Soccer-Orange balloon gives US World Cup camp a soaring symbol in Irvine

By Rory Carroll IRVINE, California, June 24 (Reuters) - Long before visitors reach the United States' World Cup base camp in ...

USMNT leave their base camp in Irvine, a pocket of the U.S. isolated from World Cup fever

The USMNT have found pristine pitches and peaceful preparation in Southern California, but the suburban bubble of Irvine is ...

‘It gives people pride’ - A balloon, a military base and a displaced club: How Irvine became the USMNT’s unlikely World Cup home

For the next few weeks, the U.S. will be based in Orange County, but the process of getting them there took years ...

'Every team does it': How World Cup sides thwart opponents' spy efforts

Soccer is full of people who are either (A) spying on someone; (B) actively worried that someone is spying on them; or (C) both. So how do they stop it?