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World Cup and Russia warranted cynicism. Soccer fans and Russians rose over it all.

I met a South African couple based in Cape Town and in Dublin, and they do love the football ... World Cup qualification, their sound widening the eyes and staggering the ears. I heard Mexicans sing t... read more

Ranking the 12 Strangest Stadium Names in Sports

It does sound a bit odd rolling off the tongue, but it's far from the strangest stadium name in sports ... but we can confirm that Scottish football now has one of the most preposterously-named venues ... read more

World Cup best and worst: Our correspondents' five weeks in Russia

They won their World Cup. If I can give an honorable mention, it's to the Sweden fans who chanted Janne Andersson's name for a full half-hour after ... the sight and sound of a stadium packed with noi... read more

How the NFL and NBA are shaping the 2018 World Cup

or perhaps even just the new pregame musical routine that has swapped out the stodgy, orchestral FIFA anthem in favor of stadium ... this World Cup in Russia -- in Russia! -- an underbelly that is str... read more

Not everyone has been struck with World Cup fever

FIFA raised the bar to heaven’s gate on this World ... Inglewood stadium is $2 billion over budget, but Stan Kroenke can’t raise the Judases’ rent. What he will do is install low-flow shower heads. Sa... read more

How artists capture the drama, joy and despair of football

(CNN) -- Transcending language and borders, nothing delivers drama, joy and despair quite like the World Cup. Yet as the competing teams edge toward the final in Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium ... it's cra... read more

How The Pee Tape Explains The World Cup

It was a time when Christopher Steele’s name didn’t mean anything ... and federations around the world are still getting busted for taking bribes. The Ghana football federation got dissolved a week be... read more

10 Craziest Fanbases in World Football

Every club will feel that their fans are best, but here are just 10 of the loudest, most passionate and craziest ... Stadium is rocking on matchdays, with the club frequently setting records for noise ... read more

Didier Deschamps joins elite club to win World Cup as player and coach

A 4-2 win over Croatia at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium earned Deschamps access to one of football’s most elite clubs, those who have lifted the World ... his name and dousing him with whatever drink came ... read more

Russian women push back at shaming over World Cup dating

Hundreds of thousands of foreign men have flooded into Russia for the monthlong World Cup, setting off a ... years we'll even have decent national football team!" she said, adding that she did not wan... read more

LaLiga World Tournament: Melbourne City trio ready to experience vociferous Manjappada in Kochi

And now, the midfielder is polishing his boots to take the field for the City Blues in the upcoming La Liga world pre-season tournament ... they (the supporters) are very crazy. As a football player, ... read more