(DOHA, Qatar) Argentina defeated France in an epic World Cup final on Sunday that ended after a penalty shootout. All eyes were on France's Kylian Mbappé and Argentina's Lionel Messi, two of soccer's best-known stars, who have played together for two seasons on Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, and both did not disappoint. Mbappé scored
Qatar, a previously small and little-known country in the Middle East, has come to much wider public attention as the host of this year’s World Cup. Its critics have focused on human rights abuses and the treatment of migrant workers in the construction of tournament stadiums. Less talked about, but something much closer to home, [.]Read More.
WORLD CUP widow once every four years this phenomenon rears its ugly head. Derived from “football widow”, the phrase means a woman who is neglected by her partner while he watches football during the whole month-long tournament.
Paris has become the latest European city to protest against the playing of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar by cancelling the public screening of matches. Other French cities have announced a similar move.