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Cameroonian girls defy prejudice to pursue soccer dreams

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French national soccer players of immigrant ancestry face harsher critics at the World Cup

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New research finds that heading the soccer ball may be riskier for women than men

Italy’s soccer apocalypse is served

Neymar has been ‘bought.’ Here’s how the money works when soccer’s biggest stars switch teams.

Meet one of the handful of Syrians granted asylum in Japan

Soccer flirts with making ‘let’s go to the videotape’ official

Now Barcelona’s Neymar has to stand trial for fraud

The US, Canada and Mexico want to co-host the 2026 World Cup — and Trump approves, says soccer chief

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Germany has a soccer team made up entirely of writers

How a bigger FIFA World Cup could lead to March Madness-style drama

This American soccer coach was criticized for being too American

Brazil says goodbye to its ‘eternal captain’

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Iceland hands England an (embarrassing) exit

Iceland smites soccer giants with Thor-powered tweets

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Would FIFA really pull soccer’s World Cup from Qatar if human rights abuses there continue?

How Gulf nations are using soccer to distract from their poor human rights records

US women’s team files wage discrimination act against US Soccer

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How Johan Cruyff changed soccer into ‘Total Football’

FIFA corruption finally catches up to Sepp Blatter

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The men who want to clean up world soccer all have mud on their shoes

FIFA’s scandal has fallout in Africa

This non-profit group in Italy uses soccer to give migrants hope

A Miami soccer promoter could take down FIFA, if he flips

In Egypt, a soccer team owner’s racist comment leads to online protests

Laura Bassett’s own goal won’t be the last word on her career

The strong connection between gender equality and a kickass national women’s soccer team

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The FIFA Women’s World Cup heats up as the quarterfinals kick off

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A tiny mining town in the middle of the Atacama desert wins Chile’s national soccer title

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This English soccer fan has the best spot to watch a game — on top of his garden shed

Foreign workers face exploitation and death while building Qatar’s World Cup sites

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