If the United States succeeds in its bid to host the FIFA World Cup in 2018 or 2022, the New York area will be a host city. Following a nine-month selection process, the USA Bid Committee selected New York-New Jersey, which is really just New Jersey, as one of the eighteen cities that would host World Cup matches. more ›

Italy has won its fourth World Cup today, during a 1-1 game that went into penalty kicks (the most terrible way to end any major game). We knew the game was over when the neighborhood went crazy - cheering, honking horns, just enjoying the win on a beautiful summer's day. While the Italians should rightly celebrate, the big question will be what the eff was Zinedine Zidane thinking when he got red carded in the final minutes? more ›