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South Korea: A Free Pass for Violence: The ‘Triple Collusion’ of Ronaldo, Trump and FIFA

Ruthie Yarbrough - December 7, 2025. Published in Dong-A Ilbo

From President Trump’s standpoint, a decline in the World Cup’s popularity due to Ronaldo’s absence would not be pleasant, and the same would be true for FIFA's.

Australia: Rapinoe Missed a Penalty. Trump’s Pile-on Was a Foul

Rejeanne Lacroix - August 12, 2023. Published in Sydney Morning Herald

Israel: Iran Attacks and the West Is Angry — So What?

Robin Koerner - November 25, 2022. Published in Kan News

What is the West doing? It is truly angry, but in the reality of the Middle East, this is simply not enough.

Germany: Taking a Real Stand Instead of Waffling

Mallory Matsumoto - July 20, 2019. Published in Süddeutsche Zeitung

Many women’s players in this World Cup did not let themselves be whitewashed or forced to keep quiet by federations or sponsors.

Spain: Rapinoe ‘For President’

Robin Koerner - July 19, 2019. Published in El Periódico

Megan Rapinoe, Alex Morgan and all the rest of the pioneers deserve their parade through Manhattan like the heroes of Apollo 11.

Canada: At Soccer’s Women’s World Cup, Team USA Are the Heroes – and the Villains

Rejeanne Lacroix - July 8, 2019. Published in Globe and Mail

Team USA has repeatedly cast itself as the jerk jock from every 1980s teen movie – Cobra Kai to everyone else’s the Karate Kid. Which is one more reason Sunday will be must-see TV. You know who to cheer for.

Ireland: 3 Women of Courage Rock the Male Establishment in a Big Way

Rejeanne Lacroix - July 1, 2019. Published in Irish Examiner

Algeria: Soccer, Cash and Politics

Robin Koerner - May 23, 2018. Published in L'Expression

President Trump’s controversial and non-mainstream policies weigh uncertainly on an event anticipated by the entire world. Will money take precedence over financial fair play and the athletes that FIFA so celebrates?

Bolivia: US Is Taking Over Latin American Soccer

Tom Walker - July 3, 2016. Published in El Dia

A match between Honduras and El Salvador, in Washington, D.C., wouldn’t stir up mortar fire, but rather hot dogs sold by the thousands. War, with mustard…

Colombia: The Queens of Soccer

Stephen Routledge - July 16, 2015. Published in El Espectador

We ought to start taking female soccer players seriously.

Russia: On the Benefits of US Investigations

Jeffrey Fredrich - June 26, 2015. Published in Izvestia

France: Coca-Cola, Adidas and Visa: The Dance of the Hypocrites

Robin Koerner - June 14, 2015. Published in Le Monde

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