Much has been said about the increased workload of top players, the Barcelona star said, but the mental toll of expectations and fame is just as likely to lead to burnout.
Victor Adeboyejo, a forward for the Bolton Wanderers, is out with a back injury after a violent sneeze — surprisingly, something doctors see from time to time. He joins a long list of athletes with unusual injuries.
San Marino scored its first competitive win. “To beat Liechtenstein has been an incredible joy,” one player said.
The world’s most popular pastime has been irrevocably shaped by its exposure to social media. That evolution can still go awry.
Some N.F.L. players called Brazil dangerous ahead of the league’s first game in South America on Friday. Statistics show their home city is deadlier.
Juan Izquierdo, de 27 años, sufrió un paro cardíaco el 22 de agosto mientras jugaba con Nacional contra São Paulo, en Brasil.
Juan Izquierdo, 27, suffered cardiac arrest on Aug. 22 while he was playing for Nacional against São Paulo in Brazil.
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In his posts atop the governing bodies for African and global soccer, he fought to establish the continent as an equal to Europe and South America.
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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.