CNN — When plans for the South African government’s tourism board to sponsor English Premier League…
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Al Hilal shock Flamengo with 3-2 win in Club World Cup semifinal | CNN
Reuters — Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal stunned South American champions Flamengo to reach the Club World…
South Africa tourism in talks to sponsor Tottenham Hotspur amid energy crisis | CNN
CNN — The South African government’s tourism board has conditionally approved plans to sponsor English Premier…
‘Ambassadors of peace’: Amputee football association brings together Sierra Leone’s civil war survivors | CNN
CNN — On a busy weekend in Freetown, Sierra Leone, dozens of people gather to watch…
Crown Prosecution Service drops attempted rape charges against Manchester United’s Mason Greenwood | CNN
CNN — Charges of attempted rape and assault against Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood were dropped…
Backlash follows finding that soccer manager who used ‘offensive, racist and Islamophobic’ language is ‘not a conscious racist’ | CNN
CNN — Anti-racism groups and England’s Football Association (FA) are denouncing an independent panel’s finding that…
Gulf Cup soccer final in Iraq to take place despite stampede | CNN
Abu Dhabi and Baghdad CNN — A Gulf Cup final match between Iraq and Oman will…
Jim Ratcliffe’s INEOS enters bidding process to buy Manchester United — The Times reports | CNN
CNN — British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe’s company INEOS has formally entered the bidding process to buy…
Iraqis celebrate their comeback with soccer tournament after decades of isolation | CNN
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in today’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter,…