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Family of Stanford soccer player Katie Meyer sues school over her suicide death

LOS ANGELES — The parents of Katie Meyer have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against Stanford University months after the 22-year-old soccer captain was found dead in her dorm room.

Los Angeles Times

Clint Dempsey's gesture to Landon Donovan and DaMarcus Beasley leads to emotional scenes

The US soccer Hall of Fame has two new inductees as Landon Donovan and DaMarcus Beasley joined the club, but they were none the wiser until Clint Dempsey told them

Daily Mirror

Poland’s Robert Lewandowski had the most beautiful, emotional reaction to first World Cup goal

Simply wonderful.

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David Beckham makes allegiance clear to USA fans with World Cup jibe

David Beckham watched England's 0-0 World Cup draw against the United States at the Al Bayt Stadium on Friday after controversially becoming an ambassador for Qatar

Daily Mirror

Japan fans rewarded for stadium clean-ups

DOHA -- Japanese soccer fans have received an award from FIFA for picking up trash in stadiums, following the Samurai Blue's stunning victory against Germany in their World Cup opener in Doha on Wednesday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

A ski school, an office park, and a ‘godfather’ may be the secret to USMNT World Cup success

PHILADELPHIA — The school was tucked away in the mountains of Northeastern Vermont, far enough from everything that Richie Graham said the only things around were a gas station and a general store.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Flashes of Arab unity at World Cup after years of discontent

For a brief moment after Saudi Arabia’s Salem Aldawsari fired a soccer ball from just inside the penalty box into the back of the net to seal a win against Argentina, Arabs across the divided Middle East found something to celebrate

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U.S. gains confidence but not win in scoreless tie against England

AL KHOR, Qatar — Soccer isn’t always about winning and losing. Sometimes it’s about how you play the game.

Los Angeles Times

US-England World Cup match draws a crowd to West Side bar

Inside, some fans sported USA jerseys and scarves, standing all game and growing hoarse as their team pressed England hard in the second half of the game, which ended in a draw.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘It’s the tea party, colonies thing’: New York soccer fans on USA v England

A nil-nil result proved little – except that the outcome is profoundly un-American

The Guardian - UK

U.S. dominates England for long stretches, plays to 0-0 tie at World Cup

The U.S. men’s soccer team played England to a scoreless tie at the World Cup on Friday, and the most remarkable thing about it was how easily it could have been an even better result for the Americans.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Teaching math through World Cup soccer

FIFA rules give you a good opportunity to explore combinatorics and logic puzzles.

Reason

Michelle Kaufman: Gutsy Team USA proves it is all grown up in 0-0 World Cup tie against vaunted England

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — The USA vs. England World Cup game was still an hour away and the sidewalk plaza outside Fritz & Franz Bierhaus in Coral Gables was jam-packed with soccer fans, most of them in red, white, and blue.

Miami Herald

Americans are falling in love with football and we should all be worried

Richard Hall watches the England-USA draw at a New York bar and is worried by what he sees

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Al Jazeera

World Cup 2022: Why Americans call it soccer

Al Jazeera looks into the origins and history of the debate around the name of the ‘beautiful game’.

Reuters

Soccer-Hosts Qatar crash out of World Cup after Senegal loss

The World Cup hopes of Qatar were dashed after a 3-1 loss to Senegal and a draw between Ecuador and Netherlands left them bottom of Group A with no chance of progressing, just five days after they opened the tournament with a 2-0 loss to Ecuador.

Salon

World Cup: Why Americans cheer on Mexico

As the World Cup kicks off in Qatar, a scholar probes questions of identity in the American game

Daily Mirror

Hollywood actors who support unexpected football teams - from Leeds to Villa

You'd assume A-listers living in America wouldn't be too keen on 'soccer' - but Angelina Jolie loves Liverpool and Tom Hanks is an Aston Villa fan

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Reuters

Fans pause action for Friday prayers during first World Cup in a Muslim country

As noon approached, muezzins across Qatar called Muslim soccer players, fans and officials to the first Friday prayers of the first World Cup to take place in a Muslim country.

Daily Mirror

Luis Suarez admits next move is 'most likely' to MLS as league prepares for new star

Major League Soccer could potentially house Luis Suarez in the near future, with the former Barcelona and Liverpool star saying a move to the United States is 'likely'

Sports Illustrated

SI:AM | Soccer vs. Football

Iran’s win over Wales made it a lot easier for the U.S. to get out of the group.

The Independent UK

Laborers play sandlot cricket near World Cup soccer stadiums

As dawn broke on another day at the World Cup in Qatar, laborers who built this energy-rich country’s stadiums, roads and subway filled empty stretches of asphalt and sandlots to play cricket

Sports Illustrated

The Changing Perception of American Soccer in England

The belittlement, Eurosnobbery and condescension remain a fixture for press and fans, but in the industry itself, there’s an acknowledgement of growth and belonging.

Reuters

Soccer-England fans face stadium ban over crusader costumes in Qatar

England fans will be barred from Friday' match in Qatar against the United States and future World Cup games if they wear crusader replica costumes which are considered culturally insensitive in a Muslim country, FIFA has said.

Sports Illustrated

The Making, Means and Aim of Qatar’s Foray Into Global Soccer

The 2022 World Cup is the culmination of a soccer evolution that has taken place over decades, but it’s also rife with ulterior goals.

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