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WOMEN’S SOCCER | 4 Hoyas Featured in FIFA World Cup

WOMEN’S SOCCER | 4 Hoyas Featured in FIFA World Cup

By Carrie McDonald August 31, 2023

Three former and one current Georgetown women’s soccer players competed in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand this summer.  Although all four Hoyas failed to advance...

LONERGAN | The Original G.O.A.T.: Remembering Pelé

By Jack Lonergan January 20, 2023

O Jogo Bonito. The Beautiful Game. Not only did Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé, coin this now-iconic nickname for soccer, he also embodied it. The original wunderkind, Pelé burst...

MCDONALD | Fight For A Better Soccer World, But Look Beyond Qatar

MCDONALD | Fight For A Better Soccer World, But Look Beyond Qatar

By Carrie McDonald December 2, 2022

Ever since former FIFA President Sepp Blatter revealed that the 2022 World Cup would be held in Qatar, Western media channels have unleashed a barrage of criticism aimed at the first Middle Eastern nation...

PAPPAS | Stayin’ Alive: The USMNT Advances out of Group Play and into the Round of 16

PAPPAS | Stayin’ Alive: The USMNT Advances out of Group Play and into the Round of 16

By Demi Pappas December 1, 2022

If you’re like me, Tuesday afternoon classes were a wash. I truly cannot recount anything I may have learned during my 2 p.m. marketing class. Instead of looking at my assignments on Google Docs, Fox...

LONERGAN | World Cup Blackout: Denmark to Shine a Light on the Dark Side of the Upcoming World Cup

By Jack Lonergan October 21, 2022

Denmark’s understated World Cup jersey collection is the latest form of protest against the controversial upcoming FIFA World Cup in Qatar. As the excitement of soccer’s biggest tournament begins,...

D.C. Allows Bars, Restaurants to Stay Open 24 Hours Ahead of 2022 FIFA World Cup

D.C. Allows Bars, Restaurants to Stay Open 24 Hours Ahead of 2022 FIFA World Cup

By Brian Li September 29, 2022

Washington, D.C. bars, restaurants and breweries will be permitted to stay open for 24 hours during the 2022 FIFA World Cup after the D.C. Council passed an emergency act. ...

HAMPERS | FIFA Motivated by Revenue in 2022 World Cup Controversy

HAMPERS | FIFA Motivated by Revenue in 2022 World Cup Controversy

By Dean Hampers March 20, 2019

When FIFA announced that the World Cup, an athletic event with a level of global importance and requisite infrastructure second only to the Olympic games, would be hosted in Qatar in 2022, a wave of confusion...

HAMPERS | Fans Should Respect Players Retirement From National Teams

HAMPERS | Fans Should Respect Players’ Retirement From National Teams

By Dean Hampers September 6, 2018

When France faced Croatia in the World Cup final this July, an estimated 1 billion people — over 13 percent of the world’s population — tuned into the event. This viewership figure dwarfs that...

SEWALL | FIFA Should Not Implement Video Review in 2018 World Cup

SEWALL | FIFA Should Not Implement Video Review in 2018 World Cup

By Drew Sewall March 22, 2018

It’s official. On March 17, FIFA — soccer’s international governing body — confirmed that Video Assistant Refereeing, a system for reviewing decisions by the head referee with video footage, will...

SANTAMARIA & CRAIGE | Italy Must Restructure National Team to Compete

SANTAMARIA & CRAIGE | Italy Must Restructure National Team to Compete

By Paolo B. Santamaria and Vanessa Craige November 16, 2017

“Forza Azzurri!” The echoes of that cheer lasted for 11 years of ups and downs for the Italian National Team, all in the aftermath of the most glorious moment in all of sports: winning the World...

The World Cups Empty Economic Promises

The World Cup’s Empty Economic Promises

By Mercy Radithupa March 11, 2017

Brazil and South Africa all stood to benefit from the immense expansion of infrastructure that came with hosting the World Cup. In Brazil and South Africa there was an increase in gross domestic product...

IPPOLITO: FIFA Must Reconsider Russia, Qatar Decision

By Michael Ippolito November 18, 2014

It is fair to say that American sports fans are used to scandals and, at times, incompetency within the major sports leagues. From baseball’s handling of the steroid narrative to football’s objectively...

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