This season’s City might be Pep Guardiola’s coaching masterpiece: a juggernaut so fearsome that not even Hollywood writers dared suggest it could be beaten.
Soccer is the ultimate prize in Saudi Arabia’s push in sports. Karim Benzema’s signing offered a glimpse of the price tag. Lionel Messi’s rejection showed its limits.
Inter Milan will take aim at Manchester City in the Champions League final, while the N.C.A.A. will crown track and field champions.
A complex arrangement, involving Apple, to bring the soccer star to Miami shows how to trump the free-spending kingdom — and how hard that may be to duplicate.
Inter made the Champions League final with Italy’s oldest squad and its highest debts. Whatever happens in Istanbul cannot stop the financial squeeze to come.
Días después de anunciarse su salida del Paris Saint-Germain, el héroe que consiguió la Copa del Mundo para Argentina dijo que jugará en la MLS.
Days after he announced he would not return to Paris St.-Germain, Messi, Argentina’s World Cup hero, said he planned his next stop to be Inter Miami of M.L.S.
The deal to merge LIV Golf with the PGA Tour is a big win for the oil-rich kingdom, headlining a banner week that also includes a visit from the American secretary of state.
The acquisition of Benzema is part of a billion-dollar project to lure global stars to Saudi Arabia’s top league and expand the kingdom’s sports profile.
En su búsqueda por convertirse en una jugadora “completa”, Aitana Bonmatí quiere saberlo todo. Mientras se prepara para una cuarta final de la Liga de Campeones, es evidente que su estrategia está funcionando.
A coordinated effort financed by the kingdom’s Public Investment Fund is offering huge paydays to some of the sport’s biggest stars if they join Saudi Arabia’s best teams.
In her quest to become a “complete” player, Aitana Bonmatí wants to know everything. As she prepares for a fourth Champions League final, it’s working.
A Premier League team confirmed the departure after an investigation into workplace behavior, but employees said they had received little information about its findings.
Last in the standings and facing a boycott from fans, the Los Angeles Galaxy ousted Chris Klein.
A win on the final day of the season kept Everton in the league and relegated Leicester and Leeds. But those results may be subject to change.
A club’s battle to avoid relegation is being shadowed by an investigation into its spending, and nudges to announce a resolution before next season.
A Dortmund victory on Saturday will end Bayern Munich’s streak of 10 straight titles. The prospect of a new champion should be a cause of celebration beyond a single city.
The Indy 500 and Monaco Grand Prix will excite racing fans, while European soccer clubs will face their big moments.
Funcionarios de Nueva York, Dallas y Los Ángeles buscan convencer a las autoridades de la FIFA de albergar la final de la Copa del Mundo de Fútbol de 2026. La decisión se realizaría a principios de otoño.
Kompany has emerged as one of soccer’s brightest young coaches. He is not in a rush to take his next step.
El delantero del Real Madrid, que ha sido objeto de cánticos racistas en las últimas dos temporadas, recurrió a las redes sociales tras el último ataque, cuando aficionados del Valencia lo llamaron “mono”. Esta vez, habló de todo el país.
After Valencia fans called the Real Madrid star a monkey, Spain’s top soccer official called racial abuse a stain on the entire country.
La causa de la tragedia en el estadio Cuscatlán en San Salvador aún no está clara. El presidente Nayib Bukele se comprometió a realizar una investigación exhaustiva.
It was not immediately clear what prompted the rush at Cuscatlán Stadium in the capital. President Nayib Bukele vowed to conduct a thorough investigation.
City claimed its third straight Premier League title on Saturday. But admiring its excellence is not the same as accepting its methods.
A decision on the host of the men’s 2026 World Cup final is expected in the fall. Leaders from the New York area are making their case, with Dallas and Los Angeles also in the running.
City defeated Real Madrid, 4-0, in the second leg of their Champions League semifinal to take another step toward the prize it has long sought.
City defeated Real Madrid, 4-0, in the second leg of their Champions League semifinal to take another step toward the prize it has long sought.
Credit the show’s star and creator, Jason Sudeikis, a real-life sneakerhead who owns about 250 pairs.
Lautaro Martínez scored late in the second half to give Inter a date with Real Madrid or Manchester City in next month’s final in Istanbul.
Shakhtar Donetsk’s foreign stars fled Ukraine when Russia invaded. Now some are returning or signing up, proof that the lure of opportunity can trump fear.
England has long relied on imported players, imported coaches, imported best practices. Now it’s trying something new for a change.
Premier League soccer teams will fight to avoid relegation, while the X.F.L. will crown a champion.
Anti-vaccine harassment cannot stand.
Plus Argentina beat Croatia to advance to the World Cup finals.
Plus, China’s sluggish economy and the arrest of the Lockerbie bombing suspect.
Plus China cracks down on protests and the U.S. pledges more aid to Ukraine.
Plus Ukraine updates, a U.S.-Iran World Cup preview and a “She Said” interview.
Plus Saudi Arabia defeats Argentina, Australia loses to France and lockdowns spread across China.
Plus Iranian players protest at the World Cup and “Neighbours” will start filming again.
On the pleasures and pains of joining up with other people after a long, quiet time in the Covid doldrums.
One prize for Seattle’s Concacaf Champions League title was a chance to face some of the world’s best clubs. When are those games? “No clue,” one FIFA official said.