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Messi fans overjoyed in south Asia after Argentina semi win

Argentina and Lionel Messi fans in India and Bangladesh are overjoyed after the soccer team secured its place in the World Cup final by beating Croatia

The Independent UK

This close-up video of Lionel Messi’s ridiculous assist vs. Croatia left soccer fans in total awe

Even this video can't do Messi's unique brilliance justice.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Morocco faces France in politically charged WCup semifinal

As Morocco faces France in the World Cup semifinal, many players and fans of both diverse teams grapple with family tales of colonial history, challenges of immigration, questions of national loyalty

The Independent UK

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Messi, Argentina beat Croatia 3-0 to reach World Cup final

Lionel Messi is back in the World Cup final with Argentina on his mission to win soccer’s biggest prize for the first time

The Independent UK

Report: Former Iranian Pro Soccer Player Sentenced to Death After Protests

FIFPRO, the international soccer union, said it was ‘shocked and sickened’ by the reports.

Sports Illustrated

What we know about US soccer journalist Grant Wahl’s death

Journalist was outspoken critic of human rights abuses in soccer, sparking fears of foul play

The Independent UK

Grant Wahl’s body returned to US for autopsy after soccer journalist’s sudden death at Qatar World Cup

The journalist had covered 11 World Cups between men and women’s events

The Independent UK

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Soccer craze, pride grip Croatia before Argentina semifinal

Christmas is close but the World Cup semifinal between Croatia and Argentina is closer

The Independent UK

Spanish Court Acquits Neymar in Fraud Trial

A Spanish court has acquitted soccer star Neymar and his fellow defendants in a fraud and corruption trial related to the Brazilian’s 2013 transfer from Santos to Barcelona. The plaintiff, Brazilian company DIS, had accused Neymar, his father, and the former presidents of Santos and Barcelona of having intentionally hid…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Spanish court acquits soccer star Neymar in fraud trial

A Spanish court has acquitted soccer star Neymar and his fellow defendants in a fraud and corruption trial related to the Brazilian’s 2013 transfer from Santos to Barcelona

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Morocco's World Cup success stirs national pride

Many soccer fans around the world have been surprised by Morocco's success at the World Cup in Qatar, where it became the first African and Arab country to make it to the semifinals of the tournament.

The Independent UK

Michelle Kaufman: Brittney Griner is home safe, but gender inequities in professional sports continue

The release of WNBA star Brittney Griner from a Russian prison last week after 10 months in custody ignited a firestorm of opinions about the prisoner swap. It also brought to light the inequities faced by professional female basketball players in the United States.

Miami Herald

Syracuse men’s soccer dramatically won first-ever national championship on astounding penalty kick

Goal!

USA Today Sports Media Group

Body of sportswriter Wahl, who died while covering World Cup, returns to U.S

The body of well-known U.S. soccer journalist Grant Wahl, who died suddenly on Friday after collapsing while covering a match at the World Cup in Qatar, has arrived in the United States, the State Department said on Monday.

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Sports Illustrated

Reception by 335-Pound Penei Sewell to Seal Lions Win Was a True Thing of Beauty

A clutch catch by the right tackle was the best play of Week 14 in the NFL.

The Independent UK

Soccer journalist Grant Wahl's body returned to US

A senior State Department official says the body and possessions of soccer journalist Grant Wahl have been repatriated to the United States after his death last week while covering the World Cup in Qatar

The Independent UK

Pelé's health improves, but he remains in hospital

Brazilian soccer great Pelé is doing better after having been hospitalized to treat a respiratory infection aggravated by COVID-19

Asharq Al-Awsat

France Favorites but Morocco Eye Another Knockout Punch

After putting Belgium, Portugal and Spain to the sword in Qatar, Morocco are looking to bring another soccer superpower to their knees when they face France in the World Cup semi-finals on Wednesday in a match heavy with political and social overtones. Morocco, the first African side to reach the…

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Irish Mirror

Tributes paid after death of rising GAA and soccer star Eoin Coss, 14, following brave cancer battle

The talented footballer, aged 14, sadly died on Saturday, December 10, following a brave cancer battle, leaving family and community grief stricken

Los Angeles Times

Christian Stone: There was something Bourdain-like about the big, soccer life Grant Wahl led

Grant Wahl could throw a dinner party. He and his wife, Céline Gounder, hosted them monthly for Grant's Sports Illustrated colleagues. The idea wasn't to bring together a collection of the familiar, but to gather a group of co-workers who might know little about the others, if they knew anything…

Tribune News Service

Sam McDowell: Brother of Grant Wahl speaks about his stunning death in Qatar, calls for transparency

Twenty-four hours after the tragic and shocking death of Grant Wahl, an American journalist who died while reporting on the World Cup in Qatar, his brother Eric is imagining a moment from their childhood — more specifically, the basement of the Mission, Kansas house in which they grew up.

Chicago Sun-Times

The World Cup is opera for the people

If you approach it like that, if you see the overacting and the outrageousness as a drama that must be sung loudly to be heard, then you might start to embrace it.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ronaldo Fails Again in Likely Last Chance to Win World Cup

Cristiano Ronaldo choked up with emotion as the tears ran down his cheeks. He momentarily covered his face with his hand, but couldn't hide his disappointment. This moment was too big. It was likely the last World Cup match for the 37-year-old Ronaldo, and probably his last chance to win…

Sports Illustrated

Former USMNT Coach Bob Bradley Mourns Grant Wahl

The longtime coach honored the acclaimed soccer writer who died suddenly Friday while covering the World Cup.

Los Angeles Times

FIFA joins tributes to journalist Grant Wahl after his death at the World Cup

AL KHOR, Qatar — Two dozen flowers and a framed photograph of soccer journalist Grant Wahl were placed in section 506, desk 305, seat A — Wahl’s assigned seat — high above the sideline at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor ahead of Saturday’s France-England game.

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