‘You have only one lifetime’: Soccer fans take over Boston as World Cup gets underway
State officials expect as many as two million soccer fans from across the world to descend on the region. Find all our World Cup coverage here.
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Bentley University says ‘bienvenue’ to Les Bleus as French soccer team takes up residence
The French team chose the Waltham college to host its World Cup training.
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Saint Michael’s College in Colchester, Vt., is offering deep tuition discounts and launching a new program in emergency services to train EMTs and firefighters.
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