The Globalist

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman rolls the dice with bid for Newcastle United.

I’m more worried about being a good person than being the best player in the world. When all this is over, what are you left with? – Lionel Messi.

When sports loses its conflict-transcending character: Saudi and Iranian religious scholars agree that football poses a threat.

With mosques under surveillance, IS turns to soccer for recruitment

Intriguing parallels between English football and the economic and political landscape of the country.

The excess of capital pouring into professional soccer will inevitably bring about its demise.

Five unconventional moves that made Germany the 2014 World Cup champions.

An American’s cultural journey toward the world’s most popular sport.

Brazil, the new host of the World Cup, shares a great deal of values with the United States.

Will tiny Uruguay get squeezed between its two much larger neighbors, Brazil and Argentina, or prove itself resilient?