#WorldCup
Politics | Opinion
For The New York Times and The Washington Post, even the World Cup is about the Palestinians
The papers simply can’t let their obsession go.
Politics | Opinion
The Palestinians’ World Cup propaganda victory
The embrace of the Palestinian cause by Morocco’s team and many Arab fans shows the gap between their governments’ appreciation of Israel and popular opinion.
News | Antisemitism Watch
Cultural appropriation and the Jews
Irving, West, the Black Israelites, the Nation of Islam and their ilk have no choice but to demonize the Jews, because Jewish endurance and legitimacy expose the fraud at the heart of their invented identity.
News | Antisemitism Watch
Elder Of Ziyon - Qatar World Cup proves that Arab support for Palestinians is nothing but hate for Israel
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
Politics | Opinion
Qatar’s farcical World Cup begins
Qatar’s censorship on behalf of its Iranian ally aligns with the sly, underhanded manner through which it used its wealth and influence for the purpose of bribing FIFA into awarding Doha the 2022 World Cup, an outcome that former FIFA President Sepp Blatt
Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous
CONFIRMED: Soccer Is the Greatest Threat to Freedom and Democracy
What happened: FIFA, the international soccer federation, refused to let the Danish national team practice in shirts promoting "human rights for all" at the World Cup, which begins later this month in Qatar.
Politics | Leftists Are Insane
Trump Invites Women's Soccer Team to WH, but Adds Special Message for Anti-Anthem Player
After anti-Trump soccer star Megan Rapinoe made her thoughts visiting the White House clear, President Trump responded as only he can.
Politics | Hamas, Gaza & The Palestinian Authority
Israel Says Hamas Tried to Snare Soldiers in World Cup Cyber Trap | Jewish & Israel News Algemeiner.com
Israel‘s military accused the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on Tuesday of trying to hack the mobile phones of Israeli soldiers through...
Sports | Sports
We Timed Every Game. World Cup Stoppage Time Is Wildly Inaccurate.
The second half of Iran and Morocco’s tightly contested group match contained nothing too out of the ordinary by World Cup standards. Each side used all three s…
News | Antisemitism Watch
England fans filmed making Nazi salutes at World Cup
English Football Association says police looking for supporters singing anti-Semitic songs at Volgograd pub ahead of Tunisia match
News | News
World Cup 2018: 7 Jewish stories to watch
From a Jewish football coach and commentators to Israel-based players participating in the games, here is a primer on the competition opening this week
Sports | Mixed Bag
Lindsey Vonn suffers hairline knee fracture in crash in women's Super-G - CNN.com
Top American skier Lindsey Vonn crashed while leading her World Cup event in Andorra and was then taken off the slope on a sled.
Sports | Mixed Bag
United States crush Japan for first WWC title since 1999 - ESPN FC
Carli Lloyd scored a first-half hat trick as the United States crushed Japan for first their WWC title since 1999.
Sports | My Sporting News
With Sepp Blatter out, FIFA should start by stripping Qatar of 2022 World Cup
If FIFA wants to show it's serious about cleaning house in the post-Blatter world, it should start by doing something profound like saving lives.
Sports | Mixed Bag
Only surprise of corrupt, exploitative FIFA is that more weren’t indicted
The world is corrupt, and FIFA, which oversees much more than the World Cup, represents the world.
Sports | Mixed Bag
Swiss open criminal proceedings in 2018, '22 World Cup votes
ZURICH (AP) — Swiss federal prosecutors say they have opened criminal proceedings related to the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. The prosecutors' office says the proceedings are against
Sports | Mixed Bag
US beats Lithuania to reach basketball world final - Yahoo Sports
From Yahoo Sports: Harden scored all of his 16 points in the lopsided third quarter of a near carbon copy of the Americans' quarterfinal victory over Slovenia, when he awoke from a scoreless first half to help turn a close game into a blowout in a split s
Miscellaneous | Miscellanneous Stuff
Top 10 Wrongly Built or Misused Stadiums
It's no secret that World Cups and Olympic Games often leave stadiums where no one needs them, and with Brazil 2014 coming to a close, it's hard not to agree with what many Brazilian protesters have...
Sports | Sports
Animated GIFs of Brazil Fans In Shock And Tears After Germany Demolish Selecao 5-0 In First Half
Brazilian fans were absolutely stunned, shocked and in tears after their national team were demolished 5-0 in the first half in Belo Horizonte by an incredible Germany performance. Here are three animated GIFs of Brazilian fans in shock and tears: Brazili
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
How the World Cup Is Damaging Brazil
Don’t believe journalists who tell you the tournament is going smoother than expected
Sports | Sports
Overlook U.S.' defeat, and consider its World Cup feat
Ignore the score line, which says the U.S. men's soccer team lost to Germany, 1-0, on Thursday in rainy Recife, Brazil.
Politics | Interesting Links
Ann Coulter: AMERICA'S FAVORITE NATIONAL PASTIME: HATING SOCCER
I've held off on writing about soccer for a decade -- or about the length of the average soccer game -- so as not to offend anyone. But enough is enough. Any growing interest in soccer can only be a sign of the nation's moral decay.
Humor | Humor
"I'll Bite Every German Player if I Have To"
Will Ferrell's World Cup pep talk is AWESOME!
Sports | Sports
Every possible USA World Cup outcome in one Group G elimination graphic
One of these things will happen on Thursday.
Sports | Sports
Why Americans Call Football 'Soccer' (and Why Other People Don't)
The British actually started it. New Zealand's largest newspaper is deeply conflicted. With the World Cup underway in Brazil, should The New Zealand Herald refer to the "global round-ball game" as "soccer" or "football"? The question has been put to readers, and the readers have spoken. It's "football"—by a wide margin.
Sports | Sports
In defense of U.S. soccer bandwagoners
So what if your suddenly soccer-crazed neighbors don't really know anything about soccer? Bandwagoning is a good thing, Jason Gay writes—a ritual of big sporting events.
Sports | Sports
The PwC World Cup Index: what can the dismal science tell us about the beautiful game?
As the 2014 World Cup in Brazil draws closer, there is increasing interest in what makes a successful World Cup team. We have used economic techniques to test the relationship between key variables and historic World Cup performances.
Humor | Humor
12 bulletproof ways to piss off any Brazilian during the World Cup
When the average American thinks of Brazil, images of Victoria's Secret models, Carnival, and beautiful beaches pop to mind. And probably the dominant soccer team in those bright yellow jerseys, too.
Science & Technology | Social Media
Raise Your 'Hashflags': Twitter Reintroduces World Cup Hashtags
The hashflag has returned in all its emoji glory for this year's World Cup.
Sports | Sports
How to add all the World Cup matches to your calendar in 15 seconds
The World Cup is upon us. There are so many games during the group play portion of the global tournament that it's hard to keep up with them all. So, some good soccer samaritans on Reddit have created calendars that you can easily import into your
Sports | Sports
A Fairer World Cup Draw
An interactive comparison of two ways to draw teams for the World Cup.
Sports | Mixed Bag
Landon Donovan misses out on the U.S.'s 23-man World Cup roster, heads explode
The U.S.'s final 23-man World Cup roster has been released and Landon Donovan, the country's all-time leading scorer, is not a part of it.
