FIFA Corruption

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

Racism Worries Surround 2018 Cup

Staff / Truthdig Dec 5, 2010 News that the 2018 World Cup will be played in Russia is stirring some alarm, as a rise in neo-Nazi activity and racist killings in the country have led many soccer fans of color to wonder aloud if Russia is an appropriate place to host the international tournament. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Paul the Octopus Is Dead

Frederick Deligne, Cagle Cartoons, Nice-Matin, France Oct 30, 2010 Dig deeper

FIFA Drops Probe Into N. Korea’s Alleged Abuse of Team

Staff / Truthdig Aug 26, 2010 FIFA announced Wednesday it has closed its inquiry into widespread reports that North Korea punished its soccer team and coach after their poor showing at the World Cup. (continued) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

N. Korea Deserves a Hard Kick for Abusing Its Soccer Team (Update)

T.L. Caswell / Truthdig Aug 16, 2010 The sport’s international governing body is looking into reports that the defeated players were exhibited in Pyongyang as targets of condemnation Kim Jong Il must be confronted in this caseThe sport’s governing body is looking into reports that the defeated players were exhibited and denounced. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Spain Wins the World Cup

Staff / Truthdig Jul 12, 2010 For the first time in the country's history, Spain has won soccer's coveted World Cup, defeating the Netherlands' national team on Sunday in a tense match that ended after a late goal in extra time. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Germans Threaten to Eat Their Psychic Octopus

Staff / Truthdig Jul 8, 2010 Have you heard of Paul, the German octopus of British extraction who has a perfect 6-0 record in predicting World Cup matches? Well, he chose Spain to win and, for his betrayal of the fatherland, some Germans are demanding he be turned into paella -- or worse. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Drug Traffickers Catch World Cup Fever

Staff / Truthdig Jul 4, 2010 Whatever your take is on drugs, you have to give traffickers some credit for their innovation: A fake World Cup trophy has been seized by police in Colombia after the 14-inch, 24-pound replica was discovered by investigators and found to be made entirely of cocaine. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iranian Foreign Minister Links World Cup Losses, Nuclear Sanctions

Staff / Truthdig Jul 1, 2010 This is perhaps just a highly undiplomatic way of saying nyah nyah, but Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has elected to hit the US, France and England where it counts (well, at least in England and France) (continued) . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Anger Management

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The World and the Soccer

Dario Castillejos, Dario La Crisis Jun 22, 2010 Dig deeper

Condom With ‘Teeth’ Sticks It to Rapists

Staff / Truthdig Jun 21, 2010 Sigmund Freud famously wrote about the fabled "vagina dentata," or toothed vagina -- a symbol of terror and fascination embedded in the folklore of many a culture Now, a South African doctor has taken that idea (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )