. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Paramedics help an injured man to walk out of the rubble at a sports facility destroyed after a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Sept. 1 2024. (AP Photo/Yevhen Titov)

Paramedics help an injured man to walk out of the rubble at a sports facility destroyed after a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Sept. 1 2024. (AP Photo/Yevhen Titov)

Students wave national flags during the National Day parade in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Students wave national flags during the National Day parade in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Vinicius Goncalves Rodrigues of Brazil competes in the men's 100 m. T63 at the 2024 Paralympics, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Vinicius Goncalves Rodrigues of Brazil competes in the men's 100 m. T63 at the 2024 Paralympics, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

A train leaves the station of Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, on a misty morning, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

A train leaves the station of Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, on a misty morning, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

A resident uses a laundry tub to protect him from rain as he wades along a flooded street caused by Tropical Storm Yagi, locally called Enteng, on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024, in Cainta, Rizal province, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

A resident uses a laundry tub to protect him from rain as he wades along a flooded street caused by Tropical Storm Yagi, locally called Enteng, on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024, in Cainta, Rizal province, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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Shiloh Rivera, facing, mourns with Hylas Stemen of Columbus, at the makeshift memorial set up by fans for Blue Jackets hockey player Johnny Gaudreau in Columbus, Ohio, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. Gaudreau, along with his brother Matthew, was fatally struck by a motorist while riding his bicycle on Thursday. (AP Photo/Joe Maiorana)

This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.

Revelers gather during the West Indian Day Parade on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Revelers gather during the West Indian Day Parade on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

A group marches in support of hotel workers near Union Square, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Benjamin Fanjoy)

A group marches in support of hotel workers near Union Square, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Benjamin Fanjoy)

Children wait to walk the runway during a fashion show of Afro hairstyles in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Children wait to walk the runway during a fashion show of Afro hairstyles in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Corinthians fans cheer in the stands of the Neo Quimica arena during a Brazilian soccer league match between Corinthians and Flamengo in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. The arena is set to host an NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Philadelphia Eagles on Sept. 6. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Corinthians fans cheer in the stands of the Neo Quimica arena during a Brazilian soccer league match between Corinthians and Flamengo in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. The arena is set to host an NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Philadelphia Eagles on Sept. 6. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

The coffin of the slain hostage Almog Sarusi, who was killed in Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, is placed in a grave during his funeral at a cemetery in Ra'anana, Israel, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

The coffin of the slain hostage Almog Sarusi, who was killed in Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, is placed in a grave during his funeral at a cemetery in Ra'anana, Israel, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

People block a road as they protest, calling for a deal for the immediate release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

People block a road as they protest, calling for a deal for the immediate release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Palestinians check the bodies of their relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, at a hospital morgue in Deir al-Balah, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Palestinians check the bodies of their relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, at a hospital morgue in Deir al-Balah, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Mexico's Montserrat Saldivar celebrates scoring her side's second goal against Cameroon during a U-20 Women's World Cup soccer match in Bogota, Colombia, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Mexico's Montserrat Saldivar celebrates scoring her side's second goal against Cameroon during a U-20 Women's World Cup soccer match in Bogota, Colombia, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

People wade through a flooded road after heavy rains in Vijayawada, India, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo)

People wade through a flooded road after heavy rains in Vijayawada, India, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo)

First-graders attend the traditional ceremony for the first day of school in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Sunday Sept. 1, 2024. Zaporizhzhia schoolchildren celebrated the traditional first day of school near the frontline. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

First-graders attend the traditional ceremony for the first day of school in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Sunday Sept. 1, 2024. Zaporizhzhia schoolchildren celebrated the traditional first day of school near the frontline. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Paramedics help an injured man to walk out of the rubble at a sports facility destroyed after a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Sept. 1 2024. (AP Photo/Yevhen Titov)

Paramedics help an injured man to walk out of the rubble at a sports facility destroyed after a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Sept. 1 2024. (AP Photo/Yevhen Titov)

Students wave national flags during the National Day parade in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Students wave national flags during the National Day parade in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Vinicius Goncalves Rodrigues of Brazil competes in the men's 100 m. T63 at the 2024 Paralympics, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Vinicius Goncalves Rodrigues of Brazil competes in the men's 100 m. T63 at the 2024 Paralympics, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

A train leaves the station of Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, on a misty morning, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

A train leaves the station of Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, on a misty morning, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

A resident uses a laundry tub to protect him from rain as he wades along a flooded street caused by Tropical Storm Yagi, locally called Enteng, on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024, in Cainta, Rizal province, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

A resident uses a laundry tub to protect him from rain as he wades along a flooded street caused by Tropical Storm Yagi, locally called Enteng, on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024, in Cainta, Rizal province, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — England and English soccer teams could be removed from UEFA competitions if a new regulator is considered to be “Government interference” in the sport.

In a letter sent by UEFA to the U.K.'s new culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, European soccer's governing body raised concerns about a proposed independent football regulator (IFR) in English soccer. The regulatory will ensure the financial sustainability of clubs and stop teams from joining breakaway competitions like the European Super League.

UEFA regulations state there should be no government interference in the running of soccer.

“We have specific rules that guard against this in order to guarantee the autonomy of sport and fairness of sporting competition; the ultimate sanction for which would be excluding the federation from UEFA and teams from competition,” UEFA general secretary Theodore Theodoridis wrote in his letter, which has been seen by The Associated Press.

England, which has been runner-up in the last two European Championships, is co-hosting the 2028 edition of the tournament.

If UEFA imposed its ultimate sanction of excluding the English Football Association, the England team would be barred from competing in the Euros. It could also mean Premier League clubs being barred from the Champions League and other competitions.

The U.K. government’s Football Governance Bill would give an independent regulator powersto safeguard the future of clubs. It includes strengthened tests over who can run or own clubs.

In its letter, UEFA said “normally football regulation should be managed by the national federation.”

It said it was concerned by what it described as “scope creep” by a regulator into areas beyond “the long-term financial sustainability of clubs and heritage assets.”

UEFA said if all countries established regulators with wide-reaching powers it would hinder its ability to maintain effective governance across Europe. It wants England's regulator to be “strictly limited” to the long-term financial sustainability of clubs and heritage assets.

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FILE - The UEFA Euro trophy is pictured after Britain and Ireland were elected to host the Euro 2028 football tournament during the the UEFA EURO 2028 and 2032 hosts announcement ceremony after the UEFA Executive Committee, at UEFA Headquarters, in Nyon, Switzerland, Oct. 10, 2023. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP, File)

FILE - The UEFA Euro trophy is pictured after Britain and Ireland were elected to host the Euro 2028 football tournament during the the UEFA EURO 2028 and 2032 hosts announcement ceremony after the UEFA Executive Committee, at UEFA Headquarters, in Nyon, Switzerland, Oct. 10, 2023. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP, File)

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