WORLD CUP

The FIFA World Cup — men’s and women’s — joins the Olympic Games as arguably the best examples of the positive sides of nationalism and patriotism.

The honking of horns, cars draped with the flags of various countries and people celebrating while wearing their nation’s jerseys after an important soccer World Cup victory.

Soccer, or fùtbol, is one of the most popular sports around the globe. This infographic highlights one individual’s love for the game, along with a few fun facts about fùtbol.

During the summer of 2002, I traveled “across the pond”  to England during the 2002 World Cup. So during this time I did not realize how much a World Cup meant to a country like England — the founders of […]

The World Cup has finally come to the semifinals and it will be a bloodthirsty clash between Brazil vs. Germany, and Argentina vs. Netherland. This year’s World Cup quarter final is an interesting matchup because coincidentally it is a clash […]

Kevin-Prince Boateng plays on the Ghanaian international Futbol team in the 2014 World Cup. He and his half-brother, Jerome Boateng, who plays on the German International team, are receiving media attention because of their sibling rivalry in the World Cup […]

I         f nothing else, the World Cup has brough the flavor of the world’s most popular sport and its national rivalries to the world (including the U.S.).  But more than that, it brings the flavor of […]