The World Cup is over — Germany won, BTW — and now the spotlight can return to America’s football champion Tim Howard and his chiseled abs. You know, the important stuff. » 7/14/14 9:45am 7/14/14 9:45am

It hasn't been a good week for pretty white women who take pictures next to dead animals. » 7/11/14 11:20am 7/11/14 11:20am

Supermodel Gisele has a new job for the FIFA World Cup: Presenting the trophy and its Louis Vuitton case to the winners on Sunday. She'd better be a good actress. » 7/09/14 5:15pm 7/09/14 5:15pm

An Orthodox Russian priest is celebrating Russia's loss in the World Cup. Does he hate soccer? Yes. Because it's incredibly slow and boring? No. Because it's apparently all part of a "homosexual abomination" plan to oppose Christianity. Right. Of course. » 7/07/14 8:59pm 7/07/14 8:59pm

Tim Howard, the USMNT goalie who captured America’s heart and thwarted 16 goals during yesterday's U.S. v. Belgium match, patched into MSNBC to talk about being bearded and handsome. Just kidding, he talked about World Cup and stuff too. » 7/02/14 1:30pm 7/02/14 1:30pm

This video of a Labrador Retriever playing soccer like a pro is everything you need to prepare yourself for Monday. » 6/29/14 9:30pm 6/29/14 9:30pm

Portugal may have won their match against Ghana on Thursday, but unfortunately they didn't make it to the round of 16. And no one knows that feel like Severa, the dog, who also adorably celebrated Portugal's equalizer against the US last Sunday. » 6/28/14 3:00pm 6/28/14 3:00pm

The Girl Scouts of the USA have made a little video featuring a team of Thin Mints playing soccer against a team of Samoas. Predictably, it's adorable. Unpredictably, the video features a cameo by a bloodthirsty cookie they're calling Luis "Samoa" Suarez, after the recently-suspended Uruguayan player with a habit of… » 6/27/14 6:30pm 6/27/14 6:30pm

Performance artist/"conservative pundit" Ann Coulter — whose previous bold works include "No Woman Should Be President" and "Screw You, Obama" — has debuted her newest piece, a brave and stunning indictment on American sports culture masked by a heightened and ridiculous tirade against soccer, on the Clarion-Ledger. » 6/26/14 6:45pm 6/26/14 6:45pm

At the World Cup, Uruguay's notorious biter Luis Suarez isn't the only one getting a piece. » 6/25/14 5:20pm 6/25/14 5:20pm

A chilling new PSA seeks to remind the public about the very real connection between the rise in domestic violence and the World Cup. » 6/25/14 10:40am 6/25/14 10:40am

Not even a statewide ban can withstand the almighty power of the World Cup. » 6/24/14 11:40am 6/24/14 11:40am

USA! USA! USA! Ahem, now that we've gotten out of the way, let's check out some Hot International Soccer Players. Because when it comes to athletic physiques, we are no chauvinists. » 6/21/14 5:00pm 6/21/14 5:00pm

Mexico and Brazil's World Cup soccer teams are facing disciplinary action following obnoxious behavior by their respective fan bases, who simply could not resist the urge to yell gay slurs at players from the other teams. But the two Latin American teams aren't the only ones with fan bases full of shitheads who can't… » 6/19/14 7:00pm 6/19/14 7:00pm

There's just something about major sporting events that makes people wanna do it. Exhibit A: The brisk sales of (unofficial!) special edition World Cup condoms, which are Brazilian green and yellow and taste like a Caipirinha, the country's national cocktail. » 6/18/14 12:20pm 6/18/14 12:20pm

In today's Tweet Beat, the World Cup has got Rihanna hooked, Ira Glass joins Twitter and so does Teri Polo. » 6/16/14 7:30pm 6/16/14 7:30pm