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How FIFA Silenced a World Cup Armband Campaign

European teams had planned to highlight inclusivity on soccer’s biggest stage. They blinked when the sport’s governing body flexed its muscles.

By Tariq Panja

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As the World Focuses on Soccer, a Women’s Team in Exile Aches to Play

The Afghan women’s national team fled to Australia when the Taliban took over. FIFA, yielding to Afghanistan’s soccer federation, no longer recognizes the team.

By Juliet Macur

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To Get the Best Perks at the World Cup, You Have to Be a V.V.I.P.

If you desire truly cushy treatment, it’s not enough to be a V.I.P. What you want is to be a V.V.I.P., sipping free cognac and rubbing elbows with the emir.

By Sarah Lyall and Christina Goldbaum

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Why Big Business Can’t Get Enough of the World Cup, Scandal and All

The World Cup in Qatar, which started this week, has been plagued by controversy — and yet companies and countries are tripping over themselves to be part of the show.

By Vivienne Walt