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Syrian players celebrate after drawing a FIFA World Cup 2018 qualification match against Iran at Azadi Stadium in Tehran on Sept. 5, 2017. Photo: Atta Kenare—AFP/Getty

Sports Against All the Odds, Syria’s National Soccer Team Is Close to Qualifying for the World Cup As its cities lay in ruins and millions of its citizens continue to suffer the horrors of a vicious civil war, Syria has its eyes on a bright and unexpected goal this week: a long-sought World Cup spot

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Sports Abkhazia Has Won a Soccer World Cup Held For Unrecognized States Abkhazia, the self-ruling Eastern European territory that most world powers consider to be part of Georgia, has beaten the South Asian region of Panjab 6-5 to take the championship trophy in a soccer championship designed for unrecognized states

A flag of Abkhazia is on display inside a car in the town of Tkvarcheli

Sports The Soccer World Cup Started This Week, but It's Not the One You Think It Is As soccer powerhouses like Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay gear up for the prestigious Copa America tournament this weekend, a total of 12 teams will be taking part in the second ever soccer World Cup organized by the Confederation of International Football Associations for unrecognized states

Preliminary Draw of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia

Sports 'I'm Clean,' Says Outgoing FIFA Boss Sepp Blatter FIFA's soon-to-be-ex-president Sepp Blatter, embroiled in a massive investigation into corruption within the governing body of global soccer, said this week that he is "clean"

Brazil Beefs Up Security Ahead Of Olympic Games

World Brazilian Police Killed More Than 5,000 Civilians in Rio Between 2005 and 2014, Report Says A new 90-page report from Amnesty International titled You Killed My Son says law enforcement claimed the lives of 5,132 Brazilians in the city of Rio de Janeiro between 2005 and 2014, and also suggests that many such killings amount to extrajudicial executions

Preliminary Draw of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia

World Putin Says FIFA President Sepp Blatter Worthy of Winning Nobel Prize The Russian president does not believe Sepp Blatter is involved in corruption, and deserves special recognition along with the other organizers of major sporting events. Blatter is set to resign FIFA's presidency in early 2016

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Ideas How to Solve the Gender Wage Gap in International Soccer As I watched the Women’s World Cup final recently with my family, my 11-year-old son, who plays on a local soccer team, remarked that he was amazed at how quickly and how often the U.S. team

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Sports 10 Questions with Carli Lloyd

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Sports Go Behind the Scenes of Sports Illustrated's Cover Shoot With the U.S. Women's Soccer Team Watch the video above for a behind-the-scenes look at Sports Illustrated’s cover shoot with every member of the 2015 Women’s World Cup

U.S. Women's Soccer Ticker Tape Parade

Sports See Thousands Celebrate U.S. Women's World Cup Champions at Ticker-Tape Parade

A flag of Abkhazia is on display inside a car in the town of Tkvarcheli

Sports The Soccer World Cup Started This Week, but It's Not the One You Think It Is As soccer powerhouses like Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay gear up for the prestigious Copa America tournament this weekend, a total of 12 teams will be taking part in the second ever soccer World Cup organized by the Confederation of International Football Associations for unrecognized states

Preliminary Draw of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia

Sports 'I'm Clean,' Says Outgoing FIFA Boss Sepp Blatter FIFA's soon-to-be-ex-president Sepp Blatter, embroiled in a massive investigation into corruption within the governing body of global soccer, said this week that he is "clean"

Brazil Beefs Up Security Ahead Of Olympic Games

World Brazilian Police Killed More Than 5,000 Civilians in Rio Between 2005 and 2014, Report Says A new 90-page report from Amnesty International titled You Killed My Son says law enforcement claimed the lives of 5,132 Brazilians in the city of Rio de Janeiro between 2005 and 2014, and also suggests that many such killings amount to extrajudicial executions

Preliminary Draw of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia

World Putin Says FIFA President Sepp Blatter Worthy of Winning Nobel Prize The Russian president does not believe Sepp Blatter is involved in corruption, and deserves special recognition along with the other organizers of major sporting events. Blatter is set to resign FIFA's presidency in early 2016

soccer-ball-stadium

Ideas How to Solve the Gender Wage Gap in International Soccer As I watched the Women’s World Cup final recently with my family, my 11-year-old son, who plays on a local soccer team, remarked that he was amazed at how quickly and how often the U.S. team

carli-lloyd-10-questions

Sports 10 Questions with Carli Lloyd

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Sports Go Behind the Scenes of Sports Illustrated's Cover Shoot With the U.S. Women's Soccer Team Watch the video above for a behind-the-scenes look at Sports Illustrated’s cover shoot with every member of the 2015 Women’s World Cup

U.S. Women's Soccer Ticker Tape Parade

Sports See Thousands Celebrate U.S. Women's World Cup Champions at Ticker-Tape Parade

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