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June 16, 2014
Jess Walter
Pepe Kicks Those He's Already Downed
The Portuguese defender's history of violence
June 12, 2014
Jess Walter
The Real Reason There Were No American Players on the 'Most Compelling Players' List
June 11, 2014
Jess Walter
Why Cameroon Will Beat Mexico on Friday
The Lions' secret advantage: the spirit of the oldest player to ever score in a World Cup
June 10, 2014
Joseph O'Neill, David Winner, Aleksandar Hemon, Karl Ove Knausgaard, Alex Bellos, Jess Walter, Rabih Alameddine, Tom Rachman, Laurent Dubois, Geoff Dyer, Supriya Nair
Eleven Writers and Intellectuals on the World Cup's Most Compelling Characters

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