“This Is Historic”: FIFA and UEFA Presidents Are Accused of Aiding Israel’s War Crimes “This Is Historic”: FIFA and UEFA Presidents Are Accused of Aiding Israel’s War Crimes
A coming filing with the ICC accuses FIFA’s Gianni Infantino and UEFA’s Aleksander Čeferin of crimes against humanity for their financial support of settlement clubs.
Dec 10, 2025 / Dave Zirin and Chuck Modiano
FIFA Kisses Up to Trump With a “Peace Prize” FIFA Kisses Up to Trump With a “Peace Prize”
With the world’s soccer fans watching, Gianni Infantino, the great toady to the globe’s oligarchs, handed a made-up award to the increasingly violent US president.
Dec 5, 2025 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
The Inexplicable Logic of Contact Sports The Inexplicable Logic of Contact Sports
In The Season, Helen Garner considers the zeal and irrationality of fandom and her country’s favorite pastime, Australian rules football.
Nov 26, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Mikaela Dery
Sports Media Has Forgotten About CTE Even After Player Deaths Sports Media Has Forgotten About CTE Even After Player Deaths
The NFL season has been rife with tragedy—not that the league or its media partners have noticed.
Nov 18, 2025 / Dave Zirin
Above All, the NBA Will Protect the Gambling Industry Above All, the NBA Will Protect the Gambling Industry
In the face of betting scandals, the NBA will do anything—except endanger the gambling apps sucking dry the league’s most vulnerable fans.
Nov 6, 2025 / Dave Zirin
“The Occupation Kills Everything, Including Athletes” “The Occupation Kills Everything, Including Athletes”
Mustafa Tafesh and Ashraf Murad, members of the Palestine National Baseball Team, are just two of 800 athletes who have been killed during Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
Oct 13, 2025 / StudentNation / Khadeejah Khan
Zohran Mamdani Is Right to Call Out FIFA. But He Doesn't Go Far Enough. Zohran Mamdani Is Right to Call Out FIFA. But He Doesn't Go Far Enough.
Mamdani is right to hold FIFA accountable for fleecing its fans. But cheaper prices won’t matter if you end up in the back of an unmarked van.
Oct 10, 2025 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
The NFL Is Trump’s America—and It’s Invading Ireland The NFL Is Trump’s America—and It’s Invading Ireland
The league is not coming to Dublin to plant a tree. It is coming to plant a flag.
Sep 22, 2025 / Dave Zirin
Why Is MLB in Chicago Acquiescing to Trump? Why Is MLB in Chicago Acquiescing to Trump?
Trump is threatening to occupy Chicago while the Cubs are feting the far right.
Sep 10, 2025 / Dave Zirin and Gus O’Connor
Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale Belong in the Labor Movement Hall of Fame Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale Belong in the Labor Movement Hall of Fame
In the mid-1960s, the two pitchers inspired major league ballplayers to build a union and challenge the owners’ stranglehold on their lives, pay, and working conditions.
Sep 1, 2025 / Peter Dreier