Having a Wedding? A Sweet 16? Consider One of Brazil’s World Cup Stadiums! Having a Wedding? A Sweet 16? Consider One of Brazil’s World Cup Stadiums!
Who could have predicted that Brazil’s World Cup buildup would have disastrous results—other than everyone not financially vested in its success?
May 19, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Israel and Palestine Agree: Keep Politics Out of Soccer Israel and Palestine Agree: Keep Politics Out of Soccer
The sentiment of keeping sports and politics seperate unites the soccer leaders in Israel and Palestine. Tragically, they both mean profoundly different things.
May 11, 2015 / Dave Zirin
A World of Sports Worth Fighting For A World of Sports Worth Fighting For
Competitive athletics are far too important to leave to greedy businessmen and corporations.
Mar 23, 2015 / Feature / Dave Zirin
After 86 Years the Palestinian National Soccer Team Finally Arrives After 86 Years the Palestinian National Soccer Team Finally Arrives
The success of the Palestinian national soccer team has always been about more than wins and losses.
Jan 15, 2015 / Shireen Ahmed and Dave Zirin
FIFA Denies Women’s World Cup Players an Equal Playing Field—Literally FIFA Denies Women’s World Cup Players an Equal Playing Field—Literally
A bafflingly sexist move could scar the 2015 Women's World Cup.
Oct 31, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Why Is the 2022 World Cup Being Held in a Country That Practices Modern-Day Slavery? Why Is the 2022 World Cup Being Held in a Country That Practices Modern-Day Slavery?
Migrant workers subject to the kafala system have little recourse against exploitation and abuse.
Jul 23, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Luis Suárez May Bite, but FIFA Sucks Blood Luis Suárez May Bite, but FIFA Sucks Blood
Suspending Luis Suárez is the right thing to do. But the organization responsible for issuing judgment is absent of moral weight.
Jun 25, 2014 / Dave Zirin
From the World Cup to the Washington Football Team, Indigenous People Fight to Be Seen From the World Cup to the Washington Football Team, Indigenous People Fight to Be Seen
Whether in Brazil or the United States, opponents of Native rights have taken to the tactic of pretending indigenous social justice activists simply do not exist.
Jun 21, 2014 / Dave Zirin