Football provides a way for unpopular elites to build political capital – but also creates space for citizens to voice dissent.
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Participating in fantasy sports should be a fun hobby, and for the most part, it is. But when your virtual soccer team takes over your life, it might be time to reassess.
Black footballers in the game are given lower scores for technical or cognitive ability than white players.
ESPN commentators avoided speculation and struck a compassionate tone.
Pelé’s death in December saw the world mourn one of football’s all time greats, but his contributions to the business of football were by no means less great.
L'époque où l'on accueillait des méga-événements sportifs parce qu'ils augmentaient le tourisme est peut-être révolue.
Disruptions to the electrical signals that control a person’s heartbeat are dangerous, no matter the cause. A heart doctor explains the biology of cardiac arrest and what might have happened on the field.
Pelé become a symbol of the Black diaspora, a pan-African reference point and cosmopolitan icon.
Despite being 25 years old, the Dixon-Coles model is still the gold standard of football prediction
The Brazilian soccer great died on Dec. 29, 2022, at the age of 82. His record as a goal-scorer – and the delight he gave millions – means he will go down as one of the greatest.
While Sanders deftly played the game of Black respectability politics during his short tenure, Jackson State had motives of its own when it hired the former NFL star.
A scholar of Middle Eastern cultural traditions explains the history and significance of the bisht.
Should he stay or should he go now?
Some key winners have emerged off the field.
During the 2022 FIFA World Cup, many highlighted the controversial and politicized climate of the tournament, but sport and politics are rarely, if ever, separable.
Some Premier League players may only have mere days to recover from the World Cup before returning to regular season play.
Football is one of the hardest sports to predict – but there are some fascinating geographical clues when we look at the latitudes of past performers and their ultimate success.
After Brazil’s exit, who might be on course to win in 2022? Experts crunch 150 years of big data to predict the winner.
Starry-eyed claims such as “the World Cup brings down cultural barriers” simply do not stand up to scrutiny.
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