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Fair Play, Fair Trade: These Soccer Balls from Pakistan Support Ethical Supply Chains

Fair Trade soccer balls by Senda are a way to explore why fair trade isn’t just a stamp of approval – it represents a story worth talking about.

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Intermission: Soccer, Animated with String

Richard Swarbrick animates highlights from the Euro 2012 soccer tournament entirely with string.

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Brazilian Soccer Team Asks Super Fans to Show Their Support in Blood

Brazilian team EC Vítoria is ditching its trademark red and black-striped uniform as part of a campaign to encourage fans to donate blood.

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40 Years After Title IX, the Playing Field Still Isn't Level

The Women's Professional Soccer league "permanently suspended" operations, showing just how much further women's sports have to go.

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The Packers' Secret Sauce: 112,000 Cheese-Crazed Owners

The best team in football, the Green Bay Packers are also the only one that's community-owned.

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Why Women's Sports Should Be Charities, Not Businesses

U.S. Soccer is being crucified by advocates for women’s sports for trying to treat the women’s pro league like a functioning business.

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FIFA Headscarf Ban Crushes Olympic Hopes for Iranian Women's Soccer

The Iranian women's soccer team has been banned from Olympic competition, all because of uniforms. Who's to blame: FIFA or the Iranian government?

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A Kenyan Slum Gets a Solar-Powered Soccer Field

Now youth teams can use the pitch well into the evenings, when the sun has gone down and it's safer to be playing soccer than hanging out in the streets.

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Intermission: Beautiful Animation of Gareth Bale Playing the Beautiful Game

An artist spent 35 hours transforming video of soccer star Gareth Bale into an affecting animated short. It was worth every second.

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Bimbo Jersey: Offensive or "Fun?" Philly Union Bimbo Jersey: Offensive or "Fun"?

A multi-million dollar deal puts an insult on the chest of Philly's pro soccer team. The team's CEO says women think "it's just the coolest thing."

GOOD Design Daily: Qatar's World Cup 2022 Stadiums

A look at how Qatar's proposed stadium designs might handle the heat, and what they might do after the World Cup.

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The 2022 World Cup Will Not Be Gay Friendly

The president of FIFA is warning gay soccer fans not to do anything too gay at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.