I've dedicated my career to soccer. I'm boycotting this World Cup.
Fans celebrate during the announcement of the United States men's national soccer team roster, Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in New York, ahead of the FIFA World Cup soccer tournament. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
(RNS) — A scholar specializing in soccer explains why he believes this World Cup is debasing the world's secular religion.