World Cup 2018 (Soccer)

Former Fox Employee Convicted of Bribery for Soccer Broadcast Deals

By Ken Bensinger March 9, 202321st Century Fox, Burzaco, Alejandro, Fox Broadcasting Co, Grondona, Julio (1931-2014), International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), Lopez, Hernan (Media Executive), Peace, Breon S, Soccer, Twentieth Century Fox, World Cup (Soccer), World Cup 2018 (Soccer), World Cup 2022 (Soccer)

The employee, Hernán López, and an Argentine marketing firm were accused of helping make illegal payments for rights to tournaments in South America.

Croatia Is the World Cup Team That Refuses to Lose

By Rory Smith December 12, 2022Boban, Zvonimir, Modric, Luka, Soccer, World Cup 2018 (Soccer), World Cup 2022 (Soccer)

Croatia, a nation of four million people, needs one more win to reach a second straight World Cup final. If it happens, it will probably come on penalties, and certainly after extra time.

Russia, Soccer and a Line Drawn Too Late

By Rory Smith February 26, 2022Infantino, Gianni, Putin, Vladimir V, Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022), Soccer, UEFA Champions League (Soccer), World Cup 2018 (Soccer)

Soccer did not have to allow itself to be the field in which geopolitical rivalries played out, or the stage on which oligarchs sought power and prestige.