Dec 17 Morocco’s finish in the World Cup playoffs is bittersweet for Arab fans By Abby Sewell, Associated Press Morocco’s fans in the Arab world took the North African team’s 2-1 loss to Croatia in Saturday’s World Cup third-place playoff philosophically. The team had already made history, becoming the first Arab and first African team to reach the semifinals… Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch 6:31 The impact of Morocco’s historic run at the World Cup By John Yang After an impressive run, Morocco’s journey to the World Cup championship came to a close after its match against France, a country that shares a complicated history with the North African nation. Sports journalist Shireen Ahmed joined John Yang to… Continue watching
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 France beats England 2-1, advancing to semifinals at World Cup By James Robson, Associated Press Kylian Mbappe and France made it back to the semifinals of the World Cup on Saturday by beating England 2-1. Continue reading
Dec 10 Morocco reaches World Cup semifinals after defeating Portugal 1-0 By Steve Douglas, Associated Press Morocco delivered a seminal moment in the nearly 100-year history of soccer's biggest tournament, beating Cristiano Ronaldo and his Portugal team 1-0 Saturday in the another shocking result in the first World Cup staged in the Middle East. Continue reading
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 04 Watch 3:27 News Wrap: Iran may disband morality police amid months of protests In our news wrap Sunday, Iran's state media pushed back on a top official's comment that the country's morality police has been disbanded, Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson returned to play after being suspended for allegations of sexual misconduct, a… Continue watching
Dec 03 Argentina reaches World Cup quarterfinals with 2-1 win over Australia By Steve Douglas, Associated Press Lionel Messi delivered again for his country, marking the 1,000th game of his era-defining career with his first goal in the knockout stage of a World Cup to lead Argentina to a 2-1 win over Australia on Saturday. Continue reading