Images of FIFA World Cup coverage on China’s state broadcaster appeared to remove crowd shots showing large groups of people gathering without wearing sanitary masks, multiple international outlets observed this weekend.
Former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair has told Britons not to criticise World Cup hosts Qatar too much, saying that the Arab nation frequently invests in the UK.
Families of the Iranian national soccer team have been threatened with imprisonment and torture for any “misbehavior” leading up to their World Cup match against the United States on Tuesday.
The captain of the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team (USMNT) had a perfectly classy response to a troll Iranian reporter.
An activist ran across the field putting a halt to Monday’s World Cup game between Portugal and Uruguay to protest for gay rights.
Supporters of the Morocco football team rioted in Brussels on Sunday to celebrate their victory over their host country, Belgium.
The U.S. Men’s National Team (USMNT) infuriated Iranian officials by briefly using an Iranian flag that lacked the Islamic Republic’s symbol.
True to their word, the UK team took a knee ahead of its game against the U.S. Men’s National Team at the World Cup in Qatar.
Iranian media confirmed the arrest on Thursday of one of the country’s most prominent soccer stars, the ethnic Kurdish player Voria Ghafouri, for supporting the ongoing anti-regime protests across the country.
The country of Denmark has started to actively consider exiting FIFA alongside other nations over the ban on OneLove armbands at World Cup.
The Mideast Islamist state of Qatar has faced years of criticism for its widely documented human rights abuses and accusations of bribery after FIFA awarded it the hosting rights to this year’s World Cup soccer tournament.
Qatari officials caused an uproar Tuesday after mistaking the rainbow flag of the Brazilian State of Pernambuco as a gay pride flag.
The Nation’s sports editor Dave Zirin said Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” that the United States was dealing with “similar trends” towards LGBTQ people when discussing Qatar’s LGBTQ rights record, which included homosexuality being a crime.
In light of the Muslim nation’s ban on alcohol sales, except for the elites watching the games from the luxury suites, of course. Budweiser has decided to award a portion of the beer they had planned to sell to fans to the team who wins the World Cup.
China’s exhausted and terrorized population was outraged by images of massive crowds cavorting maskless at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar this week.
Louis van Gaal, head coach of the Netherlands national soccer team, made a sweet proposition to his wife, Truus, on the practice field Tuesday, which was caught on camera by reporters.
Pro-regime publications in Iran excused the poor performance of its soccer team in its FIFA World Cup debut with multiple articles on Tuesday blaming the anti-Islamist protest movement that has rallied unabated for months for waging “psychological warfare” against the players.
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Discriminatory chants allegedly by Ecuador fans at the World Cup opening game led FIFA to open the first disciplinary case of the tournament on Tuesday.
The Germans lined up in the traditional formation before Wednesday’s game against Japan and each of the 11 players covered their mouth with their right hand.
The emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad, made a point on Tuesday of getting himself photographed waving the flag of Saudi Arabia during the Saudi match against Argentina at the 2022 World Cup soccer tournament.
A bizarre scene unfolded in Kerala, India, as mobs of fanatics of the Argentine and Brazilian soccer teams brawled with sticks and iron bars in a cemetery near a FIFA World Cup event, reports detailed on Monday.
Saudi Arabia’s Yasser Al-Shahrani took a bit of friendly fire this morning after his goalkeeper’s knee smashed into his face and knocked him out.
LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Saudi Arabia scored one of the biggest World Cup upsets ever by beating Lionel Messi’s Argentina 2-1 on Tuesday.
Chinese state media on Monday enthusiastically promoted the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, blithely ignoring human rights concerns swirling around the controversial event.
Al-Qaeda and regional affiliate al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) both published messages this weekend condemning the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, accusing the Islamist nation of attracting “immoral people, homosexuals, sowers of corruption and atheism” to the Middle East.
MSNBC anchor Ayman Mohyeldin said Saturday on his show “Ayman” compared Qatar to the United States on human rights abuses while addressing the controversy surrounding the World Cup.
BBC sports presenter Alex Scott wore her “OneLove” armband at the World Cup in defiance of FIFA and host country Qatar.
The head of Israel’s Military Intelligence on Monday said Iran was considering an attack on the World Cup in Qatar, as it grows desperate in the face of a “civilian rebellion” at home.
Left-wing activist actor Morgan Freeman was blasted by fans Sunday for fronting the opening ceremony of the 2022 World Cup games hosted by Qatar, a nation with a dismal human rights record.
The Iranian national soccer team defied its theocratic rulers on Monday by refusing to sing the “national anthem” at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
A female reporter from Argentina was robbed on the air as she reported live among a crowd of celebrating fans at the World Cup in Qatar.
England, Wales, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands and Switzerland have backed down on wearing LGBT armbands at the Qatar World Cup.
Team Britain is promising to take a knee for their game against Iran on Monday to protest the Muslim nation’s stance against homosexuality.
Qatar and FIFA initially planned to allow beer sales in the World Cup stadiums but reneged on that decision.
The Muslim country of Qatar, host of the 2022 World Cup, has taken criticism for its sharia laws against homosexuality.
The West should apologise for its history before taking aim at the continuing human rights abuses in Qatar, the president of FIFA said.
CARACAS – Venezuela’s socialist regime released an official statement on Wednesday rejecting global disgust with FIFA, the international soccer organization, for naming the repressive Islamist state of Qatar the 2022 World Cup host.
Nike’s distributor in Brazil, which has rights to sell the official national team jerseys for the FIFA World Cup, is no longer allowing customers to order personalized jerseys with “Jesus,” “Christ,” or other Christian terms following complaints from African paganists this week.
Despite promises to allow beer sales, Qatari officials have suddenly decided that no beer will allowed at the 2022 World Cup.
Authorities in Qatar intercepted a live broadcast on Tuesday evening by Danish television reporter Rasmus Tantholdt, in the country to cover the upcoming FIFA World Cup, and appeared to physically threaten him and his film crew, going so far as to threaten to smash their camera.