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Qatar’s World Cup Is a $300 Billion Splurge to Rebrand Its Global Reputation

Middle Eastern countries are vying to host marquee events like Formula One races, which boost tourism and prestige.

Businessweek

10 players to watch at the 2022 World Cup

The curtain rises on soccer’s biggest stage Sunday, as the 2022 World Cup kicks off in Qatar. Aging stars will try to go out on a positive note. Young stars will emerge throughout the month-long tournament. Here are 10 players who will be in the spotlight:

Miami Herald

FIFA World Cup fan zone in Belgium cancelled amid little interest

BRUSSELS: The Belgian soccer federation has scrapped plans to set up a World Cup fan zone where supporters could follow Belgium games live on big screens amid a lack of fervour for the tournament in the football-mad country.

The Times of India

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Christian Pulisic says USA want to change way world sees American soccer

Christian Pulisic has said the USA team plan to change perceptions at the World Cup, acknowledging that a positive tournament in Qatar will help other nations to take them more seriously

The Guardian - UK

U.S. soccer team’s training center in Qatar shows support for LGBTQ community

The U.S. men’s soccer team is showing its true rainbow colors in support of the LGBTQ community at this year’s World Cup in Qatar.

Tribune News Service

The Juxtaposition Hanging Over Qatar’s World Cup

There’s a version of Qatar that officials want projected to the world, and there’s a version that is harder to reconcile amid the pomp and poshness of FIFA's showpiece event.

Sports Illustrated

The 'Hand of God' soccer ball punched by Diego Maradona is up for auction

The ball was used in the infamous quarterfinal match between Argentina and England at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico City. It's expected to sell for as much as $3.6 million.

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Analysts predict Americans will wager a record $1.8 billion on the 2022 World Cup

"This will certainly be the most bet-upon soccer event ever in the U.S."

USA Today Sports Media Group

Soccer-Iran players can protest at World Cup says coach Queiroz

Iran's players are free to join in the protests sweeping their country over women's rights while they are playing at the World Cup in Qatar but must do so within the rules of the tournament, national team coach Carlos Queiroz said on Tuesday.

Reuters

It’s the End of the World Cup As We Know It

With the next men’s World Cup set to expand to 48 teams, enjoy this one last tournament of structural perfection.

Sports Illustrated

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

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

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Daily Mirror

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

Reuters

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.

Sports Illustrated

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.

Los Angeles Times

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.

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Bangkok Post

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,…

Sports Illustrated

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

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

Reuters

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.

The Guardian - US

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 Times of India

Crypto.com’s sinking token stirs fresh anxiety after FTX wipeout

The one constant in digital assets right now is fear and its latest object is Crypto.com, an exchange whose sponsorship of sports like Formula One racing and the soccer World Cup have popularized its brand.

Sports Illustrated

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

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

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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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