Matt Turner's #Thanksgiving usually involves turkey dinner and all the trimmings with his family back in Park Ridge, New Jersey, but this year will be a little different reut.rs/3EUyyNR 1/5
While the United States shuts down for the festivities, goalkeeper Turner and his U.S. teammates will be busy preparing for their showdown with England at the World Cup in Qatar 2/5
Meanwhile, back on U.S. turf, President Joe Biden, pardoned two turkeys from North Carolina named Chocolate and Chip on Monday, sparing them from Thanksgiving dinner tables reut.rs/3gy0kr7 3/5
U.S. airlines and airports also prepared for a surge in passengers over the holiday, with the number of travelers expected to hit the highest level in three years. Air travel has recovered to about 99% of the 2019 levels, travel group AAA estimates reut.rs/3EDjkfV 4/5
And in New York, people gathered around for the 96th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan reut.rs/3ibTSqf 5/5
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Iran's national soccer team sang their national anthem at their second #FIFAWorldCup match against Wales after having refrained from doing so in their opening game earlier this week in apparent support for protesters back home reut.rs/3GN4I05 1/5
Loud jeers were heard from Iranian supporters as the anthem played, with the team singing quietly.
The team went on to win 2-0, prompting euphoric celebrations outside the stadium where government supporters tried to drown out chants by its opponents after the game 2/5
Ahead of the match, several fans said security had prevented them or friends from taking symbols of support for the protesters into the stadium.
One said he was detained. Another said security forces made him take off a T-shirt declaring 'Women, Life, Freedom' 3/5
Saudi Arabia notched one of the biggest shocks in #FIFAWorldCup history with a 2-1 win over Lionel Messi's Argentina thanks to a scintillating second half comeback reut.rs/3U4068F 1/6
On his fifth and final quest for the only major trophy to elude him, the 35-year-old Messi scored a 10th minute penalty in a dominant first half display where he and Lautaro Martinez also had three goals disallowed for offside 2/6
But Saudi Arabia, the second-lowest ranked team in the tournament after Ghana, threw caution to the wind at the start of the second half, charging at Argentina's defense in front of a frenzied crowd of 88,012 people 3/6
The captains of England, Wales, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany and Denmark have backed down on wearing 'OneLove' armbands at the #FIFAWorldCup under pressure from FIFA, the associations said in a joint statement reut.rs/3EnqMvn 1/5
FIFA has threatened to issue yellow cards to any player wearing the multi-colored armband which was introduced to show solidarity with the LGBT+ community 2/5
England captain Harry Kane spoke on Sunday of his desire to wear the armband in Monday's Group B opener against Iran. #ENGIRN
FIFA's move attracted swift and scathing criticism from groups representing the LGBT+ community 3/5
The #FIFAWorldCup kicks off in Qatar in a high-stakes event for the country which has faced a barrage of criticism including over human rights as it stakes its reputation on delivering a smooth tournament.
The #FIFAWorldCup ceremony kicks off in the Al Bayt stadium in Qatar ahead of the first match between the hosts and Ecuador
In a show of solidarity, Saudi Arabia's crown prince and the presidents of Egypt, Turkey and Algeria, as well as the United Nations Secretary-General, are among leaders at the opening ceremony
Alcoholic beer will not be sold at Qatar's #FIFAWorldCup stadiums, world soccer governing body FIFA said, a last minute reversal which raised questions among some supporters about the host country's ability to deliver on promises to fans reut.rs/3TMsZ9y 1/5
The announcement comes two days before Sunday's kickoff of the #FIFAWorldCup, the first to be held in a conservative Muslim country with strict controls on alcohol, the consumption of which is banned in public 2/5
England's Football Supporters' Association said the decision raises concerns about Qatar's ability to fulfil its promises to visiting fans.
For years, Qatar's tournament organizers have said that alcohol would be widely accessible to fans at the tournament 3/5
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to hold that influential post, says she will step down as the Democratic leader in the chamber a day after Republicans secured a narrow majority following the midterm elections reut.rs/3TJWyZa
Pelosi wraps up a long congressional leadership career in which she was the only woman to serve in the powerful House speaker post, showed an ability to pass major legislation, united fractious fellow Democrats and challenged the world's most powerful men reut.rs/3V1jrsc