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Håndtrykk, Musafaha
June 29, 2026
The wind ruffled his hair. The PA announcer ruffled his ears. In a time like this, he had to pick one institution and defend it, so which institution was he...
All The Very Best of Us
June 29, 2026
This one is for all the lovers out there, he said — I think to me? — before running towards the penalty and missing — ‘skying it,’ as the phrase goes, and I...
Golazo!
June 26, 2026
He stopped the UPS truck in the middle of the intersection underneath the dirty green overpass used to carry cars and trains and hopped to the edge of the...
Bienvenida
June 24, 2026
Someone had set fire to a truck full of fireworks on the highway to welcome the Spanish National Team to Chattanooga, Tennessee. It only partly slowed...
Lunch
June 23, 2026
“You lost your boy, too?” “He would have loved it here. The game, the food, the people — everything.” A member of the Argentinian Mothers of the Plaza de...
Two Members of The Bloods Watch Bosnian Soccer Fans Walk Through Inglewood
June 22, 2026
“But they’re wearing blue.” “They’re Bosnian.” “I don’t care what they are.” “They’re here for the World Cup.” “But they’re wearing blue.” “To signify their...
A Meeting
June 22, 2026
“So let me get this straight,” a pinched, nasally voice said through thick cigar smoke. “The ‘CFA’ in your currency stands for ‘colonial French authority?’”...
Ferie
June 21, 2026
Inge was a Norwegian from Stavanger staying in a house in Federal Hill in Providence, Rhode Island trying to translate a book by Driss Chraibi for her...
Coffee Break
June 18, 2026
I walked out of high school to protest the invasion of Iraq. I remember reading Knight Ridder and feeling confused that everyone else around me was so...
Midnight in the Garden
June 14, 2026
It’s midnight and I’m making out with Lizzy because the Knicks have won (tomorrow will be a new excuse, a new reason, a new ringing of bells) and Joey is...
The German National Team Goes to Waffle House
June 11, 2026
The German national team went to the Waffle House on the Peter Creek Parkway at 1 AM. They had been told about Waffle House as a distinct American phenomenon...
Italy Shows Up at The World Cup Anyway
June 9, 2026
“Just say you’re from a nation no one’s heard of.” “Don’t be a carciofo. We’re not a team of Giorgio Costanzas.” “Giorgio Costanzas?” “I’d actually watch an...