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Hundreds of fans report World Cup ticket woes for 2nd day

Hundreds of soccer fans in Doha are struggling to retrieve their digital World Cup tickets for a second day as problems with FIFA’s mobile application stoke confusion and frustration at the tournament

The Independent UK

‘When You Win, You’re a French Player. When You Lose, You’re Not.’

France’s relationship with its diverse soccer-playing population is sometimes fraught, sometimes not. World Cup performance is a big part of the equation.

Sports Illustrated

World Cup Viewer's Guide: Messi seeks history with Argentina

Lionel Messi returns to the World Cup for a fifth attempt at finally winning soccer’s biggest prize

The Independent UK

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Ex-etiquette: Rethink old-school breakup attitude and put the kids first

Q. My sister-in-law is best friends with my husband’s ex-wife. Before we got married, they had a tradition that their families spent Thanksgiving together. They have done it for years and want to continue it even though we are now married. The kids are supposed to be with their mother…

Tribune News Service

John Oliver Shouted Out Tony Armstrong’s Socceroos Celebrations Said He Has His Mum’s Scarf

Finally the world is getting to meet our boy Tony.

Pedestrian.tv

Mexico's Uriel Antuna never forgets his meteoric soccer rise started with help

DOHA, Qatar — Soccer has taken Uriel Antuna to places he never imagined. To the medal stand at the Tokyo Olympics. To clubs in the Netherlands, England and the U.S. Now to Qatar, where he'll likely make his World Cup debut Tuesday when Mexico opens group play against Poland.

Los Angeles Times

Soccer-U.S. journalist says he was detained at World Cup over rainbow shirt

A U.S. journalist said he was briefly detained on Monday when he tried to enter a World Cup stadium in Qatar while wearing a rainbow shirt in support of the LGBTQ community in a country where same-sex relations are illegal.

Reuters

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How Long Is Soccer Halftime at the World Cup?

Each match has an allotted amount of time for the teams to break in between the two 45-minute halves.

Sports Illustrated

US journalist Grant Wahl says he was detained in Qatar for rainbow shirt

US soccer journalist Grant Wahl says he was detained by security staff after he wore a rainbow shirt to USA’s World Cup opener against Wales

The Guardian - US

Arabs shun Israeli media at Qatar World Cup, dashing hopes of warming

Arab soccer fans at the first World Cup in the Middle East are shunning Israeli journalists in Qatar trying to interview them, illustrating challenges facing wider "warm peace" ambitions two years after some Gulf states forged ties with Israel.

Reuters

Iran’s World Cup Presence Is One of Protest and Polarization

As tensions flare at home, there are factions who don’t think Iran should be at the World Cup at all, but Team Melli is there, and its stance is being projected to a global audience.

Sports Illustrated

World Cup tests golden generation of U.S. men's soccer

It's the most talented squad in USMNT history — at least on paper.

Axios

FIFA prohibits team captains from wearing human rights armbands at World Cup

Just hours before the first players wearing the armbands in support of the “One Love” campaign were set to take the field, the governing body of soccer warned they would immediately be shown yellow cards.

Chicago Sun-Times

World Cup 2022: Barred from stadiums at home, Iranian women travel to Qatar

Games in soccer-crazed Iran have sparked women’s protests for years

The Independent UK

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WEKU

What's being done to stop adults' misbehavior at youth soccer games

Youth soccer games seem to unleash the worst in adult behavior. Parents and coaches yell at refs, the players and each other. Adults' sideline behavior has resulted in a national referee shortage.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Iran’s decision to protest its anthem was the bravery England, other World Cup teams couldn’t muster

Want to see true bravery? Here it is.

Reuters

Soccer-Iran World Cup players silent as anthem plays, signalling protest support

Iran's national soccer team chose not to sing their country's anthem before their World Cup match on Monday, in an apparent show of solidarity with anti-government protesters amid discontent over their reluctance to speak out.

The Independent UK

Barred from stadiums at home, Iran women travel to World Cup

Games in soccer-crazed Iran have sparked women’s protests for years

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European team captains at the World Cup won't wear armbands promoting diversity

Seven European national soccer teams, including England and Wales, said their team captains would not wear the armbands because they feared on-field punishment by World Cup organizers.

The Independent UK

Top US diplomat in Qatar for soccer, talks amid Iran tension

America’s top diplomat has landed in Qatar to take in a World Cup match and hold talks as regional tensions remain high as Iran’s nuclear program rapidly advances and nationwide protests shake the Islamic Republic

Sports Illustrated

‘We Know the Greatness. Hopefully That Switches Over to Us.’

Twenty years after the greatest U.S. men’s run in the modern era, the team with arguably the greatest potential takes to the World Cup stage.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Peyton Manning and David Beckham star in World Cup commercial

Should the #WorldCup sport be called football or soccer? Peyton Manning and David Beckham debate just that in Frito-Lay's World Cup ad.

Chicago Sun-Times

More transparency is needed on soccer facility plan

Chicago housing officials have yet to disclose key details of the plan to lease valuable land to the Chicago Fire for a soccer practice facility, according to a new ProPublica report.

Reuters

In a stadium of their own, migrant workers say their sweat made World Cup happen

Taking selfies from the stands and sitting on the grassy pitch, thousands of migrant workers gathered in a Doha stadium to watch the opening match of the first World Cup in the Middle East.

Sports Illustrated

Photo of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo Playing Chess Goes Viral

The photo came from a Louis Vuitton advertisement featuring the two soccer legends.

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