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FIFA World Cup | A politically charged semifinal in France vs Morocco

FIFA World Cup | A politically charged semifinal in France vs Morocco

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Hind Sabouni bristles with pride as she recalls her country’s history-making World Cup run as it eliminated one European football powerhouse and former colonial power after another — Belgium, Spain and Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal — to become the first African and Arab nation to reach the semifinals. For the 26-year-old English teacher in Morocco’s capital, […]

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FIFA World Cup | Messi ‘fool’ taunt spawns mugs, T-shirts in Argentina

FIFA World Cup | Messi ‘fool’ taunt spawns mugs, T-shirts in Argentina

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A man holds t-shirts with an image of Argentine forward Lionel Messi and a phrase reading “What are you looking at, you fool?” at a store in Buenos Aires, on December 12, 2022. | Photo Credit: AFP “What are you looking at, fool? Get lost!” Lionel Messi’s World Cup taunt of Dutch player Wout Weghorst […]

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