Help Us Map the World Cup!
For many, sporting events are as much about getting together with family and friends and enjoying a cold drink and a tasty meal as it is about a game or match, the players and the score.People across...
View ArticleShow Us Your World Cup Swag
Everyday, we here at The Takeaway want to hear from you. But as the 2014 World Cup gears up, we also want to see you.Do you have an awesome World Cup jersey? Is your friend painting their face for a...
View ArticleProtests Erupt as Brazil Gets Ready for the World Cup
The kick off of the World Cup is only a few days away, and more than 3 billion people around the world are expected to tune in to the tournament. If you are in Brazil, however, you may hear the word...
View ArticleMeet Team USA World Cup Coach Jurgen Klinsmann
We're just days away from the start of the 2014 World Cup. Team USA Coach Jurgen Klinsmann is a man used to winning things, and as coach of the men's U.S. national squad this summer, he has his sights...
View Article5 Tips to Be a Real World Cup Soccer Fan
We're just a day away from the start of the 2014 World Cup. Although soccer hasn't traditionally been a favorite sport among Americans, it is becoming more and more popular.Americans have a lot of...
View ArticleA Brazilian Soundtrack for the World Cup
Brazil is largest country in South America, and certainly the best place to watch the World Cup. We can't all be in Brazil to see the games, but if you want some Brazilian flavor to go with your big...
View ArticleBosnia Heads to the World Cup for the First Time Since Independence
With the World Cup officially underway, the beautiful game has revealed a certain ugliness to its role internationally. Yesterday in Brazil, police fired tear gas on a group of protesters angry with...
View ArticleWorld Cup Rivalry Rematch: NYC Immigrant Weighs in as His Countries Compete
UPDATE: Ghana Vs. Team USA: A Misguided PredictionBack in 2010, Ghana narrowly knocked the U.S. team out of the World Cup. Four years later, this rivalry will be reignited again when these two teams...
View ArticleGhana Vs. Team USA: A Misguided Prediction
Yesterday, Robert Asare-Akoto, a Ghanaian soccer fan living in New York City, offered The Takeaway a misguided prediction about the World Cup. He explained that Ghana was going to destroy Team USA—just...
View ArticleWomen's World Cup Champion Christie Rampone Has Lessons for the Men's Team
The World Cup heated up over the weekend, but last night's match between Team USA and Portugal sank the hearts of many Americans as the teams tied with a final score of 2-2. Christie Rampone is one of...
View ArticleU.S. Lawmakers Take On 2022 World Cup
Even before the 2014 World Cup ends, controversy is growing about a tournament eight years away.Amid growing reports of abusive labor practices and allegations of corruption and bribery in Qatar,...
View ArticleListen: That World Cup Bite You Just Witnessed? We Predicted It
Today, as millions of viewers around the globe tuned into the World Cup, Luis Suarez of Uruguay took a bite out of his competition—literally.Uruguay beat Italy with a final score of 0-1, but only after...
View ArticleThe Fate of World Cup Biter Luis Suarez
Yesterday, Uruguayan star striker Luis Suarez literally left his mark during the World Cup when he bit Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini.Seconds after the bite Uruguay scored, booting Italy out of the...
View ArticleShow Us Your World Cup Swag!
The U.S. World Cup team faces off against Germany today in the last group stage World Cup match. The American team will need at least a draw to advance to the knockout round. Are you watching the World...
View ArticleGet Pumped About Taking on Belgium at The World Cup
It is time America. They already own our beer, and now Belgium stands in our way on the road to World Cup victory. To get to the round of 16—having survived the group of death, having avoided being...
View ArticleTeam USA Lost, But Has American Soccer Finally Won?
Team USA will not be back on the World Cup stage—the men's national team was defeated and eliminated from the tournament by Belgium yesterday.We might continue to cry about it, but in a way, has...
View ArticleThe Legacy of the 2014 World Cup
In the World Cup final yesterday, Germany defeated Argentina with a last minute goal, ending their 24-year wait for another World Cup title.The 2014 World Cup was one for the ages. For starters,...
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