http://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/18/opinion/qatar-world-cup-arab-football.html Why the World Cup Belongs in the Middle East Nov. 18, 2022 CreditCredit...No Ideas By Abdullah Al-Arian Dr. Al-Arian is a historian and the editor of “Football in the Middle East: State, Society and the Beautiful Game.” When FIFA announced in 2010 that Qatar would host this year’s World Cup, football fans and sports pundits … Continue reading Op/Ed: Why the World Cup belongs in the Middle East →

http://www.wsj.com/articles/world-cup-qatar-team-preview-brazil-france-england-spain-11668216664? World Cup 2022: A Guide to Every Team Brazil, Argentina, and France enter as heavy favorites, while Germany and Spain, who have won two of the past three World Cups, are rebuilding. France’s Kylian Mbappe is seeking to win another World Cup title. GONZALO FUENTES/REUTERS By Joshua Robinson, Andrew Beaton and Jonathan Clegg Updated Nov. 17, 2022 4:38 pm … Continue reading World Cup 2022: a guide to every team →

http://www.si.com/soccer/2022/11/11/world-cup-2022-power-rankings-brazil-argentina-france-qatar World Cup 2022 Power Rankings: Sizing Up the Field of 32 in Qatar With the World Cup around the corner, who appears to be a contender, and whose stay is trending toward a three-and-out? JONATHAN WILSON NOV 11, 2022 The four years (and four months) since the last World Cup have been challenging in … Continue reading Sizing up the 32 teams in Qatar’s World Cup 2022 →

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/nov/11/really-high-extra-risk-of-injury-qatar-world-cup-players-union-warns ‘Really high’ extra risk of injury at Qatar World Cup, warns players’ union Fifpro concerned by knock-on effects of congested calendar ‘Add the heat in and you’ve got an extra risk,’ expert says Harry Kane, pictured in Spurs training on Thursday, is among players who have experienced ‘overload’ in a packed season so far. Photograph: … Continue reading Players’ union warns of “really high” added risks of injury at Qatar World Cup because of compressed calendar and heat →

http://www.espn.com/sports/insider/soccer/insider/story/_/id/34671908/why-france-other-world-cup-favourites-win-qatar-2022 The flaws of the World Cup favorites: Why France, Brazil, England and others could struggle in Qatar by Ryan O'Hanlon, ESPN.com writer, published on September 27, 2022 At this point, it's easier to list which national teams are not in the middle of some kind of pre-World Cup crisis. Forget the USMNT's forgettable loss to Japan; after … Continue reading Why the World Cup favorites could struggle in Qatar →

https://sports.yahoo.com/world-cup-power-rankings-favorites-betting-odds-002720079.html? World Cup 2022 power rankings: As European giants falter, Messi and Argentina sense opportunity Henry Bushnell for Yahoo, September 28, 2022 Crises are a World Cup hallmark. They're a natural product of an infrequent event that attracts billions of eyes and expectations. Pressure builds, and cracks even the best international soccer teams, and leaves fragments strewn across … Continue reading World Cup power rankings offer opportunity for Messi and Argentina →

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2022/10/06/megan-rapinoe-calls-nwsl-owners-removed-after-reports/8195046001/ Megan Rapinoe says owners of Thorns, Red Stars 'need to be gone' after report on NWSL abuse Nancy Armour, published October 6, 2022 USA TODAY Megan Rapinoe called for the ouster of the owners of the NWSL's Portland Thorns and Chicago Red Stars on Thursday in the wake of a damning report that revealed systemic … Continue reading Megan Rapinoe calls for action after reporting documenting abuse and misconduct in management of U.S. women’s professional soccer →

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/sep/17/world-cup-qatar-2022-oil-industry-energy-bill Cold comfort: get ready to shiver watching a World Cup you helped to pay for by Barney Ronay From the Premier League to the Qatar World Cup, football is inextricably linked to the oil industry with implications for all ‘The World Cup is a spectacle that is, in the end, being paid for through … Continue reading Get ready to shiver while watching the World Cup you paid for →

https://apple.news/A7OG6rzm8RW-un97yiHGJGg U.S. Soccer investigation into women's game finds systemic abuse, misconduct Oct 3, 2022 Jeff CarlisleU.S. soccer correspondent for ESPN The independent investigation into player abuse in women's professional soccer found a long list of failures by National Women's Soccer League coaches and executives, as well as the United States Soccer Federation itself. "Our investigation … Continue reading Systemic abuse and misconduct throughout professional women’s soccer program in United States →

https://sports.yahoo.com/mystery-solved-how-to-pronounce-qatar-the-world-cup-host-whose-name-everybody-says-wrong-153024731-153025093.html? Mystery solved: How to pronounce Qatar, the World Cup host whose name everybody says wrong by: Henry Bushnell, Tue, November 1, 2022 at 11:30 AM·4 min read Mystery solved: How to pronounce Qatar, the World Cup host whose name everybody says wrong by" Henry Bushnell Tue, November 1, 2022 at 11:30 AM·4 min read … Continue reading How do you pronounce “Qatar”? →

http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/usa-roster-prediction-for-2022-world-cup-who-could-feature-in-qatar USA roster prediction for 2022 World Cup: Who could feature in Qatar? By DaMarcus Beasley @DamarcusBeasley Monday, Nov 7, 2022, 08:40 PM We are less than two weeks away from the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar starting. The buzz surrounding this fall’s marquee event is growing – not just from the media, but the players as well. I … Continue reading USA roster prediction for 2022 World Cup: names that could feature in Qatar →