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HRW says Qatar has detained and mistreated LGBT people ahead of World Cup

Security forces in Qatar arbitrarily arrested and abused LGBT Qataris as recently as last month, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday, in the run-up to hosting soccer's World Cup which has put a spotlight on human rights issues in the Gulf Arab state.

Reuters

Brazil's top footballers lean toward Bolsonaro in polarized race

A few days before Brazil's first round of voting in this month's general election, a 13-second TikTok video electrified supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro: soccer star Neymar coming out in favor of his re-election bid.

Reuters

Socceroos defender Miloš Degenek wants to use the World Cup to give back to Australia after fleeing war-torn Yugoslavia

A son of Yugoslavia, Miloš Degenek's war-torn journey reflects the long migrant history of the Socceroos team he now represents.

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Brazil is the toast of the town in Las Vegas

Bet on it: U.S. star-turned-handicapper Caligiuri doesn’t see anyone derailing South American power at World Cup

Chicago Sun-Times

USA Curling is in open revolt over its CEO

Members of a diversity, equity and inclusion panel are calling for the firing of CEO Jeff Plush over his handling of sexual abuse allegations when he was head of the women's pro soccer league.

WEKU

World Cup fans could bring political tensions to quiet Qatar

Qatar is a devoutly apolitical place with speech and assembly heavily restricted and a large population of foreign workers who could lose their livelihoods if they cause a stir

The Independent UK

EA Sports Announces Several Investments in Women’s Soccer

The gaming company announced three major initiatives geared toward growing women’s soccer.

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Qatar's 12-year journey as World Cup host has 1 month to go

The first World Cup in the Middle East is only one month away

The Independent UK

Sam Kerr and other WSL stars talk FIFA 23 at EA Sports Women’s Football Summit

Women's soccer is starting to be put on the same level as the men's, so we spoke to several WSL stars about their role in this change.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Manufactured rivalries don’t work: LA’s El Tráfico is an exception

The two Los Angeles teams meet on Thursday night in the MLS playoffs. And the passion and excitement around the game is a highlight of the league

The Guardian - US

Soccer greats Joey Peters, Craig Johnston to be inducted into Sport NSW Hall of Champions

They are among six being inducted on November 28.

Newcastle Herald

Cuba seeks World Cup qualification after nearly a century

Soccer coaches across Cuba are training hundreds of players as part of a new program to elevate the sport’s profile and status in a country that last qualified for the World Cup in 1938

The Independent UK

'Nobody said anything because they feared being benched' – how abuse is baked into American sports

As someone who has been researching, writing and teaching about women’s and girls sports for the past 15 years, I wasn’t surprised by the recent revelations of sexual and verbal abuse by National Women’s Soccer League coaches.

The Conversation

FIFA vows to improve Indonesian soccer safety after tragedy

The president of soccer’s world governing body has met with Indonesia’s president and pledged to help improve stadium safety to prevent a repeat of a tragedy in which police fired tear gas at a match, causing a crush that killed 132 people

The Independent UK

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Higuain’s ‘Dream Is Over’ as Argentine Brings Curtain Down on Career

Argentine forward Gonzalo Higuain said his "dream is over" after he brought the curtain down on his trophy-laden career following Inter Miami's 3-0 defeat to New York City FC in the Major League Soccer playoffs. Higuain, who announced his decision to retire earlier this month, was unable to sign off…

Dublin Live

Pro-IRA chanting at Dublin Airport condemned days after Ireland football team controversy

The Ireland women’s soccer team were forced to apologise after they were filmed singing it in their dressing room following their World Cup play-off win over Scotland last week

The Independent UK

Iran's celebrities face reprisals for supporting protests

Iranian celebrities have been startlingly public in their support for the massive anti-government protests shaking their country

Daily Mirror

MLS shatters four records going into play-offs ahead of astronomical deal worth £220m

Fans have tuned in to watch Major League Soccer more regular during 2022, and Apple will be hoping to continue that trend as they take on the broadcasting rights from next season

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Chronicle Live

Soccer Saturday's Jeff Stelling threatens to 'walk off' show as fans raise concerns

Soccer Saturday host Jeff Stelling said he wanted to leave early as viewers at home raised concerns about the host

Tribune News Service

Tom Krasovic: Alex Morgan, Wave react to NWSL-abuse report on cusp of playoff match this weekend

SAN DIEGO — Between the Wave's season finale Sept. 30 and the upcoming playoff game Sunday night in Mission Valley, a bombshell report was released that chronicled alleged abusive behavior, sexual misconduct and predation in the National Women's Soccer League before the San Diego team's arrival.

Reuters

Soccer-French soccer chiefs to check migrant workers' conditions in Qatar

The French Football Federation (FFF) said on Friday it will send a delegation to Qatar to carry out checks on the working conditions of migrant workers after a documentary revealed poor living conditions at the team's World Cup base in Doha.

Reuters

Indonesia's fatal soccer stampede caused by tear gas, say investigators

A fact-finding team tasked with investigating a deadly soccer stampede in Indonesia has concluded that tear gas was the main cause of death in one of the world's worst stadium disasters, the country's security minister said on Friday.

Reuters

Soccer-Ex-Venezuela soccer chief handed five-year ban after corruption charges

A former president of Venezuela's soccer federation (FVF) has been banned by FIFA for five years and fined more than $410,000 after being found guilty of financial corruption, world soccer's governing body said on Thursday.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Joanna Lohman ‘was fooled by Paul Riley’ in Philadelphia, where he allegedly coerced her teammates

PHILADELPHIA — In the vast swirl of emotions that followed U.S. Soccer’s investigation of alleged abuse in the NWSL, two similar forms flowed next to each other.

ABC News

Junior soccer club for struggling families denied participation in Adelaide competition

A new club trying to make soccer more affordable families is told by Football SA that there is no room for them in a local competition.

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