It was a great tournament. But the malign influence of Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino was inescapable.

Trump accidentally revealed his real height while crashing Spain’s World Cup victory celebration.

Donald Trump presented Spain’s World Cup team with the trophy ... and then refused to leave.

Donald Trump’s meddling turned out to be all for naught.

The tournament had weathered a series of scandals related to the current administration. Now, a red card reversal threatens to upend it.

The appeal requests are pouring in after FIFA lifted the red card ban on Team USA’s star player, Folarin Balogun.

“I’m good at this stuff,” Trump said, following FIFA’s decision to rescind the red card given to Team USA star Folarin Balogun.

Donald Trump appears to have intervened to increase the U.S.’s odds of defeating Belgium.

The debacle on the National Mall captures an administration in free fall—and a president who is only interested in celebrating himself.

The team can now enter the U.S. a day before their matches, but they still face a ton of restrictions.

The so-called “sports president” has been a major vibe-killer lately.

The U.S. forced the Iranian team to leave the country immediately after the conclusion of its Monday night game against New Zealand.

As players and fans arrive in an unfriendly United States for the quadrennial soccer spectacle, civil society organizations are mounting an effort to keep visitors safe.

Science blames the scorching hot temperatures on global warming, but will sports reporters make the climate connection?

The tournament, which starts on Thursday, has already been defined by greed and xenophobia. But there’s still something beautiful worth celebrating.

The country abruptly lost its FIFA ticket allotment.

Omar Artan was set to become the first Somali to officiate a World Cup match. He was denied entry to the United States on Monday at Miami International Airport.

Can soccer still unite people across borders, class, and cultures in an increasingly authoritarian world?

Los Angeles organizers have indicated that they have received no guarantees that immigration agents won’t harass or detain traveling fans.

The life of FIFA’s founder shows that global soccer’s governing organization’s willingness to embrace brutal regimes was baked in from the start.