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Soccer

The Big Meat Ant.

Augathella, Australia

Big Meat Ant

Inspired by the local football team, this giant ant is meant to draw tourists to a tiny Australian town.

The entrance to the tower

Liverpool, England

Prince Rupert's Tower

This abandoned lock-up was saved because of its connection to a local football team.

Jorge José Emiliano dos Santos, photographed in 1992.

How One of Brazil's First Openly Gay Soccer Referees Changed the Game

The man known as Margarida refused to let prejudice affect his flashy officiating style.

Christina Ayele Djossa December 5, 2022

The Watford Hornet.

Watford, England

The Watford Hornet

Flying high, this unusual hornet statue celebrates the local soccer team formerly owned by Elton John.

The Central Shop.

Wicklow, Ireland

The Central Shop

Not actually a shop, but one fan's passionate show of support for a rival county's Gaelic football team.

Why Garlic Brings Good Luck to This Spanish Soccer Team

It's thought to dispel evil.

Anne Ewbank June 29, 2018

Tributes on the memorial next to the stadium.

Sheffield, England

Hillsborough Stadium Disaster Memorials

Three memorials honor the victims of the worst sports stadium disaster in Britain.

The replica trophy.

Manchester, England

Jules Rimet Trophy Replica

The fake World Cup prize was secretly created after the first one was stolen in 1966.

Reloj de Flores

Viña del Mar, Chile

Reloj de Flores (Flower Clock)

Built for the 1962 World Cup, this fully functioning botanical clock is still ticking.

Sánguche de Potito

Cow rectum gives Chile's favorite game-day sandwich its addictive flavor.

Museu CR7.

Funchal, Portugal

CR7 Museum

A shrine-like museum entirely dedicated to soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.

Eriskay's unique football pitch.

Isle of South Uist, Scotland

Eriskay Football Pitch

FIFA deemed this isolated field one of the most remarkable places to play the sport.

Cypress Street Playground

Brookline, Massachusetts

Cypress Street Playground

The oldest playground in America.

Prypiat, Ukraine

Abandoned Avanhard Stadium of Prypiat

One of the most poignant ruins of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, the local football team's stadium has been quickly reclaimed by nature.

The New York Cosmos Are American Soccer’s Past. Are They Its Future?

A team that was once the most glamorous in the world is making its comeback.

Erik Shilling September 13, 2016

Carlos Kaiser played soccer for two decades and never scored a goal.

Soccer's Ultimate Con Man Was a Superstar Who Couldn't Play the Game

How does an athlete without athletic prowess maintain a 20-year career?

Tucker Leighty-Phillips August 19, 2016

Inter diehard Penny Razzolini (left) and Grêmio diehard Adriano Maffei meet beneath the highway overpass that's become yet another point of contention between the teams' fans.

The Brazilian Soccer Rivalry That Spilled Over Into Architecture

In Porto Alegre, Brazil, the fierce rivalry between the city’s two big soccer teams extends even to public works.

Andrew Jenner August 8, 2016