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https://apnews.com/article/italy-world-cup-playoffs-bosnia-95f7299d0fd2c7a0f223f2d9a15c42d2

Italy fails to qualify for 3rd straight World Cup with shootout loss in Bosnia

One of soccer’s historic powers has reached a once-unfathomable low. Four-time champion Italy failed to qualify for a third straight World Cup after getting beat in a penalty shootout with 10 men at 66th-ranked Bosnia and Herzegovina in the European playoffs. Moise Kean scored early on for Italy but then Azzurri center back Alessandro Bastoni was sent off with a direct red card before the break and Bosnia substitute Haris Tabakovic equalized in the 79th to send the game into extra time. The defeat added more misery for Italy’s once-proud national team after being eliminated by Sweden and North Macedonia in the playoffs for the last two World Cups.

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stephaniepixie 🏳️‍🌈6d ago

The workers are always the ones to suffer when big sporting events like the FIFA World Cup come to town.

"Steve Fanning, an organizer with Service Employees International Union Local 2, said the union has filed several grievances over the alleged toxic work environment with the employer [Mississauga, Ontario-based Dexterra Group].
The union has also filed an unfair labour practice complaint with the BC Labour Relations Board alleging the company withheld pay from unionized workers in an effort to get them to decertify from their union.
[…]
Fanning called on the employer to improve the janitors’ working conditions before the thousands of visitors come to Vancouver for the FIFA World Cup.
“Just imagine how much extra foot traffic there will be on the SkyTrain and going throughout the downtown core, and how much of a strain that puts on workers who are responsible for cleaning up after them,” Fanning said. “In advance of that, to lay off 17 of your janitorial staff just seems ludicrous.”"

https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/03/25/SkyTrain-Cleaners-Allege-Union-Busting-Toxic-Work-Environment/

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News Beep Mar 25

‘Toronto is ready,’ BMO Field’s million-dollar upgrades are complete for the World Cup; here’s what it looks like

What to know BMO Field has completed a $158-million overhaul, adding upgraded broadcast tech, a new FIFA-standard pitch,…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/451498/

Mathrubhumi English Mar 25

Kylian Mbappe reportedly suffered a misdiagnosis after wrong leg scan, raising concerns, though he insists he is fully fit. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/sports/football/kylian-mbappe-injury-misdiagnosis-wrong-leg-scan-real-madrid-world-cup-iunh44ie?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Mbappe #Misdiagnosis #WorldCup2026 #FIFAWorldCup2026 #FootballNews

Pascal Leinert Mar 21

Ich höre davon zum ersten Mal. Was für ein Bullshit ist das? Selbst als Fußballmuffel bekomme ich Party Stimmung von #WM Songs. Von diesem schlafe ich eher ein.

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