In the sixth episode of TNR’s soccer podcast, we discuss a messy Copa América final, two exciting tournaments, and look ahead to the 2026 World Cup.

In the fourth episode of TNR’s soccer podcast, we discuss the collapse of U.S. soccer in the context of Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance, a very weird attempted coup in Bolivia, and elections in the U.K. and France.

In the second episode of TNR’s soccer podcast, we recap the first week of Euro 2024 and preview the Copa América.

The brutal kingdom had a very good, if not perfect, week.

The Qatar World Cup never should have happened. But there are signs that the world is finally waking up to the corrupt arrangements that brought it about.

This tournament has been chaotic, breathtaking, tragic, and wonderful. How do we make sense of it?

The next few weeks will be a constant reminder that the biggest tournament in the sports world should never have been awarded to Qatar.

This year’s insane transfer-window period has illuminated the sport’s apocalyptic financial inequities.

The greatest player ever, much like fans of the sport, was left with no good options.

Cristiano Ronaldo's slap on the wrist for Spanish tax fraud belies the scale of the problem.

If soccer is a window into human nature, why is it so hard to apply its insights to everyday life?

A corruption trial in Brooklyn reveals the deep connections between the old dictatorships of Latin America and soccer’s global governing body.

Miles run per goal scored, versus most miles run, period

A sticky solution.