List of Sports articles
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        fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Adapt or Die
National soccer styles still exist. They’re just changing all the time.
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        fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Game Is the Same
National soccer styles are disappearing -- good riddance?
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        fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 C’mon Germany, America Needs a Draw
With all the things the United States has done for Germany, isn’t it time for a little payback?
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        fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 China’s Multibillion-Dollar Pastime
World Cup fever has led to a lucrative sports betting market there, with occasionally deadly outcomes.
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        fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Colombia Comes out of Its Shell
Globalization has benefited its economy and its soccer, but at what cost?
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        fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Bosnia Deserved Better
Bosnia and Herzegovina had the hardest road to this World Cup. Their exit was no easier.
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        fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 American Outcasts
Why can’t American soccer fans get any respect, even in their own country?
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        fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Russian Soccer’s Russian Problem
Are its players getting fat on too much home cooking?
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        fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Does Anyone Remember the AMIA?
Iran may have been behind a deadly bombing in Argentina two decades ago. Now the two countries meet on the pitch.
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        fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Underrated by Design
FIFA's system has made Japan and Korea the sleeper teams in this World Cup -- just like last time.
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        fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 No Passage Through the Alps
For Switzerland’s stars, playing in France is a big non-non.
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        fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 It’s Time to Give Uruguay Some Respect
Uruguay is building an army of talented expats -- and not just in soccer.
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        Jeff Gross/Getty Images The Best Way to Lose
Did Vicente del Bosque plan the perfect defeat for Spain?
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        fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Post-Colonialism on the Pitch
When former colonies face off against their ex-oppressors.
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        fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Is Playing Soccer in Manaus Worth $800,000 per Minute?
Brazil’s new jungle stadium is days away from becoming a white elephant.