Joseph Swide
This Soccer Team Is on a U.S. Government Blacklist for Its Ties to Narco-Trafficking
One of Colombia's main pipelines of soccer talent has long been associated with one of the country's most dangerous cartels, and the U.S. has finally taken notice.
F.C. United of Manchester: The Soccer Team Run by the People for the People
Drawing on Manchester's long history of political radicalism, F.C. United of Manchester is daring to build a team that ignores the model of their money-obsessed peers.
James Rodriguez, Envigado F.C., and the Long Shadow of Pablo Escobar
More than two decades after the death of cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar, Colombia and its soccer tradition is entering a new era—even as Escobar's influence remains visible.
The Hague, Croatian Nightclubs, Embezzlement, And Biggie Smalls: The Dario Saric Saga
Dario Saric's journey to the NBA came with a family crisis, agent drama, and several false starts, but that's not even the half of it.
