List of Sports articles
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Ian Walton / Dimitar Dilkoff / AFP / Getty Images 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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Clive Rose / Michael Steele / Warren Little / Getty Images Sport Latin America Leads the Way
Africa was supposed to be the next hotbed of world soccer. It’s not.
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Dave Sandford / Getty Images Sport T-Rex vs. Navy SEAL
Why innovation-driven Chile might be just the team to beat old-school Brazil.
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Martin Bernetti / AFP / Getty Images Group Stage Wrap: The GNOE Returns
Our nothing-to-do-with-soccer World Cup predictor was, ahem, quite profitable.
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Martin Rose / Getty Images Sport 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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Marcus Brandt / AFP / Getty Images The Game Theory of the Game
When the United States meets Germany, will either side try to win?
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Michael Brown / Getty Images 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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Richard Heathcote / Getty Images Sport How to Price a Meaningless Match
Why iffy third-round games in the World Cup’s group stage should trade at a discount.
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Damien Meyer / AFP / Getty Images Adapt or Die
National soccer styles still exist. They’re just changing all the time.
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AFP / Getty Images The Game Is the Same
National soccer styles are disappearing -- good riddance?
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AFP / Getty Images 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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FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images 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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Omar Torres / AFP / Getty Images Colombia Comes out of Its Shell
Globalization has benefited its economy and its soccer, but at what cost?
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Clive Brunskill / Getty Images Sport Bosnia Deserved Better
Bosnia and Herzegovina had the hardest road to this World Cup. Their exit was no easier.
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Carl de Souza / AFP / Getty Images American Outcasts
Why can’t American soccer fans get any respect, even in their own country?
