Tag: world cup
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11 players from 11 countries to know before kickoff — and Italy’s absence | 2026 World Cup Insider
Denver Gazette reporter Vinny Benedetto takes you around the World Cup: The biggest stage of the beautiful game is back on American soil for the first time since Brazil bested Italy in penalty kicks to win the 1994 World Cup final at the Rose Bowl. This year’s champion will be crowned July 19 at MetLife…
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Mark Kiszla: World Cup celebrates soccer’s rise into big four of American sports | 2026 World Cup preview
Only old men yelling at dark clouds of cynicism have failed to see the light: Soccer has made it big in America. But the quality of soccer made in America by dudes wearing red, white and blue? Well, that’s a whole ‘nuther story. In ’Murica, we’re good at road-tripping at Buc-ee’s. Making deep World Cup…
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Switchbacks’ ‘Duke’ Lacroix embraces once-in-a-lifetime opportunity with Haiti | 2026 World Cup Preview
COLORADO SPRINGS — Making history is what Markhus “Duke” Lacroix does. He helped the Switchbacks capture their first USL Championship trophy in 2024. Now, his name will be one Haitian soccer fans will remember for generations. The 32-year-old defender has the opportunity of a lifetime when he represents Haiti in a World Cup that starts…
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Mark Kiszla: Messi magic in Broncos Country as Denver becomes the U.S. fútbol capital for a day
With the Broncos stadium awash in a pink sea of Lionel Messi jerseys, Denver was transformed into a fútbol town as rowdy as Buenos Aires or Barcelona. On a Saturday when Nikola Jokic raised the roof in the Nuggets’ home arena and Shohei Ohtani filled a ballpark in LoDo, both those sports giants were dwarfed…
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Federal judge partially allows second World Cup trafficking lawsuit to move forward
A federal judge allowed some claims to move forward last month against companies operating out of Colorado that allegedly participated in a human trafficking venture involving Filipino laborers who constructed facilities for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. There are three lawsuits pending in Colorado, each brought by a group of workers under the federal…
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Federal judge refuses to authorize immediate appeal in World Cup trafficking lawsuit
A federal judge declined to authorize an immediate appeal last week of a prior decision allowing companies operating out of Colorado to be sued for allegedly participating in a human trafficking venture involving Filipino laborers who constructed facilities for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Occasionally, trial judges’ decisions are subject to mid-case, or “interlocutory,”…
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Colorado ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin dominates 1st World Cup slalom for career win 102, wins 9th reindeer
LEVI, Finland (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin opened the Olympic slalom season in convincing style Saturday by dominating a World Cup race in Finnish Lapland for her record-extending 102nd career win. As per tradition, Shiffrin also took home her ninth reindeer by winning the Levi World Cup slalom and extends her lead over Slovakian skier Petra…
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Mark Kiszla: Can U.S. striker Haji Wright become the Ted Lasso story of the 2026 World Cup on American soil?
COMMERCE CITY – When Captain America went down with an ugly thud on the soccer pitch, his countrymen desperately needed a new hero to step up. Can Haji Wright become the feel-good Ted Lasso story that the U.S. men’s team has been itching to tell? With U.S. superstar Christian Pulisic nursing yet another injury, Wright…
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Lindsey Vonn returns to US Ski and Snowboard team
US Ski Team ski racer Lindsey Vonn is coming out of retirement and preparing for the 2024-25 FIS Alpine World Cup season, courtesy Stifel US Ski Team
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Whiteout | Episode 2, Season 2
On this week’s Whiteout vodcast host Jonathan Ingraham talks about Mikaela Shiffrin’s World Cup globe break and fix project and where you can see it in Colorado