Dave Zirin

Dave Zirin Woods and Trump’s famous friendship is built on a shared knack for accumulation, vacuousness, and power worship. It’s as American as apple pie. The post Tiger Woods Plus Donald Trum...

Jules Boykoff, Dave Zirin The world’s soccer governing body reminded fans what its theoretical commitment to “neutrality” means in practice: siding with the genocidaire. The post 2 FIFA Ruling...

Dave Zirin In a union of religion, culture, sports, and politics, a rookie for the New York Knicks broke bread with the youngest mayor in the city’s modern history. The post Iftar With the Kni...

Dave Zirin Israel has long targeted sport facilities and athletes in Gaza. Now with US help, it’s doing the same thing in Iran. The post The Bombing of Iran’s Azadi Stadium Is Straight Out of ...

Dave Zirin Not even soccer is immune from Trump’s reverse Midas touch. The post Trump and His Soulless Cronies Have Managed to Suck the Joy Out of the World Cup appeared first on The Nation.

Dave Zirin, Jules Boykoff The real Olympic heroes were the athletes who stood up for each other—and against Trump. The post The Ugly Underbelly of the US Hockey Victory appeared first on The N...

Dave Zirin The basketball great once said he wanted to be like Muhammad Ali. He can’t do that and shrug off Israeli war crimes. The post Why LeBron James Ignores Genocide and Stands With Israe...

Dave Zirin The sports media is ignoring the story, but wealthy sports figures are all over the Epstein files. The post The NFL Owners and Olympic Organizers in Epstein’s Inbox appeared first o...

Dave Zirin The Puerto Rican artist’s performance was a gleeful rebuke of Trump’s death cult and a celebration of life. The post Bad Bunny’s Technicolor Halftime Stole the Super Bowl appeared f...

Jules Boykoff, Dave Zirin ICE thugs in the streets, Mafia meddling, and billions in waste—seems like the Games are off to a great start. The post Get Ready for This Year’s Undemocratic, Debt-R...

Dave Zirin As marauding state agents fill US streets, a leading German soccer official says countries should consider what was once unthinkable: skipping the 2026 World Cup. The post A Call Is...

Dave Zirin Dan Troccoli, a public middle-school teacher, says everyone should start “emulating” Minneapolis’s resistance to ICE and the Trump regime. The post A Minneapolis Teacher Wants the W...

Dave Zirin Last year, in the face of Trump’s authoritarianism, the sports industry remained quiet. Now with the killing Renee Good, it may be waking up to the dangers of this administration. T...