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FIFA Mostly Wins Big But Loses Some Trust at Qatar World Cup
FIFA’s fundamental role is to oversee global soccer’s rules and make sure World Cups happen on schedule: Goal achieved, billions of dollars duly earned. As ever with arguably world sport’s most colorful governing body, there was much else going on.
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FIFA President Scolds World Cup Critics in Press Conference Diatribe
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has delivered a one-hour tirade on the eve of the World Cup’s opening match and then spent about 45 minutes answering questions from media.
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Alcohol Banned at World Cup Stadiums in Qatar
Qatar has banned the sale of beer at World Cup stadiums. It was a sudden U-turn on the deal the conservative Muslim emirate made to secure the soccer tournament only two days before the opening game. The move was the latest sign of the tension of staging the event in the autocratic country where the sale of alcohol is heavily...
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Why ROC Figure Skater Kamila Valieva Will Be Able to Compete
Russian teenager Kamila Valieva has been cleared to compete in the womenâs figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics despite failing a pre-Games drug test, setting her up for an attempt at a second gold medal in Beijing.
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Olympic Medals in Team Figure Skating Delayed by Legal Issue
The winners in the team figure skating competition at the Beijing Olympics still have not received their medals two days later because of what the IOC says are “legal issues.”
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Virus Infections for Olympic Athletes, Coaches Rising Faster
Athletes and team officials are testing positive for COVID-19 at much higher rates than other people arriving in China for the Beijing Olympics.
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2 Coaches Removed From Tokyo Olympics in Belarus Case
Two Belarus team coaches have been removed from the Olympics, four days after they were involved in trying to send sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya back to their country.