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Argentinian players celebrate after winning penalty shootout during the World Cup final soccer match between Argentina and France at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. 

Argentina hailed World Cup champions after dramatic win

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After more than 120 minutes of play, Argentina beat France in penalty kicks in an extraordinary match on Sunday at this year’s World Cup in Doha, Qatar.

Players from Tavriya Simferopol huddle together at a match earlier this year.

War disrupts Ukrainian soccer, but the game still goes on

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Lasso-ing Chelsea FC? Why super-rich US sports owners are looking to buy a London soccer team.

A baseball player watches a foul ball go into stands filled with photos of fans.

Can artificial crowd noise match the thrill of packed stadiums?

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Baltimore police officers stand outside of Oriole Park at Camden Yards prior to the cancellation of a game between the Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles on April 27, 2015.

The Baltimore Orioles are just the latest team to play in an empty stadium

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German players celebrate with their trophy after winning the 2014 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro.

Brace yourselves: A Winter World Cup is coming

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FIFA has proposed playing soccer’s 2022 World Cup in the winter to avoid the dangerous summer heat in Qatar. Professional soccer leagues don’t like the change, but fans could see a definite upside.

AC Milan's Michael Essien takes part in a training session at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid on March 10, 2014, ahead of a UEFA Champions League match against Atlético Madrid.

Soccer star Michael Essien doesn’t have Ebola — so who started the rumor that he did?

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False rumors briefly spread this week that Ghanaian soccer star Michael Essien had Ebola. But what actually happens if someone spreads a lie like that on the Internet? Not much, as it turns out.

Isodoro the ocelot picks Germany to win the World Cup.

Izzy says ja! It’s Germany for the World Cup title

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Sports writers are calling Sunday’s World Cup final “Messi vs. the Machine,” and Izzy says the machine can’t be stopped. Our World Cup ocelot is calling a win — and a world championship — for Germany. And we’ve even got an extra surprise…Sports writers are calling Sunday’s World Cup final “Messi vs. the Machine,” and Izzy says the machine can’t be stopped. Our World Cup ocelot is calling a win — and a world championship — for Germany. And we’ve even got an extra surprise…

Goalkeeper Tim Howard of the U.S. saves a shot during their 2014 World Cup round of 16 game against Belgium at the Fonte Nova arena in Salvador July 1, 2014.

The US lost to Belgium, but soccer won plenty of new fans

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Belgium knocked the USA out of the World Cup on Tuesday with a dramatic 2-1 victory. But while the Americans are no longer in the World Cup, soccer has won the hearts and minds of many back home.Belgium knocked the USA out of the World Cup on Tuesday with a dramatic 2-1 victory. But while the Americans are no longer in the World Cup, soccer has won the hearts and minds of many back home.

An Algerian soccer fan waves the Algerian flag in front of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. With 16 French-born players on the Algerian team, Franco-Algerians have celebrated the Algerian victories with huge celebrations in French cities.

At the World Cup, there are more French-born players playing against France than for it

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There are so many French-born players at the World Cup that fans of Les Bleus could have chosen between two different full teams. But how do they feel about their players choosing to support different countries?