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Iran arrests a soccer player for criticizing government and insulting the soccer team

Voria Ghafouri, a prominent player who wasn't chosen to go to the World Cup, is an outspoken critic of Iran's authorities. Reports of his arrest came ahead of Friday's Iran-Wales World Cup match.

WEKU

Family of Stanford soccer star who died by suicide sue university for wrongful death

Katie Meyer was disciplined for throwing hot coffee on a football player who had been accused of sexually assaulting one of her teammates

The Independent UK

Iran Arrests Outspoken Player amid World Cup Scrutiny

Iran has arrested a prominent former member of its national football team over his criticism of the government as authorities grapple with nationwide protests that have cast a shadow over the team as it competes in the World Cup before a global audience. The semiofficial Fars and Tasnim news agencies…

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Iran arrests outspoken player amid World Cup scrutiny

Iran has arrested a prominent former member of its national soccer team over his criticism of the government

The Independent UK

Empty streets, cranes: the city built for Qatar's World Cup

Less than a month before it is set to host the World Cup final, Lusail City is oddly quiet

The Independent UK

Doha's thriving food scene traces transformation before World Cup

A hummus recipe and cashier countertop are the only surviving elements of the original 'Beirut' restaurant, which opened its doors in Qatar in 1960 and has since tracked the capital Doha's metamorphosis from dusty outpost to hosting soccer's World Cup.

Reuters

Why some Brazilians won't be wearing their national soccer colors for the World Cup

Brazilians who voted against President Jair Bolsonaro are torn about sporting the yellow soccer jersey after the far-right leader and his supporters adopted the shirt.

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Here's a 2022 Qatar World Cup quiz you can nail .... even if you haven't seen a match

The world's best soccer players are trying to find the back of the net, but we want you to find the ball (and more) in our World Cup quiz.

ABC News

Scenes, Soul From Saudi Arabia After a World-Famous World Cup Upset

The Saudis’ upset of Argentina in neighboring Qatar sent shockwaves globally, and locally it birthed a national holiday spent, in one town, embracing even more soccer.

Sports Illustrated

USMNT-England prediction: A 72-year unbeaten streak is on the line

American soccer doesn’t treasure its history the way baseball and other sports do. But this country’s traditional national pastime can barely match a quirk of history that will be at stake when the U.S. men’s soccer team plays England at the World Cup on Black Friday (2 p.m. ET, Fox,…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

World Cup TV and streaming schedule on Fox and Telemundo for Nov. 24

Thanksgiving Day brings a feast of World Cup soccer from the early morning to the afternoon, with some of the world’s biggest stars in the spotlight.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Women’s National Team Taught Canada How to Be a Soccer Country

The men’s team has made it to the FIFA World Cup. But it was the women’s team that helped them get there

The Walrus

Australia's soccer question with no answer

The funding of football in Australia is a question without obvious answer, federal sports minister says after being quizzed by Socceroos legend Mark Schwarzer.

AAP

Germany’s World Cup players cover mouths in FIFA protest

“It was a sign from the team, from us, that FIFA is muzzling us,” Germany coach Hansi Flick said. FIFA had warned the seven European federations, including Germany’s, that players would be penalized if they wore colorful “One Love” armbands as a symbol for inclusion and diversity.

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The Independent UK

World Cup Viewer's Guide: Ronaldo and Neymar seek history

Two of the best players in soccer start World Cup competition Thursday as Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar both seek history in Qatar

USA Today Sports Media Group

Why there’s been more stoppage time in the 2022 World Cup, explained

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The Independent UK

World Cup 2022: Denmark reignites European dispute with Fifa in Qatar

European football has again showed public frustration with Fifa president Gianni Infantino at the World Cup

The Independent UK

Denmark reignites European dispute with FIFA at World Cup

European soccer has again showed public frustration with FIFA president Gianni Infantino at the World Cup

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The Conversation

The World Cup puts the spotlight on Qatar, but also brings attention to its human rights record and politics – 4 things to know

With the start of the World Cup on Nov. 20, 2022, soccer teams from 32 countries and tens of thousands of fans have converged on Qatar, a tiny Arab country on a peninsula in the Persian Gulf. But search “Qatar 2022” online, and the first nonsport results are about the…

Sports Illustrated

‘Five Years Ago I Wasn’t Even a Pro ... It’s Crazy to Think’

N.Y.-born Canadian striker Jonathan David has come a long way, and now he’s a sought-after talent and a chief actor for one of the World Cup’s best underdog stories.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Firms look to cash in on World Cup fever

Samurai Blue soccer uniforms were flying off shelves ahead of Japan's first World Cup match against Germany in Qatar on Wednesday, as various industries look to capitalize on the football fever sweeping the nation.

Tribune News Service

Bobby Ghosh: Iran’s regime is already a big loser at the World Cup

There is a long tradition of authoritarian states using soccer’s World Cup to distract attention — domestic and foreign alike — from their tyranny. The Islamic Republic milked buckets of self-serving propaganda out of the national team’s participation in the quadrennial competition, never more than in 1998 when Iran beat…

The Guardian - US

Football v soccer: can the World Cup win a US TV battle with the NFL?

Two games from Qatar clash with a gridiron tradition on Thursday. It could be a barometer for soccer’s future in the United States

ABC News

Saudi Arabia player flown out for surgery and crowd figures explained — the five talking points of day 3 of the World Cup

As Saudi Arabia celebrated their epic victory with a public holiday, one player was being flown to Germany for emergency surgery. Check out the five talking points for day 3 here.

Chicago Sun-Times

The 2022 World Cup: Here’s what it all means

We Americans watching from home should at least understand what we’re hearing and seeing. Let this handy glossary of terms be your guide.

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