List of Sports articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 You’ll Never Guess Which Country Is Trying to Get Good at Hockey
In an effort to strengthen its 2022 Winter Olympic bid, China is trying to get good at hockey.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Did Germany Send RPGs to Saudi Arabia in Order to Win the World Cup?
A German press report alleges widespread corruption in securing the 2006 tournament.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Qatar Claims No Migrant Workers Have Died for the World Cup. Could That Be True?
Allegations of corruption at the highest levels of FIFA has put the spotlight on the 2022 World Cup host's human rights record.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The FBI’s Probe Into the Russian and Qatari World Cups Could Undermine FIFA Reform
A U.S.-led probe into FIFA could cement many of the bad behaviors allowed by Sepp Blatter.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 In Soccer, It’s Not Over Until After It’s Over
Sure, Sepp Blatter has stepped down — but will that actually change anything for FIFA?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 FIFA Chief Sepp Blatter Resigns as U.S. Investigation Closes In
FIFA president Sepp Blatter stuns the footballing world by resigning his post.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Blatter Control: FIFA Head Wins New Term Despite Corruption Probe
A U.S. bribery probe can't bring down the most powerful man in international sports.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 FIFA’s Emperor Doesn’t Seem to Mind He Has No Clothes
FIFA chief Sepp Blatter doesn't seem very concerned about the bribery investigation that could knock him from the top of world sport.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Russia: U.S. FIFA Investigation Is Illegal, Extraterritorial Use of Law
Less than 24 hours after U.S. and Swiss authorities unveiled a sweeping investigation into corruption at the highest ranks of FIFA, including how the 2018 World Cup was awarded to Russia, Moscow is hitting back.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 With FIFA Indictment, U.S. Takes Aim at Russian and Qatari World Cups
The United States is taking aim at future World Cups in Russia and Qatar.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Will FIFA’s Sepp Blatter Be Shown the Red Card?
As corruption indictments swirl, soccer’s governing body prepares for a vote of confidence in its CEO.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Senate Hawks Want a FIFA President Who’s Less Into Russia
Their main complaint: Swiss-born Blatter’s support for Russia’s hosting of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, “despite Russia’s ongoing violations of Ukraine’s territorial integrity.”
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why Soccer’s Strongman Is a Bad Role Model for the World
FIFA's imperious president, Sepp Blatter, is poised to win a fifth term using the playbook of the world’s slickest dictators.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Faster, Higher, More Oppressive
International mega-sporting events like the Olympics have become the playthings of authoritarian regimes. Is it too late to shine the spotlight on human rights abuses?
