The League of Nations, convening in Geneva in 1923, saw its idealistic hopes dashed, in part because of America's refusal to join. (Hulton-Deutsch Collection/Corbis) ...

Why the League of Nations was doomed before it began One hundred years ago President Woodrow Wilson attempted to prevent another world war, however his own country foiled his plan.

If you're confused about the new UEFA Nations League, you're not alone. But, in theory, the competition should add an otherwise missing element to the international fixture calendar.

The birth of the League ideal The League of Nations, born of the destruction and disillusionment arising from World War One, was the most ambitious attempt that had ever been made to construct a ...

Like many idealistic efforts throughout history, the League of Nations teetered for years before its final collapse as the end of World War II.

Though Wilson championed the League of Nations, the United States would never join.

The Idea of a League of Nations "What has happened is essentially this, that the natural limitations upon warfare which have existed hitherto appear to have broken down." ...

GENEVA -- The League of Nations assembled today amid the ringing of bells, the more than 100 delegates attending the sessions representing 42 states and over half the world's population. M. Paul ...

The Secretariat of the League of Nations reluctantly made public, last week, a note dated one month previous in which the Brazilian Government of Premier Octavio Mangabeira reaffirmed Brazil's ...

100 years after a proposal for a League of Nations was approved at the Paris Peace Conference, an expert sums up its successes, failures.

CONCACAF is following UEFA's lead and adopting a League of Nations competition to largely replace the deluge of friendlies. So how does that impact the future of international soccer in the region?

Monkey Cage The League of Nations — the U.N.’s predecessor — was born 100 years ago this month It’s hard to imagine the U.N., and much of today’s international order, without it.