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FIFA President Gianni Infantino and U.S. President Donald Trump in conversation after the award ceremony during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final match between Spain and Argentina at New York New Jersey Stadium on July 19, 2026 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Photo by Alex Pantling - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images

Politics and Movements: US

Loving sports in an age of authoritarians: A conversation with Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

by Maximillian Alvarez, Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff July 22, 2026July 22, 2026

Love the World Cup but hate FIFA? Love professional sports but hate the billionaires, gambling companies, and authoritarians ruining them? You’re not alone.

JuJu Watkins #12 of the USC Trojans controls the ball against Chance Gray #21 of the Ohio State Buckeyes in the second half at Galen Center on February 08, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images

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As March Madness returns, it’s time to look at the skeletons in the NCAA’s closet

by Dave Zirin March 21, 2025March 21, 2025

The NFL in partnership with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) have increased law enforcement presence, expanded operations and enhanced security measures throughout the city ahead of Super Bowl LIX between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs on February 05, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Photo by Aaron M. Sprecher/Getty Images

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Police swarm New Orleans ahead of Super Bowl LIX

by Dave Zirin February 7, 2025February 17, 2025

Raised hand holding a gold medal against blue sky. Photo via Getty Images

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‘Big L for Macron’: The Paris Olympics were a political catastrophe

by Dave Zirin September 5, 2024September 5, 2024

Exhausted runners on track. Photo via Getty Images

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Can the Olympics survive climate change?

by Dave Zirin August 16, 2024August 16, 2024

A protester on a CGT trade union truck speaks through a megaphone as he holds a burning flare during a May Day (Labour Day) rally, marking International Workers' Day, in Bordeaux, southwestern France, on May 1, 2024. Photo by PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP via Getty Images

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How French unions leveraged the Olympics to score wins for labor

by Dave Zirin August 15, 2024August 21, 2024

Palestinian Football Association leader Jibril Rajoub, head of the Palestine Olympic committee looks on during an interview in Paris on July 27, 2024, as part of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Photo by THIBAUD MORITZ/AFP via Getty Images

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‘Israel has violated the [Olympic] Charter’: Jibril Rajoub calls for IOC action against Israel

by Dave Zirin August 9, 2024October 7, 2024

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‘Genocide Olympics’: Israeli soccer team plays in Paris as IDF bombs school in Gaza

by Dave Zirin August 1, 2024October 7, 2024

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French police arrest journalists covering anti-Olympics activism

by Dave Zirin July 30, 2024August 8, 2024

Francesca Morassut, a coordinator at the humanitarian aid organization Utopia 56, speaks with The Real News at the site of a former homeless encampment in Paris on July 25, 2024. Photo courtesy Jules Boykoff.

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An ‘Olympic problem’: Advocates call out Paris’s war on the homeless

by Dave Zirin July 26, 2024August 8, 2024

Photo of what was previously a homeless encampment beneath an underpass in Paris, France, now cleared of unhoused residents and filled with large cement blocks with anti-sitting spikes on top of them. Photo taken by Dave Zirin on July 24, 2024.

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‘Social cleansing’: Thousands of homeless swept up before Paris Olympics

by Dave Zirin July 25, 2024August 8, 2024

A Senegalese sand wrestler is seen during the training for their approaching competitions on the sandy beaches in Dakar, Senegal on August 28, 2023. Photo by Annika Hammerschlag/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

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Can sports survive climate change?

by Dave Zirin May 21, 2024May 21, 2024