A Tablet investigative exclusive
Theaters of play are transforming into spectacles of politicking and financialization
As the games begin in Russia, remembering the glories of soccer stars past
Today on Jewcy: An empirical approach to picking a favorite team.
After convicted terrorist Jibril Rajoub, head of the Palestinian Football Association, promises to burn the soccer superstar’s jerseys
And the future doesn’t look much better
New efforts to mobilize a scattered community gain traction
Display in Salvador, Brazil, endorsed by the tournament’s local committee
Ravaged by allegations of widespread corruption, FIFA—world soccer’s controlling body—focuses on Israel
The Argentine-born World Cup announcer perfects his signature call: GGGGOOOOAAAALLLL!
The Euro 2012 tournament displays a continent integrated and diverse—despite the other euro’s woes
After the World Cup, in Israel a relished distraction from daily life, the comedown is hard
Nigeria’s Enyeama earns plaudits from Maradona, Messi
Why America’s Feilhaber may get the call
Yes, those horrific soccer horns
Meet the three Jews on the World Cup squad
A haftorah of overtimes and underdogs
A haftorah of counting down and living it up
