The Gazelle
May 4, 2025
features
Zoe H
DETROIT, U.S.A. — Football is hard to ignore. Whether the scores are announced on your city streets or your Facebook timeline, the sport follows you...
Sebastián Rojas Cabal
CALI, Colombia — On July 13, a group of 15 NYU Shanghai students were flown out of Tel Aviv to Istanbul because of safety concerns following an ...
Clare Hennig
KATHMANDU, Nepal — As Qatar gears up for the 2022 World Cup, elaborate plans are underway for revamped infrastructure, new metro lines and five ...
Joey Bui
Mitali Banerji
Norina Miszori
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - When Mario Götze scored the winning goal in the final of the Brazil 2014 World Cup, there was just silence. No one shouted,...
Rend Beiruti
COPACABANA, Brazil — On June 12, jubilantly donning green and yellow, a group of 20 tourists marched down from their rented apartments on the hills...
Tessa Ayson
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany — Every four years the World Cup takes the world by storm, setting new TV viewing records worldwide. This year’s early stage...
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany — On Sun. July 13, I found myself preparing for an onslaught of extreme emotion. The occasion was an outdoor viewing of ...
Alyssa Ferreira
FAIRMONT, U.S.A. — If I had a dirham for every time I’ve been called a mutt, I’d be as wealthy as a royal. The term third culture kid applies pretty...
Caroline Gobena
VIENNA, Austria — After 24 years, Die Mannschaft has finally done it. Now four-time World Cup champions, the German national team has managed to put...
Khadeeja Farooqui
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — As the Germans crushed Brazil in the semi-final and finally took the trophy home, few among the millions watching the 2014...
Andres Rodriguezz
Every four years, families huddle around their TVs for the most-watched sporting event on Earth. The World Cup, a harbinger of broken hearts and...
Issa Nasr
SYDNEY, Australia — A good soccer team is pretty easy to define. It’s a group of players with good skills, tactics and luck on their side. When...
Jorge Zarate
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Perhaps the only thing people will remember about the Brazil 2014 World Cup is the host country's colossal demise against ...
Pablo Pacareu
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — The Brazil 2014 World Cup is over, and amidst the discussions of the final between Argentina and Germany and Brazil’s fall from...
Muhammad Usman
LAHORE, Pakistan — The World Cup is the grandest spectacle on the planet. While figures of how many people actually watch the event are contested,...
Peter Dicce
PHILADELPHIA, U.S.A. — In May 1989, as I sat in the sparsely filled stands at a local college in Southern California, I pondered the future of ...
Alexander Peel
NEW YORK, U.S.A. — Given that the English Premier League has the highest revenue of any football league in the in the world — 3.9 billion U.S....
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — At the start of the second half of extra time, the match between Argentina and Germany was so close that it seemed like a...
MUMBAI, India — In 2022, Qatar will be the first Arab nation to host the FIFA World Cup. The country beat eight other bidding nations — including the...
WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S.A. — As the Brazil 2014 World Cup draws to a close, some have already begun to challenge Russia’s right to host the World Cup...
Ahmad Yacout
CAIRO, Egypt — Starting on June 12, the masses gravitated towards the Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup with the joy, excitement and frustration that...
The majority of protesters traveled by bus from various states including New York, Maryland and Ohio. Many families were among the crowd with fathers...
