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The 2023 Qatar Grand Prix Was An Atrocity
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Chris Thompson
October 9, 2023
Capital
Qatar’s Interest In The Washington Wizards Is The Next Step
130
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Samer Kalaf
June 25, 2023
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Capital
A World Cup Of Blood And Gold
211
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Diana Moskovitz
December 19, 2022
Life's Rich Pageant
Salt Bae Thinks He’s On The Team
181
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Samer Kalaf
December 19, 2022
Soccer
Lionel Messi Is Done Chasing Ghosts
70
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
December 18, 2022
Soccer
Argentina Went To Hell And Back To Win The World Cup
185
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Luis Paez-Pumar
December 18, 2022
Soccer
Palestine Is All Over The World Cup
165
Comments
Samer Kalaf
December 12, 2022
Soccer
Grant Wahl Dies In Qatar After Collapsing During World Cup Match
270
Comments
Samer Kalaf
December 10, 2022
Soccer
Qatar’s World Cup CEO Scolds Reporters For Noticing That Another Worker Died
150
Comments
Albert Burneko
December 8, 2022
Soccer
Spain Beat Itself Again
176
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
December 6, 2022
Soccer
Samuel Eto’o Kicked A Guy In The Face At The World Cup
67
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
December 6, 2022
Soccer
To Nobody’s Surprise, The Americans Deliver No Surprises
355
Comments
Ray Ratto
December 3, 2022
Underexplained Lists
The 16 Teams Left In The World Cup, Ranked By Coolness
241
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Luis Paez-Pumar
December 2, 2022
Soccer
Argentina’s Young Stars Have Arrived
26
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Luis Paez-Pumar
December 1, 2022
Soccer
Denmark Was Something Rotten
70
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
November 30, 2022
Soccer
How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Harry Kane
101
Comments
Amos Barshad
November 23, 2022
Soccer
Where Is All This World Cup Stoppage Time Coming From?
183
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
November 23, 2022
Internationals
Memo Ochoa Still Has More World Cup Magic In Him
41
Comments
Patrick Redford
November 22, 2022
Soccer
There’s No Weah In Hell I’m Going To Get Too Bummed About The USMNT’s Draw
113
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Billy Haisley
November 22, 2022
Internationals
England Beat Iran While FIFA And Qatar Beat Everyone Else
49
Comments
Billy Haisley
November 22, 2022
Soccer
Saudi Arabia Had Too Much Fight For Argentina To Handle
136
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
November 22, 2022
Soccer
World Cup Teams Back Off Plan To Wear Rainbow Armbands
248
Comments
Tom Ley
November 21, 2022
Soccer
Qatar Opened The World Cup By Eating A Bunch Of Shit
170
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
November 20, 2022
Soccer
Gianni Infantino Loses His Grip On The World Cup
290
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Tom Ley
November 20, 2022
Soccer
Contained Within This Post Is A Comprehensive Preview Of Every Goddamn Team In The World Cup
67
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Defector Staff
November 18, 2022
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