Countdown to Breaking a Record Before It Broke Me

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Are You There God? It’s Me, Olivier: An intercepted prayer from Russia, by Al James

Sportwashing in Technicolor, by Jules Boykoff

The Ballad of Mo Salah 17/18, by Michael Signorelli

The Good, the Bad, and the Howlers from Everyone’s First Matchday, by Matthew Celentano

In Defence of Nationalism Through the Haze of World Cup Fever, by Elliott Sheaf

El Milagro, La Selección, y Los Guadalupanos, by George B. Sánchez-Tello 

Family of Three: A multi-generational World Cup Saturday, Far From the Action, by Zach Dundas

How to Avoid an Early Exit, After an Early Exit, By Mapate Diop

Notes from Lake Erie: Saudi Arabia vs. Russia, by Gabriel Bump

Gloryland, by John Bauccio

A Journey to the World Cup: A Fan’s Memoir from then to now

Which youngsters will shine at World Cup 2018?, by Matthew Celentano