FIFA

Milt Priggee, www.miltpriggee.com. Cagle Cartoons May 28, 2015 Dig deeper

FIFA Indictments

Nick Anderson / Truthdig May 28, 2015 Dig deeper

FIFA Officials Indicted on 47 Counts of Corruption Dating Back to 1991

Staff / Truthdig May 27, 2015 The case the US Department of Justice is bringing against nine FIFA officials and five sports business executives "spans at least two generations of soccer officials who, as alleged, have abused their positions of trust to acquire millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks," said U Attorney General Loretta Lynch . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Let’s Go

Angel Boligan, Cagle Cartoons, El Universal, Mexico City Jul 14, 2014 Dig deeper

Five Reasons Why I Refuse to Watch the World Cup

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Jun 26, 2014 Soccer (or football, as the rest of the world refers to it) is the most popular sport globally. But can you love the game while hating the World Cup? Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Iraq’s World Cup Soccer Quest

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Jun 25, 2014 Dig deeper

Beyond Sex and Soccer: Why Brazilians Are Pissed About the World Cup

Staff / Truthdig Jun 13, 2014 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The World Cup opens with a bang, how thinking mothers should deal with gun play, and we interview the directors of two new documentaries -- one on the late, great Gore Vidal, the other on prison escape artist and possible criminal justice victim Mark DeFriest. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The World Cup and the Corporatization of Soccer

By Eduardo Galeano, TomDispatch Jun 9, 2014 Have you ever entered an empty stadium? Try it. Stand in the middle of the field and listen. There is nothing less empty than an empty stadium. There is nothing less mute than stands bereft of spectators. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Why I Won’t Go to the World Cup

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 23, 2013 As Brazilians erupted in protest last week, filmmaker Carla Dauden posted a short video Monday explaining that preparations for the 2014 World Cup were draining her country of money that should be spent on the well-being of its people. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Brazil Seeks to Evict Indigenous Community to Make Way for Sports Contests

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 13, 2013 Brazilian authorities want to kick 30 members of the Maracana tribe out of a former indigenous museum where they have been living for six years in order to build support structures for the 2014 World Cup. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

FIFA Corruption

Paresh Nath, Cagle Cartoons, The Khaleej Times, UAE Jun 7, 2011 Dig deeper

Rights Groups Give FIFA a Yellow Card

Staff / Truthdig Nov 27, 2009 Zimbabwean human rights groups have called out soccer's international governing body for handing Robert Mugabe, the country's notorious leader, a "propaganda coup" when he was permitted to hold up the World Cup trophy while it made its way through the African continent. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )