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The Daily Free Press

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Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Full-Time Focus: A look into the international break

Adriana Leyba October 16, 2024
With the new Champions League format in full swing, the season has sparked much conversation around the number of matches players are expected to play. Now, 36 teams are competing instead of 32. In a league system where each team plays eight games, the old group stage is replaced with eight groups of four teams.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Full Time Focus: The wait is over

Adriana Leyba February 13, 2024
Fans have been waiting for some time since the end of the Union of European Football Association Champions League’s (UCL) group stage games until now. The buildup for the second, more exciting knockout phase of the competition is real.
Connie Dai | DFP Staff

The Mezzala: The World Cup and its new iconic moments

Benjamin Lee December 9, 2022
In a special edition of The Mezzala, columnist Benjamin Lee recaps every group in the World Cup, how we got to the knockout stage and the morality of the "Qatar World Cup."
Gillette stadium

Boston scores bid to co-host 2026 FIFA World Cup

Taylor Brokesh December 9, 2022
Boston will be one of the host cities for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with games to be held at Gillette Stadium.
Smaran Ramidi | Senior Graphic Artist

Trust is broken all over the sale of beer at the World Cup | The Intersection

Katie Harmon December 1, 2022
Qatar's decision not to sell alcohol at the World Cup threatens the reputation of countries throughout the MENA region.
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Graphic Artist

FIFA is fun, but human rights violations aren’t | Latest With Lin

Michael Lin November 7, 2022
What happens when the very stadiums fans are sitting in have been built off of what some human rights watch groups have called modern slavery?
Connie Dai | DFP Staff

The Mezzala: Should we be excited for Qatar 2022?

Benjamin Lee September 27, 2022
In this week's edition of The Mezzala, Benjamin Lee covers the morality of the 2022 Qatar World Cup, including its corrupt ways of earning a bid, poor working conditions and lack of inclusivity.
Germany, the 2014 World Cup champions, celebrate. Boston is on the list of cities that will be considered to be one of the hosts of the 2026 World Cup. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Boston on shortlist of cities to host 2026 FIFA World Cup

Kiran Galani March 19, 2018
Boston was included as one of the 23 host city candidates in the United States, Mexico and Canada “United Bid” for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The U.S. has struggled in the World Baseball Classic,, and its reflected in the ratings. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Why We Play: What can make a sport truly worldwide?

Simon Kienitz Kincade September 26, 2016

This past Thursday, the USA men’s hockey team lost to the the Czech Republic 4-3 and was bounced from the World Cup of Hockey winless. But more than any reaction to the disappointing showing from...

PHOTO BY ANN SINGER/DFP FILE PHOTO

Trinidadian Jeroen Blugh overcomes adversity, makes family proud during four-year BU career

Nick Neville September 24, 2015

HUMBLE BEGINNINGS Do you know what the most popular sport in Trinidad is? Jeroen Blugh certainly does — it’s soccer. The San Juan, Trinidad, native spent the first 18 years of his life growing...

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