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A Grant Wahl Bootleg Classic

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: What happens when a young American embeds with the Boca Juniors ultras? The editors of the new Grant Wahl collection unearthed…

May 31, 2024 •

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World Cup Daily, Day 25

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A note from Grant's wife, Céline Gounder

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An Unexpected Detention by World Cup Security

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World Cup Daily, Day 22

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Recent posts

Advance Praise for the New Grant Wahl Book

“To read this book is to connect with and better understand a titan of the American game.”

May 10, 2024 •

Coming in June: The Best of Grant Wahl

Celebrate Grant’s life and legacy with WORLD CLASS: PURPOSE, PASSION, AND THE PURSUIT OF GREATNESS ON AND OFF THE FIELD, available for preorder now.

Apr 15, 2024 •

Céline Gounder

A note from Grant's wife, Céline Gounder

First and foremost, on behalf of myself and our family, I want to express our deepest gratitude for the outpouring of support, love, and sympathy from…

Dec 14, 2022 •

Céline Gounder

Free to Read: My 3 Thoughts on Brazil-Croatia

This post is presented by TENLEGEND, The Gentlemen’s Football Brand

Dec 9, 2022 •

Premium Magazine Stories

Premium: The Qatar Chronicles, Part II

What are the U.S. Soccer Federation and U.S. players doing to address the treatment of migrant workers, LGBTQ rights and women's rights in the World Cup…

Nov 3, 2022 •

Premium: Can the U.S. Get Its Mojo Back for the World Cup?

In two dreary games, the USMNT went from being expected to advance out of its World Cup group to a genuine doubt. What’s wrong? And how will the team’s…

Sep 28, 2022 •

Premium: Through the Trapdoor

The USMNT gets a pre-World Cup wake-up call in a 2-0 loss to Japan. And then it has to share a charter flight with a bunch of media scribes.

Sep 24, 2022 •

Premium: The Qatar Chronicles, Part I

World Cup host Qatar enacted new laws that it said would improve conditions for migrant workers. But are those laws being followed? We went to Qatar and…

Sep 15, 2022 •

Interviews

The Interview: Neel Shah

The former MLS director of fan development has lived since 2009 in India. His new book is Awakening the Blue Tigers: India's Quest for Football's Holy…

Nov 16, 2022 •

The Interview: Jason and Yeganeh Rezaian

Ahead of USA-Iran at the World Cup, the renowned journalists speak on the context of the Iran protests, how they could affect the World Cup, the latest…

Nov 14, 2022 •

The Interview: Jeremy Schaap

In our written Q&A, the acclaimed ESPN investigative reporter discusses "Qatar's World Cup," debuting on ESPN this Sunday at 8:30 pm ET (and thereafter…

Nov 4, 2022 •

The Interview: Javier "Chicharito" Hernández

The Mexican superstar on Thursday's LAFC-LA Galaxy MLS elimination game, his relationship with Carlos Vela, his favorite teammates in his career…

Oct 19, 2022 •

Women's Soccer

The Interview: Catarina Macario

The USWNT star and Champions League winner, who finished No. 9 in the Ballon d'Or voting, has been in Doha rehabbing an ACL injury for the last two…

Dec 7, 2022 •

The Interview: Crystal Dunn

The Portland midfielder details her journey from giving birth five months ago to scoring the NWSL's goal of the season on Sunday, answers which position…

Oct 26, 2022 •

My 3 Thoughts on the World Cup 2023 Draw

At the World Cup 2023 draw in Auckland, New Zealand, on Saturday, the U.S.

Oct 22, 2022 •

Free to Read: My 3 Thoughts on Spain-USWNT

Oct 11, 2022 •

Friday Newsletters

Friday Newsletter: The Best MLS Cup Final Matchup Ever?

Plus I answer all your Mailbag questions

Nov 4, 2022 •

Friday Newsletter: Reflecting on Twitter, Soccer and the World Cup

And tracking down my first tweet from 13 years ago. Plus your Mailbag questions answered.

Oct 28, 2022 •

Friday Newsletter: Which Players' Lives Are About to Change at the World Cup?

The sense of possibility before a World Cup is one of the best parts about it. Which players have the best chance to break out when the tournament…

Oct 22, 2022 •

Friday Newsletter: Why I Love the MLS and NWSL Playoffs

The U.S. Division I pro leagues still need to figure out ways to make their regular seasons matter more, but the playoffs are awesome.

Oct 14, 2022 •

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