An interview with Linda Flanagan, the author of “Take Back the Game.”
The team had a scoreless draw with Saudi Arabia to follow a 2-0 loss to Japan. In more ways than one, they were atypical of the send-off matches in World Cup years.
Europe balks at Italy’s rightward turn.
As Brazil begins its quest for a sixth World Cup, the team’s resources run deep — though Neymar still shoulders much of the load.
Careless and unthreatening, the Americans came up short in one of their final preparation matches before they head to Qatar in November.
Careless and unthreatening, the Americans came up short in one of their final preparation matches before they head to Qatar in November.
The tournament is, at heart, a feeling, and FIFA and Qatar may be forgetting that no amount of spending is a substitute.
Spain’s federation rejected the players’ demand to fire the coach, Jorge Vilda, and said the players must apologize as a condition of their return to the team.
An American team that cycled through strikers during the qualifying period needs to settle on one before heading to Qatar. The good news is some of the options are hitting their stride.
An effort by European soccer federations to highlight gay rights could force a collision between FIFA rules and social campaigns.
Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds seem sincere about their investment, emotionally and financially, in a Welsh soccer team. But they are not mere observers in its story.
A FIFA panel reaffirmed an earlier decision dismissing Chile’s claim that its rival fielded an ineligible player. Chile plans one last appeal.
Aminata Diallo was detained and then released last year after her Paris St.-Germain teammate was beaten by masked men. On Friday, the police charged her with aggravated assault.
As two behemoths join forces against boutique agencies in the fight for control and commissions, some fear profits could come before players.
Ajax sold the bulk of its Champions League-ready squad over the summer and never looked back. It can’t afford to.
Change at Chelsea. A loss at Liverpool. Chaos is part and parcel of the Premier League story line. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
The league was one of many sports organizations in Britain to alter its schedule after the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Others will play on this weekend.
After the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the British government left the decision over whether to postpone or cancel events up to individual sports organizations.
Six days after spending more in a single transfer window than any club in history, Chelsea’s new owners fired the team’s coach, Thomas Tuchel. Now what?
Deep runs in the competition are rare for clubs from outside Major League Soccer. But Sacramento already knocked off three M.L.S. teams, and Orlando City looms on Wednesday.
After signing a reported $250 million contract to stay with Paris St.-Germain, Kylian Mbappé sat down with The New York Times to discuss his past, his present and his plans for the future.
En una inusual entrevista, la estrella del fútbol francés habló sobre su búsqueda del título de la Liga de Campeones, sobre desplazar a Lionel Messi como jugador del año y la posibilidad de pasar al Real Madrid.
In a rare interview, the French soccer star discussed chasing the Champions League title, supplanting his teammate Lionel Messi as world player of the year and the possibility of a move to Real Madrid.
Under its well-traveled Australian coach, the Scottish champion has become a gateway to Europe for Japanese players, and a model for clubs trying to punch above their financial weight.
English teams awash in cash broke records for players and prices this summer, proving again that they operate on a plane apart from their rivals.
President Biden speaks on democracy.
The story of a keeper and her teammates, as they fled and found new lives.
Vladimir Putin reacts to Mikhail Gorbachev’s death.
Milan, a seven-time European champion, was acquired by RedBird Capital for $1.2 billion. The investment firm has ties to both the Yankees and the Boston Red Sox.
How an Afghan soccer player and her teammates fled their homes, outran a murderous regime and forged the uncertain beginnings of a new life.
Mikhail Gorbachev is dead at 91.
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.