Tag: Soccer
The Female Soccer Players Challenging France’s Hijab Ban
SARCELLES, France — Every time Mama Diakité heads to a soccer game, her stomach is in knots.It happened…
Liverpool Edges City in Game of Early Goals and Managed Risks
LONDON — In the single corner of Wembley bathed by bright sunshine, Kevin De Bruyne dutifully shuttled up…
What to Know About 2022 World Cup Travel to Qatar
The most avidly followed sports event on earth, the FIFA World Cup, returns this fall — another chance…
In a Georgia Mill Town, Soccer Presents a New Opportunity
DALTON, Ga. — The old folks are mostly white and carry in boxes of pizza and portable stadium…
Manchester City Ties Liverpool, Defending Its Turf and Its Lead
Or perhaps Guardiola sincerely relished the experience, the chance to see if he could kill off the challenge…
For Liverpool and Manchester City, a Showdown With Consequences
First, on Sunday, the teams will meet in the Premier League at the Etihad, in a game that…
World Cup Draw Analysis: First the Picks. Now the Hard Part.
But the group stage draw is not really a draw just for the group stage: It is a…
U.S. Seals Its Return to World Cup
SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica — It was not quite spring break, but the United States men’s soccer team…
Soccer’s Richest Clubs Sidestep Salary Caps in New Cost Controls
The biggest reforms of European soccer’s financial controls in a generation will stop short of creating U.S.-style salary…
How Roman Abramovich, a Russian Oligarch, Found Himself Under Sanctions
As Russian troops massed near the border with Ukraine last month, the American ambassador to Israel received an…
Roman Abramovich, Owner of Chelsea FC, Has Assets Frozen By Britain
The future of Chelsea F.C., one of Europe’s leading soccer teams, was thrust into uncertainty on Thursday when…
Chelsea Is for Sale as Pressure on Roman Abramovich Mounts
LONDON — Roman Abramovich, the Russian oligarch whose vast fortune transformed Chelsea into a global soccer powerhouse, confirmed…