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Why Feminists Need To Watch The Women's World Cup

The U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT) is reason enough to watch - they’re a favorite to win, and they play their first game tonight against Australia. But to get to the top of the world rankings (second only to Germany), the women of the USWNT have overcome barriers such as shockingly low pay in the National Women’s Soccer League (which drove at least one player in the past year to “retire” at age 22) and rampant sexism from the very people who control the sport.

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The Ugly Side of Soccer: 900 Workers Dead in Preparation for Qatar World Cup—When Will the Madness Stop?

Migrant construction workers for the 2022 World Cup are dying in droves—and construction completion is still years away. If estimates are correct, thousands more workers could perish.

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