Soccer

Word of Mouth 10.27.2012

Virginia Prescott — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 02:00:00 +0000

Part 1: Your Own Personal Jesus:

The World Cup of Sandwich, NH

Sean Hurley — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:00:00 +0000

Once-Thriving Egyptian Port Suffers After Soccer Riot

Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 19:12:00 +0000

The Egyptian city of Port Said is the northern gateway to one of the world's key shipping lanes, the Suez Canal connecting the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea.

A Nation Stands Together For A Fallen Soccer Player

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 08:43:00 +0000

Last weekend, English soccer fans were looking forward to a sporting feast. They ended up taking part in a nationwide communal vigil, focused on an African player's fight for life.

Something extraordinary is happening here.

It started in a sports stadium in London on Saturday. A big crowd had gathered there to watch two English teams, Tottenham and Bolton, do battle in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup.

The FA Cup goes back more than a hundred years: It's England's favorite domestic soccer tournament — or football as they call it here. As the game began, the crowd was happy and excited.