World
For sixteen years, the same photo has been my Facebook cover. It’s me and my twin boys, Charlie and Thomas, then 3, in matching Australia jerseys, taken before I flew to the 2010 World Cup. I crouched beside them shortly after my marriage ended and promised that when they were…
Years before the Revolutionary War and the Salem witch trials — and long before the United States even existed — this iconic Rhode Island restaurant was already serving up classic New England fare.The White Horse Tavern, housed in a distinctive red colonial building in the quaint seaside city of Newport,…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Gary Bartley, 66, who is helping prepare the training pitches that Team Canada will use during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. It has been edited for length and clarity.I’ve been in the industry since 1978, but I’ve never taken on a…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Katherine Howe, a historian and novelist. It has been edited for length and clarity.On Monday, I opened my emails to find that my ticket to the Scotland versus Morocco World Cup game was no longer available.Getting this ticket was years in…
Amid international conflicts and domestic tensions, some may feel that the US is not the safest place to live right now.While safety can be a subjective measure, that assessment is not entirely off base: The US is ranked the 134th most peaceful country in the world — falling behind nations like Venezuela, Lebanon, and…
Weidmann’s restaurant was founded in 1870 by Swiss immigrant Felix Weidmann and has been serving the downtown Meridian, Mississippi, community for over 150 years.As one of the oldest restaurants in the state — many claim it is the oldest — Weidmann’s has survived economic downturns, changing dining trends, and even…
Roberto Lopes played a star role in one of the World Cup’s most shocking results on Monday, but it may not have happened without LinkedIn.Also known as Pico, the 33-year-old defender was born in a Dublin suburb to an Irish mother and a father from Cape Verde, a Portuguese-speaking island nation…
One of the World Cup’s most notable teams blamed FIFA after their travel to their first game was delayed.Uruguay, which has won the tournament twice, was left waiting for the right permissions before its players and staff could fly to the US on Sunday.The squad was training in Cancún, Mexico,…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Maurice Edu, analyst with Major League Soccer on Apple TV. It has been edited for length and clarity.When I was growing up in California’s inland empire, I was constantly playing soccer with my four siblings. I’d narrate the games: “Mo shoots,…
This as-told-to essay is based on several conversations with Rory Phillips-Hunter, a 37-year-old estate and maintenance manager at a farm in North West England. Born in the Scottish Borders, he is a Scottish national soccer fan, known collectively as the Tartan Army.I was at the game when Scotland beat Denmark…
