List of Sports articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Blame the Foreigner
In soccer, as in politics, plenty of Russians think the root of all evil lies in the West.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Game Rigged From the Top Down
Match-fixing by soccer players is the least of the sport’s problems.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Brazilian Soccer Takes a Tumble
Failure in this year’s biggest club competition shows money isn’t everything.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why Is This World Cup So Awesome?
Hint: It’s the goals. But that's not the whole story.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How the Pivot to Asia Could Ruin American Soccer
German-Americans raised on U.S. bases in soccer’s Fatherland have carried the team to the Round of 16. Can our Asian allies really produce the soccer stars of tomorrow?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Argentina’s Soccer Is More Coherent Than Its Politics
Want to find out what an Argentine politician stands for? Ask him about soccer.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 It’s Okay to Have Mixed Feelings About Luis Suárez
Just like in politics and law, saying otherwise won’t do anyone any good.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Iron Tulip and the Louse
Can Louis van Gaal and Miguel Herrera do a remake of “The Odd Couple” after the World Cup? Please?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Latin America Leads the Way
Africa was supposed to be the next hotbed of world soccer. It’s not.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 T-Rex vs. Navy SEAL
Why innovation-driven Chile might be just the team to beat old-school Brazil.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Group Stage Wrap: The GNOE Returns
Our nothing-to-do-with-soccer World Cup predictor was, ahem, quite profitable.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why Moneyball Doesn’t Work at the World Cup
Forget big data -- measuring performance during this tournament is a losing battle.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Game Theory of the Game
When the United States meets Germany, will either side try to win?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Divided Loyalties in the Home of the Brave
Why do some immigrant soccer fans root for the United States, while others don’t?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How to Price a Meaningless Match
Why iffy third-round games in the World Cup’s group stage should trade at a discount.
