Soccer

FIFA President Sepp Blatter pauses during a news conference at FIFA headquarters.

Sepp Blatter’s Shocking End Sepp Blatter’s Shocking End

Sepp Blatter’s reign of error is over. But speculation about his and FIFA’s future has just begun.

Jun 2, 2015 / Dave Zirin

Will the FIFA Raids Scuttle the Vote to Suspend Israeli Soccer?

Will the FIFA Raids Scuttle the Vote to Suspend Israeli Soccer? Will the FIFA Raids Scuttle the Vote to Suspend Israeli Soccer?

The future of the planned FIFA vote on Israeli soccer’s future may be in peril but it may have received an unexpected boost.

May 28, 2015 / Dave Zirin

Down Goes FIFA! Down Goes FIFA!

Down Goes FIFA! Down Goes FIFA! Down Goes FIFA! Down Goes FIFA!

The dramatic arrests of leading FIFA officials are the tip of the iceberg. This could be the beginning of the end for the soccer federation in its current form.

May 27, 2015 / Dave Zirin

Israel and Palestine Agree: Keep Politics Out of Soccer

Israel and Palestine Agree: Keep Politics Out of Soccer Israel and Palestine Agree: Keep Politics Out of Soccer

The sentiment of keeping sports and politics seperate unites the soccer leaders in Israel and Palestine. Tragically, they both mean profoundly different things.

May 11, 2015 / Dave Zirin

Beyond the Ball: How Colombia’s Indigenous Peoples are Betting Their Future on Soccer

Beyond the Ball: How Colombia’s Indigenous Peoples are Betting Their Future on Soccer Beyond the Ball: How Colombia’s Indigenous Peoples are Betting Their Future on Soccer

On the field at the most ambitious indigenous sporting event in Colombian history.

May 8, 2015 / Steven Cohen

The Debt Owed to Eduardo Galeano

The Debt Owed to Eduardo Galeano The Debt Owed to Eduardo Galeano

Eduardo Galeano taught us not to be embarrassed for refusing to acclimate to the horrors of the present.

Apr 13, 2015 / Dave Zirin

Defeat: Major League Soccer Players Union Scores an Own Goal

Defeat: Major League Soccer Players Union Scores an Own Goal Defeat: Major League Soccer Players Union Scores an Own Goal

Players, fans and the long-term success of MLS lose in the new collective bargaining agreement. It didn’t have to end this way.

Mar 5, 2015 / Dave Zirin

Can Players Win a Strike Against Major League Soccer?

Can Players Win a Strike Against Major League Soccer? Can Players Win a Strike Against Major League Soccer?

MLS players are unified and willing to strike. But they cannot win this without support.

Feb 25, 2015 / Dave Zirin

After 86 Years the Palestinian National Soccer Team Finally Arrives

After 86 Years the Palestinian National Soccer Team Finally Arrives After 86 Years the Palestinian National Soccer Team Finally Arrives

The success of the Palestinian national soccer team has always been about more than wins and losses.

Jan 15, 2015 / Shireen Ahmed and Dave Zirin

FIFA Denies Women’s World Cup Players an Equal Playing Field—Literally

FIFA Denies Women’s World Cup Players an Equal Playing Field—Literally FIFA Denies Women’s World Cup Players an Equal Playing Field—Literally

A bafflingly sexist move could scar the 2015 Women's World Cup.

Oct 31, 2014 / Dave Zirin

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