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The Movement To Strip Qatar Of The 2022 World Cup Just Got Its Biggest...
UEFA president Michel Platini told the French newspaper L'Equipe that there should be a re-vote on the 2022 World Cup if bribery allegations are proven true.Platini, who has long been considered the...
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The 6 Best Players At The 2014 World Cup
The 2014 World Cup kicks off on June 12 when the host Brazil takes on Croatia.There's just one week until the opening whistle, and if you haven't been paying attention it's time to get up to speed on...
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Beats Releases 5-Minute-Long World Cup Commercial Featuring Neymar, Lebron,...
Beats by Dre released a five-minute-long World Cup commercial on Wednesday, entitled "The Game Before The Game." The commercial, which is unapologetically over-the-top, begins with Neymar and his...
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Apple's Newest Acquisition, Beats, Has An Epic World Cup Advertisement
There's a new Beats by Dre ad for the upcoming World Cup.The five-minute ad "The Game Before The Game" features a host of famous faces from Brazilian footballer Neymar Jr (and his father) to Lebron...
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17 Reasons Why The Qatar World Cup Is Going To Be A Disaster
After a bombshell report revealed a host of new bribery allegations, momentum to take the 2022 World Cup away from Qatar is growing.Qatar's lack of infrastructure and soccer tradition, combined with...
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FIFA Uses A Horribly Flawed Ranking Formula To Determine The Top Seeds At The...
To determine the eight seeded teams at the 2014 World Cup, FIFA used the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking.This points-based ranking system is oversimplified at best, and horribly flawed at worst. Yet it's...
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Landon Donovan Wants To Watch The World Cup At A Bar With Other Soccer Fans
Landon Donovan has come to grips with being left off the United States World Cup squad and is now trying to decide just how to watch the first World Cup he hasn't participated in since 1998.Donovan was...
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Brazil May Struggle To Keep The Lights On At World Cup
As Brazil gears up for the World Cup beginning June 12, one of the worst droughts in decades is straining the country’s electricity supply, threatening to cause rolling blackouts, and it could force...
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MARIO BALOTELLI: How The Most Interesting Man In Soccer Spends His Millions
Mario Balotelli, the 23-year-old striker who will lead Italy into the 2014 World Cup, has been one of the great joys of following soccer in recent years.He has provided moments of pure genius on the...
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Michael Bradley Is The US World Cup Team's Best Player And Its Only Hope To...
The U.S. men's national team has problems going into the World Cup.The defense is unsettled, with a hole at left back and zero central defenders with World Cup experience.The effectiveness of the...
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Soccer Could Be So Much Better If It Were Run Honestly
The mesmerising wizardry of Lionel Messi and the muscular grace of Cristiano Ronaldo are joys to behold. But for deep-dyed internationalists like this newspaper, the game's true beauty lies in its long...
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Bill Clinton Was So Angry When Qatar Got The 2022 World Cup He Broke A Mirror...
Bill Clinton looked anything but happy as he strode into the Savoy Baur en Ville hotel in Zurich in December 2010. The receptionists could tell he was irritated, but had no idea just how angry he...
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John Oliver Destroys FIFA In Every Way Possible
"Last Week Tonight" host John Oliver did a 13-minute segment on FIFA on his HBO show Sunday night.It was masterful.He touched on nearly every contemporary criticism of the organization, ripping them...
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There's A 140-Minute Taxi Line At A São Paulo Airport After Subway Workers...
Some foreign journalists and fans arriving in São Paulo on Monday for the World Cup are being greeted by a travel nightmare.Amid a strike by metro workers that's wreaking havoc on the city's...
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17-Year-Old Lionel Messi's First Professional Goal Was A Genius Chip Over The...
The World Cup kicks off in Brazil on Thursday, and one of the favorites to win it all is Argentina. La Albiceleste are led by Lionel Messi, one of the greatest and most exciting players to ever step on...
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What Brazil's Brand-New $3.6-Billion World Cup Stadiums Look Like
The construction and renovation of 12 soccer stadiums for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil was plagued by cost overruns, legacy concerns, and missed construction deadlines.There are also questions about...
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Here Are The Favorites To Score The Most Goals In The World Cup
Lionel Messi of Argentina is the betting favorite for top goalscorer at the World Cup in Brazil according to odds at Bovada.lv.Messi is followed by his Barcelona teammate Neymar (Brazil) and Cristiano...
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Nike Releases 5-Minute World Cup Commercial Featuring Animated Ronaldo,...
With just a few days until the start of the 2014 World Cup, build-up to the tournament is crazier than ever. Last week, Beats by Dre released a wild 5-minute commercial featuring a ton of celebrities...
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16 Terms That Will Make You Sound Smart When People Are Talking About The...
The World Cup starts on June 12.Over the next four weeks you may find yourself in a bar or a large group of people, and you may feel the social pressure to say something coherent about the game you are...
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NATE SILVER: Brazil Is The Massive Favorite To Win The World Cup
Brazil are an enormous favorite to win the 2014 World Cup on home turf, according to Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight.com.Silver's model gives Brazil a 45% chance of winning. No other team has greater...
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