Four young kids kicking a soccer ball on a beach in Portugal partly explains why America is where it is with the beautiful game. The group of four became six. Then eight. Then nine. Girls. Boys ...

As anyone who follows soccer knows, America is mad for Lionel Messi. Attendances at Major League Soccer games skyrocket wherever the Argentine World Cup winner turns out for Inter Miami. To many ...

Belt, road, and ball. ... is a very neutral and generally positive way to engage a large segment of the population in Latin America, or Africa, you name it. Soccer is popular globally. ...