FIFA

What to Watch on Streaming This Week: November 25-December 1

By Laura Babiak

Fifa 23 Adds Ted Lasso to Game Play — If You Can Find Him

By Harold Goldberg

TOPSHOT - France's goalkeeper Hugo Lloris (L) smiles and holds the trophy next to France's coach Didier Deschamps as they arrive for a reception at the Elysee Presidential Palace on July 16, 2018 in Paris after French players won the Russia 2018 World Cup final football match. - France celebrated their second World Cup win 20 years after their maiden triumph on July 15, 2018, overcoming a passionate Croatia side 4-2 in one of the most gripping finals in recent history.

ISIS Spent Months Pushing Jihadist World Cup Attacks. Here’s Why They Failed.

By Bridget Johnson

The ticket price for the 2018 World Cup is the highest in the tournament's history.

30 Years of World Cup Tickets: Final Match Entry Price Skyrocketed 650%

By Sissi Cao

AI Disagrees With Humans About Who Will Win the 2018 World Cup

By Neel V. Patel

Masoud Shojaei, one of the players Iran banned.

International Humiliation Is in Store for Iran After Banning Two Soccer Players

By Micah Halpern

Men and women wearing traditional Qatari clothing visit the waterfront along the Persian Gulf across from new, budding financial district skyscrapers on October 24, 2011 in Doha, Qatar. Qatar will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup football competition and is slated to tackle a variety of infrastructure projects, including the construction of new stadiums.

Unholy Alliance: How the 2022 World Cup Brought the Clintons and Qatar Together

By Michael Sainato

The Russian Federation's national flag (C) is hoisted during the welcoming ceremonies of the delegations ahead of the Sochi Winter Olympics, on February 5, 2014 at the Amphitheatre Square in Sochi. The opening ceremony of the Sochi Olympic Winter will take place on February 7, 2014. AFP PHOTO / ANDREJ ISAKOVIC (Photo credit should read ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images)

Dope-Dealing Russia Should Be Banned From the Olympics for a Decade

By Brent Budowsky

Members of the University of Mary Washington Women's Soccer team practice April 16, 2015 at the University of Mary Washington, a coed school and Division III member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, hosted by Canada, will be held from June 6th to July 5th. AFP PHOTO/BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI

Why Isn’t Google Running Its Women’s World Cup Doodle in the USA? [UPDATED]

By Brady Dale

SAN DIEGO, CA - JANUARY 16: Mitt Romney speaks to fellow Republicans at a dinner during the Republican National Committee's Annual Winter Meeting aboard the USS Midway on January 16, 2015 in San Diego, California. Romney is contemplating a possible 2016 presidential run. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images)

Waiting for Mitt Romney: The Fixer Could Tame FIFA (and Maybe the U.S.)

By Bernie Quigley

What Disgraced FIFA President Sepp Blatter Can Learn From Lance Armstrong

By Peggy Drexler

FIFA president Sepp Blatter holds a press conference at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich on March 20, 2015 at the end of a two-day meeting to decide the dates of the 2022 World Cup football tournament in Qatar. AFP PHOTO / MICHAEL BUHOLZER (Photo credit should read MICHAEL BUHOLZER/AFP/Getty Images) NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 24: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the 69th United Nations General Assembly at United Nations Headquarters on September 24, 2014 in New York City. The annual event brings political leaders from around the globe together to report on issues meet and look for solutions. This year's General Assembly has highlighted the problem of global warming and how countries need to strive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Will the UN Be the Next FIFA?

By The Editors

Who’s to Blame for FIFA Arrests? Jews, of Course.

By Jonathan Greenberg

FIFA Arrests Cause the Internet to Go Mental

By Nick Mangione

Marina Abramović Makes Movie for Shoe Company, Ruins Performance Art Forever

By Nate Freeman

There Is A World Cup of Hashtags, and the U.S. Isn't Even Winning That

By Sage Lazzaro

World Cup Opponents Hack NY Board of Elections Website

By Elizabeth Coscia

Presidential Soccer: Bill Clinton Joins New York’s Most Eclectic Board

By Micah Kelber

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FIFA

What to Watch on Streaming This Week: November 25-December 1

Fifa 23 Adds Ted Lasso to Game Play — If You Can Find Him

ISIS Spent Months Pushing Jihadist World Cup Attacks. Here’s Why They Failed.

30 Years of World Cup Tickets: Final Match Entry Price Skyrocketed 650%

AI Disagrees With Humans About Who Will Win the 2018 World Cup

International Humiliation Is in Store for Iran After Banning Two Soccer Players

Unholy Alliance: How the 2022 World Cup Brought the Clintons and Qatar Together

Dope-Dealing Russia Should Be Banned From the Olympics for a Decade

Why Isn’t Google Running Its Women’s World Cup Doodle in the USA? [UPDATED]

Waiting for Mitt Romney: The Fixer Could Tame FIFA (and Maybe the U.S.)

What Disgraced FIFA President Sepp Blatter Can Learn From Lance Armstrong

Will the UN Be the Next FIFA?

Who’s to Blame for FIFA Arrests? Jews, of Course.

FIFA Arrests Cause the Internet to Go Mental

Marina Abramović Makes Movie for Shoe Company, Ruins Performance Art Forever

World Cup Opponents Hack NY Board of Elections Website

Presidential Soccer: Bill Clinton Joins New York’s Most Eclectic Board

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