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The changing face of the Socceroos: how football holds a mirror to Australia

The history of the national team is the history of Australian migration, and Graham Arnold’s 2022 World Cup squad is no exception

The Guardian - AU

American exceptionalism at the World Cup: Why many soccer fans in the US will be cheering on another team (probably Mexico)

Soccer fans will turn their eyes to Qatar starting Nov. 20, 2020, as the World Cup gets underway. But in the U.S., the question of which team will be cheered on from afar isn’t entirely straightforward.

The Conversation

Women officials ready for their transformative moment at the World Cup

In her old day job as an analytical chemist, Kathryn Nesbitt studied brain chemicals in an effort to learn how that organ worked. Trying to understand the origins of rational thought did her little good in her side job as a soccer official, however, because with FIFA rational thought has…

Los Angeles Times

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US Latinos are soccer-mad. Why isn’t that reflected in the World Cup squad?

Just three of Gregg Berhalter’s roster for Qatar have Latino roots. But many inside the game believe the coach should be given the benefit of the doubt

The Guardian - US

Two-time World Cup winner Ashlyn Harris announces retirement from professional football

Goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris was part of two World Cup winning squads for the U.S. Women's national team and spent 10 seasons in the National Women’s Soccer League

Daily Mirror

FIFA boss Infantino urges World Cup ceasefire in Ukraine

The chief of soccer's world governing body FIFA issued a plea on Tuesday for a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine for the duration of the World Cup, calling for all sides to use the tournament as a "positive trigger" to work towards a resolution.

Reuters

Complete List of FIFA World Cup Golden Ball Winners

Sports Illustrated revisits World Cup soccer history by listing each Golden Ball winner in the men’s tournament history.

Sports Illustrated

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U.S. men's soccer embracing 'Be the Change' mantra ahead of controversial World Cup

The last thing U.S. players see before taking the field at Al-Gharafa Stadium, the Americans' World Cup training base in Doha, is the slogan "Be the Change" in bold letters on the wall of the tunnel leading from the locker room.

Los Angeles Times

An ugly side to the beautiful game

When the World Cup kicks off next weekend, a Western sense of fair play will be outraged that a country without any native tradition in the game has won the right to host the tournament through financial muscle. Insult is added to injury too -- due to Qatar's extreme temperatures,…

Bangkok Post

U.S. Soccer Reveals Rainbow-Themed Press Room at Qatar World Cup

The USMNT is featuring a rainbow-colored crest at its training facility.

Sports Illustrated

Soccer-Netherlands to auction World Cup shirts to support migrant workers

The shirts worn by the Netherlands team during the World Cup will be auctioned to support migrant workers in Qatar, the Dutch Football Association (KNVB) said on Monday.

Reuters

US use rainbow logo at Qatar World Cup in support of LGBTQ community

The US men’s team are showing their support for the LGBTQ community by way of a rainbow-themed logo at their training facility in Qatar

The Guardian - US

Cristiano Ronaldo on Man United Relationship: ‘I Feel Betrayed’

The soccer star discussed his relationship with the club in an interview with Piers Morgan.

Sports Illustrated

Amid a historic losing streak, the U.S. women’s soccer team faces some big questions

HARRISON, N.J. — If you only saw highlight clips of the U.S. women’s soccer team’s 2-1 loss to Germany on Thursday, you might think the Americans were nearing a cliff edge. If you only read about the game on social media, you might think the team went over it.

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Ange among six FA Hall of Fame inductees

Australia's most prolific men's football coach Ange Postecoglou is one of six prominent soccer personalities inducted into the Football Australia Hall of Fame.

Sports Illustrated

Kelly Ripa, Mark Consuelos Buy Stake in Italian Soccer Team

The celebrity couple purchased a minority stake in a small Italian soccer club.

Reuters

German interior minister reconsidering Qatar World Cup visit - dpa

The German interior minister's attendance at the soccer World Cup in Qatar, which starts on Nov. 20, is not a done deal, according to a report by the dpa news agency.

Reuters

Qatari activists criticise own government over Tel Aviv-Doha World Cup flights

A group of Qatari activists campaigning against normalising ties with Israel have said they are shocked that their government has authorised direct flights between Tel Aviv and Doha during the soccer World Cup.

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The U.S. will field one of its youngest teams ever at this year's FIFA World Cup

In its 26-man roster, the U.S. men's national team is leaning on Christian Pulisic and other young stars as it looks to turn the page from its shocking failure to qualify for the 2018 tournament.

The Independent UK

Dutch World Cup players to meet migrant workers in Qatar

The Dutch World Cup squad will meet a group of migrant workers in Qatar after a training session ahead of the team’s first match as part of the Dutch soccer federation’s push to promote human rights at the tournament

Reuters

Soccer-Former FIFA head Blatter says Iran should be barred from World Cup

Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter thinks Iran should be barred from the World Cup amid widespread protests in the Islamic Republic sparked by the death of a woman in the custody of morality police, a Swiss paper quoted him on Friday as saying.

The Independent UK

Politics of Israel and Iran ensnare 1st World Cup in Mideast

Qatar may hope that soccer fans will ignore politics at the first World Cup in the Middle East

The Independent UK

Israelis, Palestinians can fly on same flights to World Cup

Soccer fans from Israel and the Palestinian territories will be able to share flights to the World Cup in Qatar in a breakthrough agreement announced by FIFA

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israelis, Palestinians Can Share World Cup Flights to Qatar

Football fans from Israel and the Palestinian territories can share flights to the World Cup in Qatar in a breakthrough agreement announced by FIFA on Thursday. Charter flights to Doha from Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv for soccer games starting on Nov. 20 will be open to all Palestinians,…

The Conversation

Concussions can cause disruptions to everyday life in both the short and long term – a neurophysiologist explains what to watch for

The repeat concussions suffered by Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa less than a week apart in September 2022 have brought the seriousness of traumatic brain injury back into the public eye and triggered scrutiny of the NFL’s concussion protocols. And the upcoming World Cup soccer competition, which begins Nov. 20,…

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