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The most political World Cup ever?
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

The most political World Cup ever?

The World Cup is the world's biggest sporting event, and one of its most political. Simon Kuper explains what the tournament reveals about power, identity, and the state of the world.

The Wolrd Cup 2026 kicks off in North America
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

World Cup politics, with the Financial Times' Simon Kuper

The World Cup is the planet's biggest sporting event, and the most political one. This year, it will also be the most profitable spectacle of all time.

Trump Delivers Welcome at FIFA World Cup
Puppet Regime

Trump Delivers Welcome at FIFA World Cup

So many countries. #PUPPETREGIME

Why FIFA is the most powerful organization in sports
GZERO World Clips

Why FIFA is the most powerful organization in sports

FIFA runs the world's most popular sporting event. Simon Kuper explains why it remains one of the world's least accountable organizations.

​Chelsea players celebrate next to US President Donald Trump after winning the Club World Cup final in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on July 13, 2025.
Analysis

Three things we learned from the Club World Cup

London-based, American-owned Chelsea stunned Qatari-owned, French-based Paris Saint-Germain in the Club World Cup final yesterday, but the dress rehearsal for next year’s World Cup faced some hiccups.

Atletico Madrid players and staff hold a banner in support of Spain's Jennifer Hermoso before the match as FIFA suspend President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales after the Women's World Cup Final.
News

Was Rubiales’ kiss sexual assault?

The scandal involving Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales continues to deepen. More than a week after he planted a kiss on the lips of star forward Jenni Hermoso following Spain’s World Cup win over England, federal prosecutors have launched an investigation into whether the kiss constituted sexual assault.

The 11 most and least corrupt countries playing in the soccer World Cup arranged by ranking order on a pitch
News

The Graphic Truth: The World Cup of graft

We take a look at how the most and least corrupt countries of Qatar 2022 would play against each other as soccer teams on a pitch.

A sculpture of the World Cup trophy is pictured in front of Khalifa International Stadium in Doha.
News

Will politics or soccer win Qatar's World Cup?

The 2022 tournament has so far grabbed more headlines over human rights and corruption. But the focus will change once the ball gets rolling.

US women soccer team’s fight for equal pay "because we're clearly the dominant team"
GZERO World Clips

US women soccer team’s fight for equal pay "because we're clearly the dominant team"

The World Cup-winning US women's soccer team won its sixth medal (bronze) in the Tokyo Olympics, and it's arguably the world's best squad in recent years. Meanwhile, the national women's team just filed its first brief to appeal an equal pay lawsuit ruling against the US Soccer Federation, one year after a judge rejected their claim that they were underpaid compared to the (way less successful) men's squad. GZERO World gets the latest on what comes next from two-time gold medalist and World Cup champion goalkeeper Briana Scurry and their lawyers.