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Gareth Bale and Wales Embrace the Games of a Lifetime

Midway through a rowdy evening last June at Elevens, a sports bar in Cardiff owned by the Wales forward Gareth…

Nets Lift Suspension of Kyrie Irving

Nets guard Kyrie Irving, who offered “deep apologies” for posting a link to an antisemitic film, was expected to play…

In Asian Town, some of the workers who built the World Cup gather to watch it.

DOHA, Qatar — On the outskirts of Qatar’s capital and miles away from the stadiums and the sheen of the…

How Colleges and Sports-Betting Companies ‘Caesarized’ Campus Life

A RISKY WAGER How Colleges and Sports-Betting Companies ‘Caesarized’ Campus Life An advertisement promoted a betting app at Michigan State’s…

Migrants hired to work at the opening match waited all day without food and water.

A group of more than 200 migrant laborers hired to work concession stalls at the Qatar World Cup’s opening game…

U.S.C., Backed by Its Big Name, Makes Case for National Title Run

PASADENA, Calif. — It was Larry Smith’s parting lament, delivered as he was on his way out as the Southern…

Several European captains plan to wear rainbow armbands despite a threat of discipline.

A group of European nations remains committed to a plan for their captains to wear multicolored armbands emblazoned with the…

Welcome to the Joy-Free World Cup

DOHA, Qatar — For six long years, the Qatar World Cup has dominated Gianni Infantino’s thoughts. There had been months…

Gareth Southgate Cannot Make England Whole Again

BURTON-ON-TRENT, England — Gareth Southgate mentions the letter almost as an aside. It had arrived at his home, out in…

France’s Karim Benzema Is Out of World Cup

DOHA, Qatar — Karim Benzema, the Real Madrid forward seen as crucial to France’s hopes of becoming the first team…

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