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Turkey turns to quest for hosting soccer’s Euros after Champions League final
[ad_1] 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…
Tag: Sports – Middle East
Sports
Charles Howell III with 63 wins in Mexico for 1st LIV title
[ad_1] PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) — Charles Howell III finally made winning feel easy Sunday at Mayakoba when his putter came to life…
Sports
Croatia, Morocco target third-place medal at World Cup
[ad_1] By JAMES ROBSONDecember 15, 2022 GMT DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The chances of the winning the World Cup might have gone for Croatia…
Travel
AP PHOTOS: Qatar bustles with life as World Cup nears end
[ad_1] DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Qatar is still bustling with life just days before the end of the first World Cup in the Middle…
Travel
Argentina airline adds 2 more flights for World Cup final
[ad_1] BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s national carrier scheduled two extra flights from Buenos Aires to Qatar to take soccer fans to the…
Lifestyle
Fans’ wild World Cup fashion draws praise, scorn in Qatar
[ad_1] DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The World Cup in Qatar has become a political lightning rod, so it comes as no surprise that soccer…
Travel
World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar’s 1 liquor store
[ad_1] DOHA, Qatar (AP) — In a dusty neighborhood on the outskirts of Qatar’s capital, guards stand duty at a gated compound ringed with…
World News
Built to disappear: World Cup stadium 974
[ad_1] DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Of the seven stadiums Qatar built for the World Cup, one will disappear after the tournament. That’s what the…
Travel
Remote desert camps house World Cup fans on a budget
[ad_1] AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) — For scores of foreign soccer fans, the road to the World Cup in Doha starts every morning at…
Travel
Swedish cyclist pedals to Egypt to raise climate awareness
[ad_1] SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — She has pedaled thousands of miles from Sweden to Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to deliver…
Sports
World Cup prize money disparity is an obstacle to Equal Pay
[ad_1] World Cup prize money continues to be a sticking point for equality in soccer, despite the historic equal pay agreement between U.S. Soccer…
Lifestyle
EXPLAINER: Qatar’s vast wealth helps it host FIFA World Cup
[ad_1] DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar is home to some 2.9 million people, but only a small fraction — around one in…
Sports
FIFA urges World Cup teams to focus on soccer over politics
[ad_1] GENEVA (AP) — FIFA’s top officials have urged the 32 teams preparing for the most political World Cup in the modern era to…
Travel
EXPLAINER: Traveling to, around Qatar during FIFA World Cup
[ad_1] DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Some 1.2 million people are expected to pour into Qatar during the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup…
Sports
Viewer’s guide for the World Cup in Qatar
[ad_1] A last chance for Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Kylian Mbappé back on the biggest stage of all. Brazil bidding for a record-extending…