“My apologies on the mispronunciation of your country. That being said, there’s discrimination everywhere you go One thing that I’ve learned, especially from living abroad in the past years and having to fit in in different cultures and kind of assimilate into different cultures, is that in the U.S., we’re continuing to make progress every […]
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USA vs. Iran: The two meetings
June 21, 1998, in LyonWorld Cup: USA 1 Iran 2. (Goals: McBride 87; Estili 40, Mahdavikia 84. Att.: 39,100.)Jan. 16, 2000, in Pasadena, Calif.Friendly: USA 1 Iran 1. (Goals: Armas 48; Mahdavikia 7. Att.: 49,212.)
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Monday afternoon: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. Qatar 2022 even when the game begins, the virtual world still seeps in By Jonathan Liew (Guardian)2. The fans screamed for Qatar. Their passion hid a secret. By James Montague (New York Times)3. World Cup goal music: Every team’s song choices in Qatar, with Gala’s ‘Freed From Desire’ topping the chart By Tom Hamilton (ESPN.com)
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What They're Saying: Carlos Queiroz
“When I arrived to MLS, I was coming from top teams in Europe. When it was time to dress, [there] was a box of in front of us, [Italian star Roberto] Donadoni and Tab Ramos, we need to jump on the boxes to choose the best socks and the best trousers and the best shirt […]
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Results: NCAA Division I Men's Tournament (Round of 16)
Sunday, November 27 Kentucky 1 Pittsburgh 2. (Goals: Grening 52; Noel 54, Jacquesson 87. Att.: 1,708.) Syracuse 1 Cornell 0. (Goal: Leibold 83. Att.: 620.) Stanford 1 UNC Greensboro 1. (Goals: Cilley 26; Afonso 21. Att.: 1,393.) (UNC Greensboro wins 3-1 on penalty kicks.) Duke 1 FIU 0. (Goal: Taylor 42. Att.: 572.) Indiana 1 […]
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Monday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. Plenty of lessons learned for Canada at FIFA World Cup By Derek Van Diest (Toronto Sun)2. Neymar can do it all. So how on earth does Brazil recreate what he brings to the team? By John Muller (The Athletic)3. China censoring World Cup crowds on TV by cutting away to hide maskless faces amid Covid […]
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TV Watch: World Cup 2022
• Telemundo draws record 8.9 million viewers for Mexico-Argentina. The 8.9 million viewers across Telemundo, Peacock and Telemundo streaming platforms were the most for a World Cup group stage match in Spanish-language history and second most regardless of stage. The record is 10.4 million viewers for Mexico-Netherlands on Univision at the 2014 World Cup.
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What They're Saying: Andrej Kramaric
“I want to thank the Canada coach for the motivation. In the end, Croatia demonstrated who F’d whom.” — Croatia’s Andrej Kramaric, named the man of the match in his team’s 4-1 win over Canada on Sunday, on John Herdman, who when asked after Canada’s heartbreaking 1-0 loss to Belgium what he had told his […]
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Sunday afternoon: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. 2022 World Cup VAR review: Every decision in Qatar analyzed By Dale Johnson (ESPN.com)2. Socceroos win sparks crazy scenes after historic triumph at World Cup By Sam Goodwin (Yahoo Sport)3. World Cup squads betray divide between haves and have-nots By Rodrigo Menegat Schuinski (DW.com)
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Results: NCAA Division I Men's Tournament (Round of 16)
Saturday, November 26 Tulsa 1 Creighton 2. (Goals: Meinhard 23; O’Neill 54, Probo 88. Att.: 540.) Vermont 3 UCLA 0. (Goals: Bazini 56, Borie 70, Nagy 86. Att.: 2,500.) Portland 1 Western Michigan 0. (Goal: Pierre 59. Att.: 1,862.)