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Trump’s name purged from Kennedy Center
President Donald Trump’s name was removed from the facade of the Kennedy Center on Saturday, capping off the president’s longtime effort to assert control over...
Europe's top sports official talks Panini stickers and World Cup picks
POLITICO caught up with European Sports Commissioner Glenn Micallef in Brussels last week to get his top tips for the World Cup. The 36-year-old Micallef...
Visa chaos frustrates soccer fans
BRUSSELS — A growing number of soccer supporters say chaotic visa procedures are keeping them from attending World Cup matches in the United States. One...
Inside the Croatian government's World Cup event with John Malkovich and Luka Modrić
John Malkovich, NBA champion Toni Kukoč and the Croatian men’s soccer legend Luka Modrić walk into a bar. It’s not the start of a joke,...
UK and US voters are highly cynical. They express it differently.
It’s not just football versus soccer. Britain and America share a language and deep historical ties, but their political systems are an ocean apart. That...
Iranian ambassador at World Cup: ‘Iran and the U.S. can be very good friends’
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — The first booth World Cup fans encounter at the global fan expo in Mexico City’s Chapultepec Park belongs to Iran. Inside,...
Secretive super PAC funding is skyrocketing in primaries
A record number of groups are exploiting a gap in campaign finance law to flood this year's primary elections with money — without disclosing their...
The government officials who can't wait to clean out stadium toilets
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Those in charge of SoFi Stadium have two days to clean out SoFi Stadium between the United States’ thumping of Paraguay on...
Macron dreams of burnishing his legacy via French World Cup glory
Kylian Mbappé and the French national soccer team are dreaming of winning the World Cup for the third time. For France’s lame-duck president, Emmanuel Macron,...
The man who runs the town between the stadiums
ARLINGTON, Texas – In the run-up to the 2026 World Cup, politicians around the country have complained they’re being asked to foot the bill for...
A king with 3 teams
The Dutch king, Willem-Alexander, is in luck this World Cup: He has not one, not two, but three countries to root for. For the first...
FIFA's encounter with North America's messy democracy
FIFA President Gianni Infantino is working on his third World Cup, which spreads across North America this weekend. His first tournaments were held in autocratic...