Grateful to have the chance to slow down with @alexshephard.bsky.social one week into the 2026 World Cup to take inventory of the politics that are thrumming through the tournament. Thanks to @goldengoalmag.bsky.social for publishing our back-and-forth. goldengoalmag.substack.com/p/jules-boyk...
"How did Norway come to possess these three immense physical specimens? One explanation is simply that Norway itself is massive and mythic." @kkoczwara.bsky.social on Erling Braut Haaland, Alexander Sørloth, and Jørgen Strand Larsen goldengoal.world/2026/06/22/n...
As the Albiceleste defends its World Cup title, a fight involving Javier Milei and Mauricio Macri over the country’s football association rages on in the background. The great Sergio Levinsky looks at Argentina goldengoal.world/2026/06/22/o...
We talked to New York City's best website (and an inspiration for Golden Goal) about the World Cup and the most magical month in the history of the greatest city in the world
For this week's newsletter, our editors looked back at the first week of the tournament from Mexico, France, and New York City goldengoalmag.substack.com/p/a-dispatch...
My @goldengoalmag.bsky.social just came as well, and since we're doing plant-backed photography...
Can't wait to get reading.
The great Hamid Ismailov wrote about the heyday of Uzbek football for @goldengoalmag.bsky.social! goldengoal.world/2026/06/17/u...
New York! Please join us *TONIGHT* at the launch for “Red Card: The 2026 World Cup, Sportswashing, & the FIFA Greed Machine.” 6:30pm. I’ll be in conversation w/ @edgeofsports.bsky.social. Co-sponsored by @orbooks.bsky.social + @goldengoalmag.bsky.social It's free! www.eventbrite.com/e/red-card-t...
Where did Erling Haaland, Alexander Sørloth, and Jørgen Strand Larsen come from?
"How did Norway come to possess these three immense physical specimens? One explanation is simply that Norway itself is massive and mythic." @kkoczwara.bsky.social on Erling Braut Haaland, Alexander Sørloth, and Jørgen Strand Larsen goldengoal.world/2026/06/22/n...
I hope you enjoy it!!
On this week's Hell Gate Podcast, among other topics, we chatted with Alex and Miguel from @goldengoalmag.bsky.social, the only World Cup magazine you need! More here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
