World Cup

Why has it taken this long for New York to celebrate women’s soccer with a parade?

The U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT) is reason enough to watch - they’re a favorite to win, and they play their first game tonight against Australia. But to get to the top of the world rankings (second only to Germany), the women of the USWNT have overcome barriers such as shockingly low pay in the National Women’s Soccer League (which drove at least one player in the past year to “retire” at age 22) and rampant sexism from the very people who control the sport.

Not only is Belgium better than us at soccer—it may be the coolest country in the whole damn world.

GQ challenged Oliver to decipher real from fake in this hilarious World Cup-timely clip.

There are few things finer than a cold Coke on a hot summer's day. But you will surely gag when you learn how that sugar gets from Brazil to your lips.

Political speech meets sport at the World Cup, and it can have major impacts back home.

Latinos effing love soccer, and constitute a large—and growing—percentage of our population. So why are they so under-represented in U.S. soccer?

Soccer is rad, but you know what's radder? Sex. Sorry not sorry. Hello World Cup condoms!