FIFA Is Corrupt (Just Like Everything Else in Sports) FIFA Is Corrupt (Just Like Everything Else in Sports)
Americans want to believe that sports are the last remaining venue for honest competition—but we’ve known otherwise for years.
May 29, 2015 / Blog / William Greider
Sepp Blatter Re-Elected Just In Time for the Women’s World Cup Sepp Blatter Re-Elected Just In Time for the Women’s World Cup
Sepp Blatter's unreconstructed sexism is a slap in the face to everyone who supports women's soccer.
May 29, 2015 / Blog / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
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 / Blog / Dave Zirin
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 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Montreal: Adopted Home of Jackie Robinson, John Carlos, and Now Michael Sam Montreal: Adopted Home of Jackie Robinson, John Carlos, and Now Michael Sam
Michael Sam’s need to sign with the Canadian Football League’s Montral franchise shames the NFL but could be the perfect place for Sam to show what he can do.
May 26, 2015 / Blog / Dave Zirin
An NBA Player Is Missing the Playoffs Because the NYPD Broke His Leg—Why the Sports-Media Silence? An NBA Player Is Missing the Playoffs Because the NYPD Broke His Leg—Why the Sports-Media Silence?
A key NBA playoff performer has his leg broken amidst a national movement on police violence and the sports media—for once—have little to say.
May 22, 2015 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Having a Wedding? A Sweet 16? Consider One of Brazil’s World Cup Stadiums! Having a Wedding? A Sweet 16? Consider One of Brazil’s World Cup Stadiums!
Who could have predicted that Brazil’s World Cup buildup would have disastrous results—other than everyone not financially vested in its success?
May 19, 2015 / Blog / Dave Zirin
It’s Not Tom Brady We Should Be Worried About—It’s Roger Goodell It’s Not Tom Brady We Should Be Worried About—It’s Roger Goodell
If Roger Goodell believes that all documents should be disclosed, let’s start with the ones he is holding under lock and key.
May 15, 2015 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Why Are We Paying the NFL to Help the Pentagon Recruit Troops? Why Are We Paying the NFL to Help the Pentagon Recruit Troops?
NFL owners using our tax dollars to salute the troops? It’s even worse than that.
May 13, 2015 / Blog / Dave Zirin
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 / Blog / Dave Zirin