China want to win the World Cup by 2050. This year, its team didn’t even qualify for the tournament. China has money, power and a dream – but that doesn’t add up to soccer brilliance.
Women now make up a sizeable share of football audiences, but unless decked out in short shorts and cropped jerseys, they are barely visible in the media.
Can we predict who will win the trophy in this year’s World Cup held in Russia?
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Losing to Sunderland in 1934 forced Spanish writers and commentators to look beyond football for answers.
Superstar Diego Maradona holds up the World Cup trophy in 1986. The World Cup tournament may prompt some people to get out and play themselves, leading to possible injuries.
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Can we trust expert football predictions? Perhaps, but it’s variable.
Fans hold banners and cheer, as the U.S. team takes the field for a World Cup qualifying soccer match against Panama, Oct. 6, 2017, in Orlando, Fla.
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Sports fans are of two types: purists and partisans. The attitudes of both can affect the game. An expert explains which one you are and what that means.
Argentine striker Mario Kempes controlling the ball during his team’s win against the Netherlands in the 1978 World Cup.
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