World Cup

The award comes as FIFA is under fire for refusing to sanction Israel and Saudi Arabia for their human rights abuses.

FIFA has joined the long list of international bodies unwilling to sanction Israel.

Abdullah Ibhais's family and human rights organization FairSquare says FIFA is complicit in his imprisonment.

The soccer team's high-profile fight for pay equity is focusing the spotlight on the pay gap for all women.

After a World Cup light rail project forced them to relocate, residents continue to fight for fair compensation and housing.

What does it take for a country to host the World Cup or the Olympics? Empty economic promises, bribery, corruption and extravagantly staged events, apparently.

The World Cup may be over, but its legacy of repression lives on, reflecting Brazil's own legacy of military dictatorship.

Sports economist Andrew Zimbalist talks about how hosting the World Cup or Olympics can help a city, but more often results in waste and sometimes even a decline in …

In this excerpt from"Brazil's Dance With the Devil," Zirin describes the history of the poor Rio communities known as favelas, targets of a real-estate land grab.

Thousands of poor Brazilians were evicted from their homes to build multimillion-dollar World Cup stadiums that may never be used again. Now Brazilians are fighting back.