T he World Cup is nearly here! But so far, at least, no one seems all that excited. It wasn’t supposed to be this way. The ...

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A scholar specializing in soccer explains why he believes this World Cup is debasing the world's secular religion.

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In English, it’s called the World Cup, but I prefer the stirring names by which it’s known in other European ...

On a balmy evening in April, the small volunteer staff of Golden Goal—a one-off print magazine and website created to explore some of the World Cup’s many political and financial complexities—gathered ...