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Women’s soccer storylines at the men’s World Cup. Plus: Emma Hayes saves the hydration break
Welcome to Full Time, The Athletic’s women’s soccer newsletter.
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Expected Gulls: Does birdlife really correlate with World Cup success?
In every 2026 World Cup match but one, the winning team had always been the side with more species of birds than their opposition
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Terry Rozier to stay in no contact with Hornets, others while out on bond, awaiting trial
Federal prosecutors said that Rozier has already texted one person on the list of people he is not allowed to contact.
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Iran and New Zealand play out entertaining World Cup 2026 draw: Live updates, reaction
Iran twice came from behind to take a point from their opener against New Zealand.
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Calculating the scale of Cape Verde’s World Cup shock using rankings, landmass and projections
Cape Verde drawing with Spain was shocking. But just how shocking? Let’s find out
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Welcome to The Athletic’s How To Series, where experts show you how to copy your heroes
In a special video-led series, four footballers, a Premier League academy player and a football YouTuber teach you what you need to know
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Patrick Vieira interview: ‘I was so proud to play for France…but Senegal is also part of who I am’
The great France midfielder on the shock of losing to Senegal in 2002 and his evolving relationship to his own sense of identity
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Iran and New Zealand play out entertaining World Cup 2026 draw: Live updates and reaction
Iran twice came from behind to take a point from their opener against New Zealand.
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Gianni Infantino aiming to attend two World Cup games per day using private jet
Infantino has attended a number of games since the tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico began last week.
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Drama in Dambulla: Sooryavanshi and Halambage clash after ill-tempered finish
Tempers flared after Sri Lanka A edged India A in a Super Over in Dambulla
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