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The World Cup Is Here, but Qatar Has an Older Pastime: Camel Racing

The soccer world has descended on Qatar, but there’s a sport that long predates FIFA’s spectacle—and it comes with its own set of history, complexity and rights issues.

Sports Illustrated

Falcon tradition inspires passion in World Cup host Qatar

Qatar has become synonymous with soccer since winning the right to host the World Cup that opens on Sunday

The Independent UK

Don’t forget about the circumstances surrounding the 2022 World Cup

Some players, teams will not ignore unsavory aspects of the tournament hosted by Qatar.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Maradona's "Hand of God": Unforgettable

How a legendary goal in the 1986 World Cup (which couldn't happen now) transformed soccer — and changed history

Salon

Qatar World Cup: Start times for every match and how to watch

DOHA, Qatar — For the first time, the FIFA World Cup is heading to the Middle East for a fall tournament highlighting soccer's best.

Los Angeles Times

Angel Rodriguez: Las viejitas, Landon Donovan and the joys of the World Cup

LOS ANGELES — From watching highlights of Pele in 1970 on an old projector to staying up late to watch the U.S. qualify in 1990 on a Paul Caliguiri goal, my household has always made a big deal about the World Cup.

Los Angeles Times

Fidel Martinez: Soccer heartbreak is the greatest universal language

LOS ANGELES — Make no mistake about it, the World Cup is about suffering.

Los Angeles Times

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Being Christian Pulisic: the pressure of life as US soccer’s chosen one

The midfielder looks liberated when he steps on to the field for his country. How he handles expectation will be crucial to his team’s chances at this World Cup

The Guardian - US

World Cup Watch: A guide to local bars with strong international soccer reputations

With the World Cup opening play this weekend, Chicago’s deeply rooted international soccer culture will be on full display for the next four weeks at a handful of pubs that have earned a city-wide reputation as go-to joints for the world’s most popular sport.

Chicago Sun-Times

Christian Pulisic wants to copy David Beckham feat as USA prepare for World Cup

David Beckham got the ball rolling in terms of creating awareness and improving American soccer, and now Christian Pulisic is keen to add to his work at the World Cup

Daily Mirror

What to watch for when you are watching the World Cup: Essential reads for on and off the field

Whether you call it “soccer” or “football,” the beautiful game is enjoyed by fans around the world. And every four years, it is celebrated in a monthlong spectacle: the World Cup.

The Conversation

10 best players (Lionel Messi! Cristiano Ronaldo!) at the 2022 World Cup who have never won it all

A look at some of the greatest to ever play the game who have never tasted ultimate international glory.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Mohamed Salah sends message to fans after unique tribute paid to Liverpool star

Mohamed Salah was voted TikTok Fans' Player of the Year at the Global Soccer Awards.

Liverpool Echo

Finnish daily cancels trip to Qatar World Cup over workers' rights

Finland's largest daily Helsingin Sanomat has cancelled its journalists' assignment to Qatar to cover the soccer World Cup after finding out they would be accomodated in apartments from which migrant workers had been evicted, the paper's editor said on Friday.

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The World Cup already feels like a disaster and the soccer hasn’t even started yet

Not good.

The Conversation

World Cup: This year's special Al Rihla ball has the aerodynamics of a champion, according to a sports physicist

As with every World Cup, at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar the players will be using a new ball. The last thing competitors want is for the most important piece of equipment in the most important tournament in the world’s most popular sport to behave in unexpected ways,…

USA Today Sports Media Group

A guide to betting on soccer ahead of the 2022 World Cup

New to soccer betting? Here's how it's done.

Reuters

Refugee football fans lament last-minute rejection from Qatar World Cup

Syrian lawyer Amrou Sabahi had hoped to spend his first World Cup at the heart of the action, working behind the scenes at the stadiums in Qatar, the first Arab country to hold the crowning event of soccer.

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Reuters

Soccer-No alcohol sales permitted at Qatar's World Cup stadium sites

Alcoholic beer will not be sold at Qatar's World Cup stadiums, world soccer governing body FIFA said on Friday, a last minute reversal which raised questions among some supporters about the host country's ability to deliver on promises to fans.

Los Angeles Times

After disaster four years ago, U.S. men's soccer team aims to be World Cup spoiler

DOHA, Qatar — The soundtrack of the U.S. national team's failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup will always be Taylor Twellman's epic rant inside an ESPN studio in Bristol, Conn.

WEKU

Why Qatar is a controversial host for the World Cup

FIFA's choice of Qatar to host the World Cup has long been marred by criticism over human rights abuses, the safety of migrant workers and the logistics of holding a soccer tournament in desert heat.

Liverpool Echo

Steven Gerrard's two word response as Wayne Rooney wins career award

The DC United manager bagged Globe Soccer's Career Award at a ceremony on Thursday

AAP

Coach Arnold creates Australian landmark

Graham Arnold can barely believe he's the first Australian-born coach to lead the Socceroos at a World Cup.

The Conversation

FIFA World Cup: With climate change, will there still be a soccer World Cup in 2100?

Many major sports gatherings have been rocked by extreme weather events in recent years. A typhoon forced the postponement of several matches during the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. The air became unbreathable during the 2020 Australian Tennis Open because of bush fires. The Olympic Marathon was relocated further…

Liverpool Echo

Mohamed Salah shares awkward Sergio Ramos moment before Liverpool award recognition

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah was embraced by PSG defender Sergio Ramos at the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai

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