Sports Columnist Simon Kuper Talks about His Wife’s Book Bringing Up Bébé

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How French Men Figured Out The Secret To Happiness

#42: Handshakes and Happiness

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Zambia won the Africa Cup of Nations and gave us a reason to smile

Why Do I Watch Sports That Nobody Cares About?

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That a greater percentage of viewers are passionate and knowledgable is one reason why Aaron Gordon loves niche sports.

How Germany Found Itself, Lost Itself, and Found Itself Again

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With the World Cup as a catalyst, Germans were able to regain pride and passion for their homeland, Noah Davis writes.

English Soccer Isn’t Comfortable With Its Sexuality

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In England, soccer and masculinity collide, and neither one can escape from the past.

Athletes Are Human, But Are We?

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Aaron Gordon wonders if we should feel bad for athletes when they fail.

Co-Owners

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Noah Davis has a 50.01% share in a fantasy baseball team with long-distance friend—who luckily knows more about sports than he does.

The Craziest Athlete You’ve Never Met

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You’ve probably never heard of Mario Balotelli, and if you have, it was for all the wrong reasons.

The English Premier League Is for Americans: A Discussion

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Ryan O’Hanlon and Kevin Lincoln know that soccer is on the rise in America, but they’re still trying to figure out why we’re obsessed with the English Premier League.

Excerpt: ‘An Illustrated Guide to Soccer and Spanish’

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Here’s chapter one, ‘The Basic Concepts in Soccer,’ from Elliot Turner’s ‘An Illustrated Guide to Soccer & Spanish.’

Reading For All Mankind: How Soccer Makes The World a Better Place

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If you didn’t watch the Women’s World Cup final last month, you missed out on more than a great match. Andrew Ladd reviews three books that explain how soccer can save society.

The Essential YouTube Sports Library: Great Goals Are Great

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Soccer’s all over YouTube. Here are some of the best highlights out there.

The 10 at 10

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Borders is closing for good, your parents are stalking your Facebook, and Jell-O will be made from humans.

The USWNT: When Reality & Narratives Trump Contemporary Fiction

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Unable to cope with the role of the favorite, the USWNT’s magic final ran out against Japan.

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North Dakota has never been a state, Marcus Bachmann is terrible, and there are a lot of bad baseball players.

Should We Be Rooting for the French Women Today?

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After all, they do have to put up with Dominique Strauss-Kahn.