soccer

Turkey’s soccer-obsessed president is engaging in a last-ditch effort to help his party hold on to power in Istanbul. Can Ekrem Imamoglu beat him at his own game?

The separatist territory sandwiched between Moldova and Ukraine has long thrived on porous frontiers and Russian backing, but Kiev has changed its tune and might be dragging it back toward the West.

Hateful chants were notably absent when Tottenham played Ajax—but opponents of the two self-proclaimed Jewish teams routinely pelt them with neo-Nazi slogans.

By allowing a refugee soccer player to remain stranded in Thailand, soccer’s governing body is scoring another own goal.

Two U.S. special operations airmen recall the ordeal.

The national soccer team celebrated its strong World Cup showing alongside a singer who glorifies the country’s fascist past. But it shouldn’t have come as a surprise.

Symbols have power, even in soccer. Just ask Croatia.

Russia could have done something to prevent sexual exploitation of foreign women during the World Cup. It chose not to.

On our podcast, how a country scores two goals in the soccer tournament and finds redemption.

With so much political, social, and financial capital invested in its national squad, why can’t Turkey qualify for a World Cup?

China's team is a national embarrassment — but the party chairman has big plans for the game.

Serbia’s nationalist soccer fans hoped to restore their national pride by beating a Swiss team led by Kosovar stars. Instead, the Kosovo-born Xherdan Shaqiri handed them a humiliating defeat.

The joint 2026 World Cup is yet another sign that Canada, Mexico, and the United States are becoming increasingly culturally and economically interdependent.

Former AC Milan striker George Weah is revered in soccer-obsessed West Africa, but can he convince Liberians he’s smart enough for the top job?

Rafa Marquez, Mexico’s captain, allegedly linked to Flores narco ring.

Despite calls for it to remain intact, FIFA has dismantled its anti-racism task force.

Ninety-four soccer officials, including referees, have been purged in the wake of a coup attempt in Turkey.

Nine days ago, Alexander Shprygin was kicked out of France. Today, he was there to see Russia play Wales.

When riot police, casual racism, and small-scale arson are part of an average weekend game, is it any wonder that Russian soccer fans’ trip to France turned ugly?

The Kremlin says France's detention of a busload of suspected hooligans is discriminatory.