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Soccer Legend Urges French to Withdraw Bank Money
The former soccer star Eric Cantona is beloved for his dazzling feats on the pitch and became a... MORE
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Red Sox Owners Go to Bat for Liverpool Soccer
The Americans who own the Red Sox buy a cherished English soccer team, with fans who could teach... MORE
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Fire the Foreign Coaches
Even before the World Cup ended, the recriminations had begun in countries whose soccer federations... MORE
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Why Jihadists Love the World Cup
You’d expect that jihadists—whose strict Islamist worldview proscribes music, women’s education,... MORE
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Soccer Is Not A National Metaphor
The temptation has proved irresistible during the World Cup to see soccer teams as metaphors for... MORE
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The Mysterious World Cup Fans From North Korea
They're said to be migrant laborers from Namibia, but they're not.... MORE
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Will Soccer Finally Eclipse Cricket in India?
Poverty-stricken nations are supposed to be breeding grounds for soccer hysteria.... MORE
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Algeria, France's Other National Soccer Team
The widely despised French national soccer team will slink home after disgracing itself at the... MORE
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Mexico's World Cup Mission: Outlast the Americans
Countries with great soccer teams--like Germany or England--expect nothing less than from their... MORE
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The World Cup's Bad Influence
Some concessions to 'futebol' in Brazil are to be expected.... MORE
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Why the Olympics and Other Sports Cause Conflict
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My Turn: Being Obama's Brother
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