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In the wake of Spain’s 1-0 defeat of Argentina in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final on Sunday (07-19-26), the purpose of this column is not to assign historical guilt to athletes. It is to ask why ...

The path to Sunday’s World Cup final between Argentina and Spain has been dotted with political moments. President Trump, ...

The U.S. started a foolhardy war, then cried uncle to stop it. Even Michael Ramirez, the conservative, pro-Republican cartoonist, characterized this deal as “Operation Epic Failure,” his cartoon ...

Argentina will contest their seventh men’s FIFA World Cup final when they take on Spain this Sunday The three-time champions ...

The World Cup final is among the biggest single-day sporting events on the planet and each has had moments forever etched in ...