2014 World Cup

COMMENTARY: How soccer differs from the world of partisan politics

By Tom Ehrich — July 8, 2014
(RNS) Soccer seems eerily like the world outside. But the "players" in our partisan wars show little respect for each other or willingness to let the contest end.

Ahead of the World Cup, Brazil’s churches work to protect children from sex abuse

By Janet Tappin Coelho — May 30, 2014
RIO DE JANEIRO (RNS) With an estimated 600,000 soccer fans expected to arrive in Brazil within a matter of days, the South American nation is under pressure to combat its international reputation as a destination for child sex tourism.
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