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Soccer
July 5, 2018
Eve Fairbanks
The World in a World Cup
If soccer is a window into human nature, why is it so hard to apply its insights to everyday life?
June 13, 2018
Emma Scornavacchi
Amidst a war of words, North America wins the 2026 World Cup.
June 5, 2018
Ross Kenneth Urken
Playing Geopolitics With the World Cup
Russia's new stadium in Kaliningrad sends a message, backed up by war games.
May 7, 2018
Patrick Keddie
Understanding Authoritarianism Through Soccer
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was once an athlete. Now, he uses sport for his own purposes—even as fans use it to express dissent.
December 15, 2017
Steven Cohen
FIFA’s Dirty Wars
A corruption trial in Brooklyn reveals the deep connections between the old dictatorships of Latin America and soccer’s global governing body.
September 26, 2016
Anakwa Dwamena
Good news: FIFA has ended racism.
July 6, 2016
Steven Cohen
Lionel Messi’s bad boy makeover is complete.
June 15, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Euro 2016 has been pretty great so far.
June 10, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
This Is England: What Euro 2016 Means for a Country on the Brink
May 27, 2016
Elaine Teng
Atlético Madrid could deliver this season’s second fairytale.
May 23, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
The concept of Manchester United has lost all meaning.
May 3, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
The Economist
is wrong.
May 2, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Leicester wins the Premier League! Thank you ... Chelsea?
April 29, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
How did Leicester pull off its fairy-tale season? All the other teams are bad.
April 13, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Watch this cute little Frenchman kick Barcelona out of the Champions League.
April 5, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
The sad story of Fernando Torres.
March 31, 2016
Elaine Teng
Spending nine months in the womb with a woman doesn’t mean you’re not sexist, Landon Donovan.
March 31, 2016
Adam Peck
U.S. soccer’s biggest stars are filing a federal wage discrimination complaint.
March 29, 2016
Alex Shephard
The U.S. men’s soccer team is on the brink.
March 28, 2016
Elaine Teng
The former president of Honduras has admitted to taking bribes in the FIFA scandal.
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