Dec 13 European Union’s parliament credibility under threat amid corruption scandal By Lorne Cook, Associated Press The European Union’s parliament was reeling Tuesday, its credibility under threat, as a corruption and bribery scandal. Continue reading
Dec 12 Soccer journalist Grant Wahl’s body returned to the U.S. By Matthew Lee, Associated Press A senior State Department official says the body and possessions of soccer journalist Grant Wahl have been repatriated to the United States after his death last week while covering the World Cup in Qatar. Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch 1:59 Outpouring of grief after sudden death of sports journalist Grant Wahl By Geoff Bennett, Lorna Baldwin Prominent American sports journalist Grant Wahl died suddenly on Saturday while covering the World Cup in Qatar, during the waning minutes of the quarterfinal match between Argentina and the Netherlands. Geoff Bennett reports. Continue watching
Dec 10 Soccer journalist Grant Wahl, 49, dies at World Cup match in Qatar By Ronald Blum, Associated Press Grant Wahl, an American journalist who helped grow the popularity of soccer in the U.S. and reported on some of the biggest stories in the sport, died Saturday while covering a World Cup match between Argentina and the Netherlands. Continue reading
Dec 09 Croatia beats Brazil in World Cup quarterfinals By Tales Azzoni, Associated Press Croatia knocked Brazil out of the World Cup by beating the five-time champions 4-2 in a penalty shootout in the quarterfinals. Continue reading
Dec 09 England out to stop World Cup’s ‘irresistible force’ Mbappé By James Robson, Associated Press There is no sense of France trying manage expectations of its star player, even as the hype surrounding him grows with each stellar performance in Qatar. Continue reading
Nov 29 U.S. advances in World Cup with 1-0 win over Iran By Ronald Blum, Associated Press Christian Pulisic scored while crashing headfirst into the goalkeeper late in the 38th minute and the United States advanced to the knockout rounds of the World Cup with a 1-0 win over Iran. Continue reading
Nov 29 Top Qatar official says ‘between 400 and 500’ workers died preparing for World Cup By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press A top Qatari official involved in preparing his country's hosting of the World Cup has put the number of worker deaths for the tournament "between 400 and 500" for the first time… Continue reading
Nov 25 Host nation Qatar eliminated from World Cup By Gerald Imray, Associated Press It was the earliest exit by a host nation in the World Cup’s 92-year history. Continue reading
Nov 24 World Cup fans facing costly hotels and alcohol restrictions turn to international shuttle flights By Isabel Debre, Associated Press Travel at this World Cup was supposed to be easy in the tiny host nation of Qatar after fans had to take long flights between cities at the last three tournaments. Continue reading