By Emmet Lyons and Ami Kaufman, CNN Josh Cavallo, the only openly gay top-flight male soccer player in the sport, has told CNN that FIFA’s decision to ban players from wearing “OneLove” armbands at the Qatar 2022 has made him feel “excluded.” The captains of several European teams decided not to wear “OneLove” armbands at
Continue ReadingCNN By George Ramsay and Amy Woodyatt, CNN FIFA President Gianni Infantino pleaded with countries to let football take center stage ahead of the World Cup in Qatar, but it hasn’t quite worked out like that. Soccer’s global governing body has found itself at loggerheads with seven European nations over the threat of sanctions for
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Brewitt, CNN This Thursday, homes across the United States will be full of two things: food and football. The National Football League’s annual Thanksgiving Day triple-header returns for what is sure to be an exciting slate of showdowns. This year features the Buffalo Bills meeting the Lions for Detroit’s 83rd Thanksgiving Day game,
Continue ReadingCNN By Hannah Brewitt, CNN This Thursday, homes across the United States will be full of two things: food and football. The National Football League’s annual Thanksgiving Day triple-header returns for what is sure to be an exciting slate of showdowns. This year features the Buffalo Bills meeting the Lions for Detroit’s 83rd Thanksgiving Day
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN Argentina’s game against Saudi Arabia on Tuesday was supposed to serve as the perfect springboard for Lionel Messi’s last dance at the World Cup. The South American side was expected to brush aside its opponent, ranked 48 places below them in the world standings, and fans had come in droves to
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN With the World Cup now underway in Qatar, many are wondering how this moment arrived — that a tiny Gulf nation with little footballing history ended up hosting the biggest event the sport has to offer. Qatar had never previously appeared at a World Cup tournament — let alone staged one
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Continue ReadingCNN By Marc Stewart, CNN As China’s first ever full-time Formula One driver, Zhou Guanyu makes a living doing the sort of things many people can only dream about: traveling the world and racing in a fast car. “It’s the acceleration, the downforce, the G-force,” Zhou said when describing the thrill of driving at speeds
Continue ReadingBy Marc Stewart, CNN As China’s first ever full-time Formula One driver, Zhou Guanyu makes a living doing the sort of things many people can only dream about: traveling the world and racing in a fast car. “It’s the acceleration, the downforce, the G-force,” Zhou said when describing the thrill of driving at speeds in
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN Some of soccer’s biggest names — notably Croatia’s Luka Modrić and Kevin De Bruyne of Belgium — will begin their World Cup campaigns on Wednesday, while the decades-long wait is nearly over for Canada fans as their team makes its tournament bow for the first time in 36 years. We’ve already
Continue ReadingBy Matt Foster, CNN Manchester United’s owners announced their intention on Tuesday to explore the sale of the iconic club, saying a “process to explore strategic alternatives” had begun. Those alternatives could include the total sale of the club by the Glazer family, who took control of Manchester United in 2005. “As part of this
Continue ReadingCNN By Zeena Saifi, CNN A day after Saudi Arabia’s historic win against Argentina at the Qatar World Cup, the Kingdom’s sports minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal says he’s “waiting for someone to wake me up.” “It’s been an unbelievable result. The team played really well, they prepared for three years for this day,
Continue ReadingBy Alasdair Howorth, CNN Argentina has won the World Cup twice — in 1978 and 1986 — but at Qatar 2022 La Albiceleste wrote its name into the history books in an altogether different way. According to sports data group Gracenote, Argentina’s 2-1 defeat by Saudi Arabia in their Group C match is the biggest
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN Cristiano Ronaldo is leaving Manchester United with immediate effect, the English Premier League club announced on Tuesday. In a brief statement, United said the decision, which comes a week after Ronaldo gave an explosive TV interview about his frustrations at the club, was made by mutual agreement. “The club thanks him
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN Six months ago, world champion MMA fighter Yaroslav Amosov should have been defending his welterweight title at Bellator 281 in London. Instead, the Ukrainian had returned to his homeland to help in the war effort following Russia’s invasion on February 24. Now, Amosov will make his highly anticipated return to the
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt, CNN After years of anticipation — and controversy — since Qatar was awarded the World Cup, the tournament finally got underway on Sunday in Doha. Even before a ball was kicked, some sore spots arose. Despite years of planning, just two days before the tournament kicked off, Qatar announced a ban of
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Dotson and Ben Morse, CNN Some people attending 2022 World Cup matches have said they have experienced difficulties in Qatar when trying to enter stadiums wearing clothing in support of LGBTQ rights. At the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium on Monday, ahead of the United States Men’s National Team’s (USMNT) match with Wales, US
Continue ReadingCNN By Kevin Dotson and Ben Morse, CNN Some people attending 2022 World Cup matches have said they have experienced difficulties in Qatar when trying to enter stadiums wearing clothing in support of LGBTQ rights. At the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium on Monday, ahead of the United States Men’s National Team’s (USMNT) match with Wales,
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Qatar’s last-minute decision to ban alcohol at World Cup stadiums has left Budweiser with loads of beer left on its hands. The company has an innovative solution to offload it.
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN Saudi Arabia produced one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history Tuesday, beating Lionel Messi’s Argentina 2-1 in an astonishing Group C match. Many had expected the South American team, ranked third in the world, unbeaten for three years and among the favorites to win the tournament, to sweep aside
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