Quiz: Can you name the players being eclipsed by a football?
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The Sun, the Moon, and the Earth will align on Monday, producing the first total solar eclipse in the contiguous United States of America since February 1979. Fourteen states, beginning with Oregon and ending with South Carolina, will be shrouded in darkness, while other states and countries in Europe, Africa, and Central America will experience a partial eclipse.
A solar eclipse is, as NASA puts it, one of "nature's grandest spectacles," but there's one display that overshadows it: a football eclipse, which occurs when the player, the ball, and the cameraman align, creating a perfect picture.
Below are 10 pictures of footballers whose faces are eclipsed by the ball. See if you can guess who's being covered.
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