Some LGBTQ fans skip Qatar World Cup, fearing hostility Some LGBTQ soccer fans are skipping the World Cup in Qatar The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2022
Qatar 2022 ambassador slammed for anti-gay comments An ambassador for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar has been slammed after describing homosexuality as a “damage in the mind” in an interview – only two weeks before the opening of the soccer tournament Radio France Internationale · Nov 9, 2022
Michelle Kaufman: Panini stickers, protests, and Thanksgiving games: Get ready for the Qatar World Cup MIAMI — The first sign that the 2022 World Cup is nearly upon us is the Panini display on the Walgreens counter near the cash register. And no, we’re not talking about the flat toasted sandwich. Miami Herald · Nov 9, 2022
How Sophia Smith Has Risen to the Top of Women’s Soccer Having conquered the NWSL with a championship and the title of MVP, the young Thorns star is ready to take on the pressure that awaits the USWNT. Sports Illustrated · Nov 8, 2022
USA's "Be The Change" campaign explained as players given Qatar human rights briefings USA will head to the World Cup in Qatar fully aware of the human right violations in the country having spent the last 18 months getting weekly briefings and talks from experts Daily Mirror · Nov 8, 2022
Soccer-UEFA repeats opposition to Super League in meeting with ESL backer A22 Sports UEFA met with A22 Sports, the company backing a proposed European Super League (ESL), in Nyon on Tuesday and once again rejected the idea of a breakaway league, Europe's soccer governing body said. Reuters · Nov 8, 2022
Iranian Players Threatened, Praised after Refusing to Celebrate Victory at Int'l Tournaments Players of the Iranian beach soccer and wrestling teams were on Monday hailed as heroes on social media but risked sanctions at home after an apparent gesture in solidarity with the anti-regime protest movement at an international tournament. The Iranian team on Sunday won the Emirates Intercontinental Beach Soccer Cup… Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 8, 2022
World Cup ambassador: Homosexuality is 'damage in the mind' An ambassador for the World Cup in Qatar has described homosexuality as a “damage in the mind” in an interview with German public broadcaster ZDF only two weeks before the opening of the soccer tournament in the Gulf state The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2022
Soccer-Qatar World Cup ambassador says homosexuality is 'damage in the mind' A Qatar World Cup ambassador has told German television broadcaster ZDF that homosexuality was "damage in the mind", as the Gulf state prepares to host the global tournament in less than two weeks. Reuters · Nov 8, 2022
Factbox-Soccer-List of squads for the 2022 World Cup Following is a list of players who have been called up by their respective teams for the Nov. 20-Dec. 18 World Cup in Qatar. Reuters · Nov 8, 2022
Craft brewery faces backlash over its own ‘culture of fear’ after launching ‘anti–World Cup’ campaign BrewDog was publicly accused of fostering a “culture of fear” last year. Fortune · Nov 7, 2022
EXPLAINER: Carbon 'offsets' for World Cup in Qatar Qatar has said the upcoming FIFA 2022 World Cup soccer tournament it’s hosting will be the first to be ‘carbon-neutral The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2022
Stephen Ferris leads the tributes to former Ireland star Paul McNaughton The Wicklow man, who has died at 69, played rugby, soccer and Gaelic Football to a high level before becoming influential behind the scenes in rugby administration Belfast Live · Nov 7, 2022
Qatar’s promise of ‘carbon-neutral’ World Cup raises doubts Qatar has been on a ferocious construction spree that has few recent parallels in the long run-up to hosting the 2022 men's World Cup soccer tournament The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2022
Irish Mirror · Nov 7, 2022 Tributes paid to former Ireland rugby coach, League of Ireland star and inter-county GAA player Paul McNaughton The Wicklow man, who has died at 69, played rugby, soccer and Gaelic Football to a high level before becoming influential behind the scenes in rugby administration
Daily Record · Nov 6, 2022 Ex pro launches free football sessions in Hamilton in partnership with Lanarkshire recovery group Former Livingston captain Stuart Lovell is leading the initiative and is encouraging locals to get involved
Benzinga · Nov 5, 2022 Ryan Reynolds Could Be Buying This NHL Team: Could Deadpool Actor Be The Latest Celebrity Team Owner? Canadian-born actor Ryan Reynolds could be the latest celebrity owner of a North American sports team. Here’s the latest rumor in celebrity team ownership and which team Reynolds has his eye on.
Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 5, 2022 Xherdan Shaqiri focused on soccer, not politics, as World Cup approaches For some, the upcoming tournament is another example of sportswashing, with concerns about the treatment of migrant laborers, the LGBT community and women.
The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2022 STV Children’s Appeal raises more than £3.1m for charities Famous faces helped raise the total as the tele-fundraiser aired at Street Soccer in Dundee on Friday.
The Japan News/Yomiuri · Nov 5, 2022 Yokohama F.Marinos wins 1st title in 3 seasons KOBE -- Yokohama F. Marinos clinched their first J.League first-division title in three seasons and fifth overall with a 3-1 victory over Vissel Kobe at Noevir Stadium Kobe on Saturday, ending Kawasaki Frontale's two-year reign at the top of Japanese soccer.
The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2022 EXPLAINER: Sports in Qatar as country hosts 2022 World Cup Qatar will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup but soccer isn’t the only sport played in the Gulf Arab country
USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 4, 2022 A Neymar PUBG collaboration is part of the battle royale’s next update Following rumors of the soccer player’s appearance in Call of Duty, it turns out Neymar is actually making an appearance in PUBG as well
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Nov 4, 2022 FIFA goes to college to study how to grow grass indoors for the 2026 men’s World Cup PHILADELPHIA — As the bidding to host 2026 men’s World Cup games reached its climax, one of the many fair questions out there had to do with stadiums’ playing surfaces.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 3, 2022 Football Manager 2023 review – in the league of champions Still gets you obsessed with soccer and managing.
The Guardian - US · Nov 3, 2022 Fifa backs executives after failure to tell players about sexually abusive coach Victor Montagliani and Peter Montopoli were at Canada Soccer when the organization failed to tell players the real reason why now-convicted sex offender Bob Birada left in 2008