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​Hu Hetao #13 of China reacts after Indonesia defeated China 1-0 at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, on June 5, 2025.
Analysis

China is a global superpower. In football, not so much.

Corruption, political interference, match fixing, and a top-down approach to developing talent has stalled China’s dreams of World Cup success.

The green World Cup
Graphic Truth

The green World Cup

With the 2026 World Cup quarterfinals complete, we wondered what the tournament would look like if teams were competing on a different kind of playing field: clean energy.

Tour de Heat
Hard Numbers

Tour de Heat

Temperatures forced race organizers to relax regulations and allow greater assistance from team cars.

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.

​Paris 2024 Olympics - Ceremonies - Paris 2024 Closing Ceremony - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - August 11, 2024. General view of fireworks during the gran finale of the closing ceremony.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Olympic Edition. Au revoir, Paris!

Signs welcoming Indiana Fever's new player Caitlin Clark, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
GZERO North

Basketball double whammy: Gender pay gap and betting scandals

It’s been a big week for professional basketball leagues catching heat. Fans were outraged to learn that college basketball legend and all-time NCAA top-scorer and top WNBA draft pick Caitlin Clark will earn a meager $338,056 over four years with the Indiana Fever.

Afghanistan's captain Hashmatullah Shahidi celebrates the team's victory against Pakistan in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023, at MA Chidambaram Stadium, in Chennai on Monday.
Asia

Afghanistan’s cricketers inspire nation with World Cup dream

The streets of Kabul erupted in joy Monday night as Afghans celebrated their national team’s massive upset victory against Pakistan in the Cricket World Cup.

Qatari fans celebrate after the announcement that Qatar will host the 2022 World Cup
News

Saudi vs. Qatar: A sporting rivalry

Saudi Arabia announced this week that it plans to launch a new sports investment company that will be part of the oil-rich Gulf kingdom’s $650 sovereign wealth fund.

Can sports fans save America?
GZERO Reports

Can sports fans save America?

A new book called Fans Have More Friends argues that highly-engaged sports fans are less politically polarized, have greater trust in institutions, and generally live happier lives. To learn more, GZERO's Alex Kliment met up with one of the book's authors, Dave Sikorjak -- at a tailgate in Philadelphia ahead of a game between the Giants and the Eagles. It all went great until Alex got taped to the front of a bus...

The 2020 Tokyo Games Olympic Stadium at night: When sports and politics mix podcast
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

Podcast: The IOC's Dick Pound on how sports and politics should mix

Listen: A look at the long history of protest at the Games with Dick Pound, the longest serving member of the International Olympic Committee and a former Olympic athlete himself. With COVID rates rising globally, this year's Olympics faced some major hurdles. But the pandemic was only part of the picture. The Tokyo Games played out against a backdrop of mounting global tension surrounding gender equality, racism and human rights, leaving many people to examine the place of politics on the playing field and podium.