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Italy's Meloni unloads on Trump as fracture grows over G7 incident
Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni's war of words over a factually contested photo op at the G-7 exploded on Saturday, with the one-time friends blasting...
World Cup fuels ticketing reform demands
Demands are growing for a political reckoning over ticket scams at the World Cup — and beyond. The National Independent Venue Association and Fan Alliance,...
Smallest team, biggest pitch
While Curaçao’s players were training for their match against in Ecuador, government officials from the World Cup’s smallest-ever competitor hosted a two-day conference in Kansas...
In the World Cup’s missing country, failure sparks bitter political battle
ROME — Donald Trump isn't the only problem on Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's mind. Failure to qualify for the FIFA men’s World Cup for...
In Canberra, disappointment
CANBERRA — It was disappointment from start to finish around the U.S. vs. Australia match in the Bush Capital, won comfortably by the American side....
The UK’s World Cup diplomatic mullet
While Boston and Dallas have been taken over by marauding Scotland and England fans, Washington, D.C., this week welcomed a (slightly) more sedate British crowd...
Campaigns get in the game
You don't have to rely on The Discourse to know whether soccer is finally being embraced by America. Political ad spending targeted to catch World...
Lurie seeing red, white and blue
Daniel Lurie is already imagining the scene at Levi’s Stadium on July 1. The San Francisco Democrat — who, according to at least one recent...
The Brazil-Haiti match that changed the world
Brazil has won a record five World Cups, but the most important match it has ever played may have been an exhibition match against Haiti...
Wealth correlation with soccer ability?
POLITICO has been crunching the numbers to see how all 48 of this year’s World Cup participants rank in several other off-field categories, which we'll...
The Man Who Could Keep Colombia's Left in Power
The Pink Tide that first pulled politics leftward throughout much of Latin America in the 2000s took a bit longer to reach Colombia. Dominated for...
Trump envoys head to Switzerland for potential Iran talks
White House envoy Steve Witkoff is on his way to Switzerland, where the first round of talks with Iran on a potential nuclear deal is...