GENEVA (AP) — Turkey’s quest to host the men’s European Championship is among the great unfulfilled goals in world soccer. Having newly re-elected state President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan…
Read more Turkey turns to quest for hosting soccer’s Euros after Champions League finalPLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) — Charles Howell III finally made winning feel easy Sunday at Mayakoba when his putter came to life for an 8-under 63 to…
Read more Charles Howell III with 63 wins in Mexico for 1st LIV titleBy JAMES ROBSONDecember 15, 2022 GMT DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The chances of the winning the World Cup might have gone for Croatia and Morocco, but “immortality” is…
Read more Croatia, Morocco target third-place medal at World CupDOHA, Qatar (AP) — Qatar is still bustling with life just days before the end of the first World Cup in the Middle East. At Katara beach in…
Read more AP PHOTOS: Qatar bustles with life as World Cup nears endBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s national carrier scheduled two extra flights from Buenos Aires to Qatar to take soccer fans to the World Cup final. Both Aerolíneas…
Read more Argentina airline adds 2 more flights for World Cup finalDOHA, Qatar (AP) — The World Cup in Qatar has become a political lightning rod, so it comes as no surprise that soccer fans’ sartorial style has sparked…
Read more Fans’ wild World Cup fashion draws praise, scorn in QatarDOHA, Qatar (AP) — In a dusty neighborhood on the outskirts of Qatar’s capital, guards stand duty at a gated compound ringed with razor wire, carefully checking passports…
Read more World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar’s 1 liquor storeDOHA, Qatar (AP) — Of the seven stadiums Qatar built for the World Cup, one will disappear after the tournament. That’s what the games’ organizers have said about…
Read more Built to disappear: World Cup stadium 974AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) — For scores of foreign soccer fans, the road to the World Cup in Doha starts every morning at a barren campsite in the…
Read more Remote desert camps house World Cup fans on a budgetSHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — She has pedaled thousands of miles from Sweden to Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to deliver a simple message: Stop climate…
Read more Swedish cyclist pedals to Egypt to raise climate awarenessWorld Cup prize money continues to be a sticking point for equality in soccer, despite the historic equal pay agreement between U.S. Soccer and its men’s and women’s…
Read more World Cup prize money disparity is an obstacle to Equal PayDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar is home to some 2.9 million people, but only a small fraction — around one in 10 — are Qatari citizens.…
Read more EXPLAINER: Qatar’s vast wealth helps it host FIFA World CupGENEVA (AP) — FIFA’s top officials have urged the 32 teams preparing for the most political World Cup in the modern era to focus on the game in…
Read more FIFA urges World Cup teams to focus on soccer over politicsDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Some 1.2 million people are expected to pour into Qatar during the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup that begins this month. With…
Read more EXPLAINER: Traveling to, around Qatar during FIFA World CupA last chance for Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Kylian Mbappé back on the biggest stage of all. Brazil bidding for a record-extending sixth title. One of the…
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