This wasn’t how Spain did things. Jesús Navas vainly tear-assing down the right side, only to lose possession. A jumble of clumsily fortunate passes. Fernando Torres’ punchless cross. Cesc Fàbregas ...

The similarities are striking. Between the two of them, they have an arsenal of the most deadly forwards and best attacking midfielders in the world. In their final pre-tournament friendlies, both ...

World Cup matches have an inevitable habit of re-enacting historical conflicts. Diego Maradona, with and assist from the hand of God, won a bit of redemption for Argentina against England in 1986, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Robert Siegel talks to NPR's Mike Pesca about the match-up for the World Cup finals. On Tuesday, the Netherlands beat Uruguay to earn one spot in the championship game. On Wednesday, Spain beat ...