Well if these folks aren't the very definition of good sportsmanship.

The dastardly geniuses who run Animal Planet have honed on the the only way America can secure a number one spot during World Cup a great idea—PUPPIES. That's right, Puppy Bowl rocked America's goddamn socks off in February, and now they're back to take full advantage of the world's biggest sporting event. And of…

The FIFA World Cup, soccer's premiere international tournament, begins today at 4 p.m., and you, non sports fan, are confused.

The World Cup kicks off (GET IT?) next week. In preparation, this pup has been practicing all her slickest soccer moves.

You know things are getting serious when Shakira steps in.

Seeing as the World Cup is a pretty big deal, it would follow that the official song of the World Cup would follow suit. So it's a pretty big deal that 'We Are One (Ole Ola),' the official World Cup 2014 song by Pitbull and Jennifer Lopez is a huge flop. The video debuted Friday to mixed and disappointed reviews.

The T-shirts in question include one promoting Rio de Janeiro's famous beaches with a woman in a bikini and the slogan, "looking to score." The other said "I [heart] Brazil," except the heart is clearly a woman's butt in a thong.

Last Monday, the architectural firm behind the stadium being built for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar released a short animation to reveal what the stadium's design will eventually look like — and what it will look like, turns out, is a giant metal vagina. Of course, that's no cause for uproar. As my coworker Callie…

The first rule of business? Know your customer. Brazilian sex workers are on it: The Association of Prostitutes is offering free English classes, since the Confederations Cup takes place in Brazil this June and the World Cup takes place in Brazil in June 2014. (Prostitution is legal in Brazil.)

Unsurprising, but still BLERGHHH. Shortly after Nadeshiko Japan, the nation's women's soccer team, lost Thursday's game to the U.S. 2-1, the terms "Jap," "Pearl Harbor" and "Hiroshima" trended on the relentless shit soufflé that is Twitter. And why not? There's no better way to celebrate a victory than namecheck…

Women's soccer had long-struggled to find an audience in Japan, a fact that made the Japanese team's win against the United States' perennial juggernaut of a women's team at last July's Women's World Cup that much more significant. With the win, Japan had snapped a 26-game losing streak against the Americans and…

Professional athletes and huge ad campaigns go hand-in-hand. From sneakers to sports drinks to credit cards to cars, sports stars with fans often become advertising stars with a following. Although the U.S. soccer team lost to Japan in the World Cup Finals, some of the players — Hope Solo, Abby Wambach and Alex Morgan…

Have you been paying attention to the Women's World Cup? Hope you have a cardiologist on speed dial, because this entire tournament has been a nerve (and heart) destroyer. Here are some highlights from today's seesaw match between the US and Japan.

Okay, here's a silver lining if the U.S. doesn't win the Women's World Cup finals on Sunday: Japan could use all the happy news it can get after this year's earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster.

Team USA's Lauren Cheney and Abby Wambach spoke to Good Morning America about yesterday's big 3-1 win over France. More importantly, they're prepping for Sunday's final against Japan, a team against which our ladies are undefeated. Not that that matters, as Wambach rightly points out.

Boom. That's the sound of the U.S. women defeating France, 3-1. Check out the highlights. NB: Abby Wambach really is the shit. Actually, they all are.

Detractors of female soccer argue that the women's game isn't as interesting for spectators as the men's because men are bigger and stronger. When you watch a men's team play, you'll see more athleticism! More manly muscles! More grunting and five o'clock shadow and questionable tattoos! But there's another, less…

The "regular" World Cup last year brought a lot of this, amid reports of boob-flashing bans. Here, some of the guys who showed up to cheer the players in the current Women's World Cup in Germany.

Marta Vieira da Silva, also known simply as Marta, is probably the Women's World Cup's biggest star. Let's learn a little more about the athlete sometimes called "Pele in a skirt."

Last year's men's World Cup drew the world's attention to South Africa, but men aren't the only ones who can kick balls and turn heads with their soccer prowess.