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Iran's World Cup Team Gets Tepid Welcome Home, Amid Protests
Iran’s national soccer team has received a subdued welcome home with a few dozen fans greeting them at the capital Tehran’s airport and waving flags following their World Cup defeat by the U.S. team.
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Gambling Group Estimates US Will Bet $1.8B on World Cup
Americans will bet $1.8 billion on the World Cup this year, according to the casino industry’s national trade group.
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FIFA President Calls for World Cup Ceasefire in Ukraine
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has urged world leaders to call for a ceasefire in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine during the World Cup that starts later this week in Qatar.
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Some LGBTQ Fans Skip Qatar World Cup Fearing Hostility
In the run-up to the World Cup, Qatari security forces have been accused of mistreating LGBTQ people, though the Qatari government has denied those allegations.
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Former FIFA Chief Says Picking Qatar as 2022 World Cup Host Was a ‘Mistake'
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter says picking Qatar to host the World Cup was a mistake 12 years ago
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US Downhill Racer Breezy Johnson Forced Out of Olympics With Knee Injury
The 26-year-old racer crashed in training in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, last week, one week after skipping a downhill in Austria to let a cut and bruised knee heal.
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Shiffrin Leads US Olympic Ski Team Nominations; Nyman Out
Two-time Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin leads the 17-member list for the U.S. Alpine skiing team nominated for the Beijing Winter Games
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Tokyo 2020 to allow 50 percent capacity per Olympic venue
Tokyo 2020 organizers have announced a 50 percent local attendance cap will be allowed at Olympic venues for the Summer Games.
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Earthquakes shut out by Los Angeles FC, fall to 0-4 on season
BOX SCORE SAN JOSE — Carlos Vela capped his first career MLS hat trick with a curling shot from distance and Los Angeles FC beat the San Jose Earthquakes 5-0 on Saturday. Vela has six goals and three assists in five games this season. LAFC (4-0-1) opened the scoring in the eighth minute by capitalizing on a goalkeeper mistake as...
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Cristian Espinoza scores first MLS goal in Quakes' loss to Red Bulls
BOX SCORE HARRISON, N.J. — Alex Muyl scored a pair of second-half goals on Saturday and the New York Red Bulls rallied after an early deficit for a 4-1 win over the San Jose Earthquakes. Muyl tied it for the Red Bulls (1-0-1) on a close-range shot in the 51st minute and made it 2-1 with a volley off a...