Articles filed under Soccer
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Top U.S. diplomat criticizes FIFA armband threat at World CupNov 22, 2022 12:00 am - DOHA, Qatar - America's top diplomat on Tuesday criticized a decision by FIFA to threaten players at the World Cup with yellow cards if they wear armbands supporting inc...
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Coach: Soccer: Time for my best sales job ever?Nov 21, 2022 10:00 pm - This week I take on a good journalistic challenge, while fully understanding the resistance may be strong. After all, it has been a many-year battle here in America, (f...
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Netherlands strikes late to beat Senegal 2-0 at World CupNov 21, 2022 12:00 am - DOHA, Qatar - Louis van Gaal's gambles at both ends of the field paid off for the Netherlands. Up front, Memphis Depay returned from injury as a second-half substitute t...
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Saka, Rashford help England rout Iran 6-2 at World CupNov 21, 2022 12:00 am - DOHA, Qatar (AP) - When Bukayo Saka and Marcus Rashford last walked off the field at a major international soccer tournament, they were bombarded with racist abuse. Thre...
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U.S. settles for 1-1 draw in its World Cup openerNov 21, 2022 12:00 am - AL RAYYAN, Qatar - The young United States team was nearing victory in its World Cup return. Then Walker Zimmerman needlessly plowed into Gareth Bale, with the Wales for...
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Lincicome: I'm here to tell you everything you need to know about the World CupNov 20, 2022 4:00 am - There is no reward for knowing everything about soccer, which I do. I have covered it, coached it, played it. I toured with it, tippled with its legends. I lost a gig at...
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World Cup Viewer's Guide: Qatar loses opener, US up on Day 2Nov 20, 2022 12:00 am - DOHA, Qatar - The first World Cup in the Middle East finally began Sunday night with a flashy opening ceremony and a match between Qatar and Ecuador without any beer for...
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U.S.returns to World Cup against Wales after 8-year waitNov 20, 2022 12:00 am - DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Gio Reyna, Joe Scally and Yusuf Musah were 11 years old the last time the United States took the field in a World Cup match. On the 3,066th day after ...
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'Being kind became mundane to him': Wheaton Warrenville grad who died in fall being rememberedNov 19, 2022 12:00 am - Scores of friends and family members Sunday will continue celebrating the life of a 2019 Wheaton Warrenville South High School graduate and star athlete who died in a fa...
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Qatar bans sale of beer at World Cup stadiums in about-faceNov 18, 2022 12:00 am - DOHA, Qatar - Qatar banned the sale of beer at World Cup stadiums on Friday, a sudden U-turn on the deal the conservative Muslim emirate made to secure the soccer tourna...