World Cup

The pretext for U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch's prosecutorial intervention in international soccer is the use of the American financial system and occasional travel by its perpetrators. (AP Photo)Â

Dear Europe, you’re welcome. Again.

Washington Examiner · May 29, 2015 4:12 am

The senators asked FIFA President Sepp Blatter to "strip Russia of the privilege" of hosting the World Cup. (AP Photo)Â

Senators seek to block Russia from hosting World Cup

Susan Ferrechio · April 1, 2015 3:18 pm

Eight Democratic senators have intervened on behalf of female soccer players worldwide who are fighting a controversial decision by the sport's international governing body to play this year's Women's World Cup on artificial turf. (AP Photo)

Senators: No turf for female soccer players

Sean Lengell · January 16, 2015 7:09 pm

In this photo taken with a long shutter, German fans celebrate their team after Germany won against Argentina by 1-0 at the soccer World Cup final in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at a public viewing area called 'Fan Mile' in Berlin, Sunday, July 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Germany basks in 4th World Cup after 24-year wait

Washington Examiner · July 14, 2014 9:57 am

The World Cup’s big winner? Merchandise

Anne Peterson · July 13, 2014 4:54 am

FILE - The July 3, 2010 file photo shows Argentina's Lionel Messi, right, and Germany's Mesut Ozil during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Argentina and Germany at the Green Point stadium in Cape Town, South Africa. On Sunday, July 13, 2014, Germany and Argentina will face each other again in the final of the 2014 soccer World Cup. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, file)

World Cup defeat can hurt domestic stock market

Pan Pylas · July 11, 2014 12:44 pm

Soccer fans of the Argentina national soccer team cheer during a live telecast of the soccer World Cup semifinal match between Argentina and The Netherlands, inside the FIFA Fan Fest area on Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, July 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Latin Americans reluctantly rally behind Argentina

Joshua Goodman · July 11, 2014 12:40 pm

The Argentinian soccer team watches nervously during the penalty shoot out at the 2014 FIFA World Cup semifinals game against the Netherlands Thursday in Brazil. Argentina won the game. (Rex Features via AP Images)

Harry Reid loves soccer shootouts

Sean Lengell · July 11, 2014 9:00 am

Soccer fans of the Argentina national soccer team wear masks with faces of Pope Francis and Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi during a live telecast of the soccer World Cup semifinal match between Argentina and Netherlands, inside the FIFA Fan Fest area on Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, July 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Vatican casts doubt on papal World Cup party

Washington Examiner · July 10, 2014 12:28 pm

In this July 7, 2014, photo, Ph.D. candidate Stephen McGill works with a Nao RoboCup entree at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. The international robot soccer tournament called RoboCup takes place in Brazil right after the World Cup. The ultimate goal of the yearly event is bold: To create a robot team that can defeat the human World Cup winners by 2050. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Heads up, World Cup teams: The robots are coming

Kathy Matheson · July 10, 2014 5:20 am

Germany's Sami Khedira, bottom, scores his side's 5th goal during the World Cup semifinal soccer match between Brazil and Germany at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Tuesday, July 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, Pool)

FIFA claims 2 Twitter records for Germany rout

Washington Examiner · July 9, 2014 3:05 pm

Ray Whelan, a longstanding director and project manager within the MATCH group, arrives at a police station after been arrested, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, July 7, 2014. Whelan, a senior executive with the official World Cup corporate hospitality provider was arrested Monday in the plush beachside hotel, as part of a Brazilian police investigation into illegal ticket sales. (AP Photo/STR)

WCup hospitality exec arrested in ticket probe

BRADLEY BROOKSGERALD IMRAY · July 7, 2014 11:35 pm