France and Argentina bring multiple plot lines to mouthwatering World Cup final | CNN

CNN  —  And just like that, after 62 matches over nearly a month, the stage for…

It’s no great surprise that the European Parliament is engulfed in a corruption scandal | CNN

CNN  —  The European Union has spent the past few days reeling from one of the…

Sports reporter Grant Wahl died of an aortic aneurysm at World Cup, wife says | CNN

CNN  —  Grant Wahl, the American soccer reporter who collapsed and died while covering the World…

World Cup security guard dies after ‘fall’ while on duty at the Lusail Stadium | CNN

CNN  —  A Kenyan security guard who reportedly fell while on duty at Qatar’s Lusail Stadium…

How Morocco’s unlikely World Cup success unified Arabs | CNN

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Body of journalist Grant Wahl returned to US for autopsy, manager says, after his death at World Cup in Qatar | CNN

CNN  —  The body of prominent American journalist Grant Wahl has been returned to the US…

11 World Cup greats — as you’ve never seen them before | CNN

CNN  —  Host of the popular soccer podcast “Men in Blazers,” Roger Bennett and illustrator and…

Video: American soccer journalist Grant Wahl remembered | CNN

CNN sports analyst Christine Brennan remembers her friend and colleague Grant Wahl, the respected soccer journalist…

Could Cristiano Ronaldo be Portugal’s super sub for the rest of the World Cup? | CNN

CNN  —  Cristiano Ronaldo has found himself in unfamiliar territory this season – but no matter…

Former Iran football team player challenges authorities’ ‘silence’ after death of man celebrating World Cup defeat | CNN

CNN  —  A former Iran national team football player has criticized authorities for their “silence” over…