soccer

The Unhurried Joys of ‘Walking Sports’

Videos of people playing the walking-speed version of basketball and football is a hit on social media — but it should be an inclusive, entertaining new frontier for sports as a whole

Why Do Athletes Spit So Much? A Juicy Investigation

It’s part habit, part science, part culture — all gross. But if you really want to know why athletes spit all the time, let’s hock up some answers

Long Before QAnon, Britain Had Its Very Own — Very Different — ‘Pizzagate’

16 years ago, two high-profile soccer teams saw their heated rivalry explode. Unlike the modern Pizzagate, however, there was actual pizza involved

Belarusian Soccer Is All Sports Fans Have Left

Soccer-starved English fans have turned their lonely eyes to the last pro league in Europe still playing — no matter how risky or bad the play might be