A light-hearted quip about a soccer team has sparked a serious debate about identity politics and the merits of France’s “colorblind” republican model versus American multiculturalism. When the host of American television’s popular “The Daily…
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Pussy Riot members charged for World Cup final protest
A pitch invader, a member of the Russian protest-art group Pussy Riot, is escorted by stewards during the Russia 2018 World Cup final football match between France and Croatia at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow…
Burger King offers lifetime supply to women who get pregnant by a World Cup player
Burger King is giving a lifetime supply of Whoppers to women who get pregnant by a player at the World Cup. The fast-food chain in Russia took to VK – the country’s equivalent to Facebook…
Russians, foreigners seek love at World Cup
During an afternoon at a Moscow park, Argentina fan Augustin Otelo is counting not the number of goals his team has scored in the World Cup but the number of phone numbers he has collected…
Ready for World Cup? Barber of Serbia snips Messi ‘headshot’ for fans
Looking for a new haircut to celebrate the World Cup in style? A hairdresser is clipping ‘portraits’ of stars Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo onto the back of heads in soccer-made Serbia. Mario Hvala gives…
World Cup, Ebola top Facebook sharing list
Football’s World Cup and the Ebola outbreak topped the list of topics most shared by Facebook users around the globe in 2014, the social networking giant said Tuesday. The World Cup was the most shared…
Cortana correctly predicts perfect World Cup record as Germany wins
Germany has won the World Cup and Microsoft’s Cortana predicted it. Did anyone doubt her? Although Cortana’s successes have not received much mainstream attention, Microsoft’s Bing-powered predictive analysis has proved to be perfect in predicting…
#WorldCup2014: Cortana predicts Germany will beat Argentina in Final
Following the latest semi-final which Argentina emerged as the winner on penalties, Cortana has continued her success with a perfect 14 match outcomes. Digital assistant Cortana, which is available on Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8.1 software…
#WorldCup2014: Supermodel Gisele Bündchen will escort Louis Vuitton trophy case to the finals
The Brazil-born supermodel Gisele Bündchen will escort the Fifa World Cup trophy at the tournament’s final at the Maracana Stadium on Monday July 14. The most coveted prize in the world of football will be…
Cortana predicts Germany and Argentina for #WorldCup2014 Final
Cortana is 12-0 and is on a major roll. Cortana, Microsoft’s digital assistant, has successfully predicted the outcome of every match of this year’s World Cup elimination round. To the dismay of Dutch fans, Cortana’s…