World Cup

Sports

Down Goes Brown’s Grab Bag: The (Mostly) Good World Cup Overtime Rules, and John Tortorella Outrage

09.09.16

By Sean McIndoe
Food

The Hot Dog Vendor Who Tasted These Top Chefs’ Fancy Wieners Was Unimpressed

09.09.16

By Lars Roest-Madsen
Sports

Gabriel Jesus Scores Twice as Brazil Begins to Right the Ship

09.02.16

By Leander Schaerlaeckens
Sports

Nazis, Thieves, and a Dog Named Pickles: The Unsolved Mystery of the First World Cup Trophy

08.19.16

By Keph Senett
Travel

What Will Olympic Tourism Mean for Rio’s Favelas?

08.03.16

By Angela Almeida and John Surico
Sports

The Global Game: Is Exporting Players the Key to National Team Success?

07.08.16

By Daniel Vincent
Sports

Remembering Bruno, the Problem Bear That Overshadowed the 2006 World Cup

07.08.16

By Brian Blickenstaff
Sports

No Era Penal: Two Years Ago A Mexican Hero Was Born and He’s Been Fighting the Good Fight Ever Since

06.29.16

By Sean Newell
Music

A Love Letter to “Three Lions,” the National Anthem of Hope and Despair

06.10.16

By Ryan Bassil
Pulse

Sepp Blatter and Two Top FIFA Officials Paid Themselves $80 Million, Investigation Reveals

06.03.16

By Reuters and VICE News
Music

Meet the Illustrator Behind The Cover of the 1982 Dub Reggae Classic ‘Scientist Wins the World Cup’

05.18.16

By Tim Scott
Sports

The Soap Opera Actress Who Captured Chuck Blazer’s Heart

04.15.16

By Mary Papenfuss and Teri Thompson

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