List of Sports articles
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Sergei Chirikov / AFP / Getty Images Russian Soccer’s Russian Problem
Are its players getting fat on too much home cooking?
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AFP / Getty Images 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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Yoshikazu Tsuno / AFP / Getty Images 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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Jean-Pierre Clatot / AFP / Getty Images No Passage Through the Alps
For Switzerland’s stars, playing in France is a big non-non.
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Pablo Porciuncula / AFP / Getty Images 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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Martin Bernetti / AFP / Getty Images Post-Colonialism on the Pitch
When former colonies face off against their ex-oppressors.
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Raphael Alves / AFP / Getty Images Is Playing Soccer in Manaus Worth $800,000 per Minute?
Brazil’s new jungle stadium is days away from becoming a white elephant.
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Javier Soriano / AFP / Getty Images Soccer’s Biggest Headache
Why isn't anyone at the World Cup talking about concussions?
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Diptendu Dutta / AFP / Getty Images Sex, Samba, Soccer, and… Sustainability?
Brand Brazil can win this World Cup even if Team Brazil doesn't.
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Janek Skarzynski / AFP / Getty Images The Atlantic Ocean Local Derby
Move over, Putin -- America’s real rival is Ghana.
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Jewel Samad / AFP / Getty Images The World Cup’s Known Unknowns
Even in the Information Age, there are unknown quantities in Brazil.
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Glyn Kirk / AFP / Getty Images Just Another Nigerian Scam?
Corruption, fraud, and match-fixing all go together in Africa’s biggest oil pit.
