![An older woman sits next to a young boy on a bench and offers him food with her arm around his shoulder. A soccer ball rests beside them on the ground. The background is dark blue.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/arts-offside-webcomic-900x675.png)
‘Offside’ comic divulges a personal reflection on Qatar’s dangerous labor conditions
Insider’s “Offside” comic exposes the realities behind preparing for the Qatar World Cup.
Afnan Abbassi, Staff Writer
• April 12, 2023
![An illustration of black Adidas shoes with three white stripes against a white background.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Culture-bloke-900x675.jpg)
Why is everyone dressing like a soccer fan?
With the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 in full swing, fashion’s latest fad is blokecore.
Sofi Cisneros, Staff Writer
• December 1, 2022
![An illustration of a wooden box in a park. A pair of legs with blue jeans and black sneakers stands on top of the box. The box reads “W.S.N.”](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/soapbox-torimorales-900x675-1.png)
The Soapbox: Qatar’s World Cup, Iranian intelligence, Russian wheat
The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN’s news desk analyzing major developments in world news and rounding up the stories we think are worth the read this week. Global consciousness for a global university.
Tori Morales, Deputy News Editor
• November 18, 2022
![Two boys play with a soccer ball. On the left is a boy wearing a blue jersey and jeans on a bicycle. He is looking at the other boy, who is wearing a gray T-shirt and pants while reaching for the ball with his head.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/arts-middle-eastern-archive2-1-900x598.png)
Middle East Archive uses photography to break dehumanizing depictions
Middle East Archive offers candid portraits of Middle Eastern life and culture.
Afnan Abbassi, Contributing Writer
• November 9, 2022
![NYUs women’s soccer team wearing white jerseys, purple shorts and white socks huddles on the field.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/NYU-WSoccer-Multi-900x600.jpg)
NYU women’s soccer suffers its first loss of the season
In their second UAA matchup of the season, the Violets fell to Case Western Reserve at home 3-0.
Nicole Ranile, Staff Writer
• October 12, 2022
![Tony Rocha is a midfielder with the New York City Football Club and Sean Davis is a midfielder with the New York Red Bulls. While seemingly different, there are many common parallels between the rivaling teams. (Images via Wikimedia Commons, Staff Illustration by Ryan Kawahara)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Soccer_Illustration3_25.png)
New York’s soccer scene: a clash of corporate ownership
Delving into the dynamics that form the heated rivalry between New York City FC and New York Red Bulls.
Luca Richman, Contributing Writer
• October 6, 2021
![Wim Wenders’ directorial debut, “The Goalie’s Anxiety at the Penalty Kick,” is finally free to all via the Museum of Modern Art and Film at Lincoln Center’s New Directors/New Films festival. Based on a novel of the same name by Nobel laureate Peter Handke, this movie is a distinct investigation into a German generation consumed by a condition of aimlessness. (Staff Illustration by Susan Behrends Valenzuela)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/untitled_artwork_29-900x675.jpg)
‘The Goalie’s Anxiety at the Penalty Kick’ review: A languid look at aimlessness
This long-lost directorial debut by German director Wim Wenders about alienation in post-war Germany is playing for free as part of the 50th edition of the New Directors/New Films festival.
Nicolas Pedrero-Setzer, Arts Editor
• April 22, 2021
![Heung-min Son is South Korea’s pride in the game of soccer, being the star forward of Tottenham Hotspurs. With the skills and traits of a top player, he challenges the Asian stereotype in the sport and so inspired numerous aspiring young talents. (Staff Illustration by Chelsea Li)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/sports-son-chelseali-900x675.png)
Why Heung-min Son Is My Favorite Player
I have watched Heung-min Son play for Tottenham Hotspurs for four years now. He has since become my favorite player.
Kevin Ryu, Sports Editor
• September 28, 2020
![NYU Athletics are cancelled for the Fall. NYU senior athletes in Fall sports discuss how they have processed the canceled season. (Staff Illustration by Deborah Alalade)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/nyuatheltics2021-900x506.png)
The Bitterness of Leaving Unfinished Business Unfinished
How NYU senior athletes in fall sports are processing the canceled fall season.
Kevin Ryu, Sports Editor
• September 21, 2020
![Lionel Messi celebrating a goal against Granada CF for Barcelona back in October of 2014. Now, Messi and the clubs current relationship remains uncertain after the players request to leave was denied. (Image via Wikimedia, from L.F.Salas)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/messi-900x675.jpg)
Can Messi and Barcelona Achieve Their Perfect Goodbye?
By declining Lionel Messi’s request to leave, Barcelona has gambled both on Messi’s brilliance being enough to propel a comeback season and on having a chance at an amicable split with the soccer player.
Kevin Ryu, Sports Editor
• September 8, 2020
![Illustration by Charlie Dodge.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Found-Goodbyes-Illustration-900x675.jpg)
Found Goodbyes — to the Class of 2020
A cento-technique poem compiling quotes from senior interviewees for this year’s last Special Issue.
Maxine Flasher-Duzgunes, Voices Editor
• May 8, 2020
![SPS junior Arik Rosenstein founded Passion F.C., a movement driven to address social issues through soccer. The student led group connects with people internationally and is determined to continue sharing their message. (Image courtesy of Passion F.C.)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/sports-passionfc-900x900.jpg)
Passion FC: Soccer for Social Change
SPS junior and founder of Passion FC, Arik Rosenstein, along with his team, strives to use soccer as a platform to address social issues.
Arvind Sriram, Sports Editor
• May 4, 2020
![A purple N.Y.U. flag hangs on a building.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/news-childaistudy-1200x800.jpg)
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • July 9, 2024
![Students stream past the clay-colored main entrance of Bobst Library on a bright fall afternoon. The green scenery of Washington Square Park is reflected off the library’s windows.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/news-sustainability-900x600.jpg)
Julia Smerling, Photo Editor • June 18, 2024
![A woman with brown hair and a blue shirt.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/dopico.jpeg)
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • June 18, 2024
![A woman dressed in red and holding a purple sign that reads NYU is Complicit in Genocide.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/RallyForHesen-3-1200x800.jpg)
Mikaylah Du, Under the Arch Editor • June 15, 2024