Phillips has written for Grantland, MTV News, The New Yorker, and other publications. His first book, the New York Times–best-selling ‘Impossible Owls,’ was published in 2018.
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The ‘Vice City’ Guide to Lionel Messi in Miami
Breaking down the GOAT’s move to Major League Soccer, one ‘Grand Theft Auto’ mission at a time
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How Will ‘Succession’ Be Remembered?
The HBO series concluded its run on Sunday night. But where does it stack up among other prestige TV offerings? And how will its legacy differ from those of other shows under that umbrella?
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In Praise of the Shows That Just Won’t Really End
All eyes are on the finales of ‘Succession,’ ‘Barry,’ and maybe even ‘Ted Lasso’—but there’s a place for TV that just keeps going and going
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Manchester City May Fall, but Soccer’s Billionaire Era Lives On
Regardless of how or whether Manchester City is punished, the biggest question is how European soccer plans to contend with a growing sector of oligarch playthings and sportswashing superpowers
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We Are All Witnesses
The Argentina-France showdown wasn’t just the greatest World Cup final of all time, it was one of the most thrilling spectacles in sports, period, and a fairy-tale ending for the game’s best-ever player
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The 2022 World Cup Final Primer
Will France become the first nation to win back-to-back finals since 1962? Will Lionel Messi cement himself as the one true GOAT in his last tournament? Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the big one.
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The Legend of Pelé, the Brazilian Boy Who Remade Soccer in His Image
A 17-year-old Brazilian became a global sensation at the World Cup in 1958 and changed the tournament—and the sport—forever
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The Bandwagon Fan’s Guide to the World Cup Semifinals
OK, OK—you’ve been vaguely "following along," but now there’s only four teams left and it’s time to get serious
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Brazil, 1970, and the Captivating Mythology of the ‘Beautiful Game’
Can one passage of play express the beauty of a sport so eloquently that it changes the way that sport is imagined around the world? If it is possible, it happened in the World Cup final in 1970.
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The U.S. Crashes Out of the World Cup—but There’s Reason for Optimism
The difference in quality with the Dutch was not so much about technique or talent but poise and ruthlessness. Experience will fix that for this young U.S. core.