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The latest global soccer news updates, analysis and features.

The latest global soccer news updates, analysis and features.

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      Club, country and ... company?
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      The On Soccer Newsletter

      The Superteam That May Be Selling Itself Short

      Vfl Wolfsburg casts itself as an underdog in Germany and in the Champions League. That doesn’t reflect reality.

       By Rory Smith

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    Soccer’s Perpetual President: Why Gianni Infantino Can’t Lose

    Infantino has all the support he needs to sweep to another term leading the world’s most popular sport. That is precisely the problem, critics of his leadership say. But they don’t get to vote.

     By Tariq Panja

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    Quinten Timber, left, plays for Feyenoord. His brother Jurrien plays for its bitter rival Ajax.
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    Two Rivals. One Bedroom.

    Quinten and Jurrien Timber are on opposite sides of the Dutch championship race. At home, they may be closer, literally, than any two players in European soccer.

     By Rory Smith

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    Gregg Berhalter during the 2022 World Cup in Doha, Qatar, in December.
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    Investigators Clear U.S. Soccer Coach in 1992 Incident

    An inquiry found U.S. Soccer could rehire Gregg Berhalter as coach of the men’s national team. But investigators criticized the parents of Gio Reyna for their part in the controversy.

     By Juliet Macur

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    Bayern Munich ended the Champions League dreams of Lionel Messi and P.S.G. on Wednesday.
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    P.S.G.’s Star System Has Run Its Course

    Even with Messi, Mbappé and Neymar, the French champion is a Champions League also-ran once again. Is buying local the way forward?

     By Rory Smith

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    Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool has lost its edge.
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    Liverpool, Napoli and the Problem With Systems

    As system clubs start to falter, the future seems to belong to the teams and coaches who are willing to be a little more flexible.

     By Rory Smith

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    Sam Kerr has shown she can score from any position for Australia, one of the co-hosts.
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    Your Women’s World Cup Questions, Answered

    The world’s best teams and eight new faces will be in Australia and New Zealand this summer. The latest: France fired its coach, opening the door for the return of a few stars.

     By Andrew Das

  1. BBC Ends Suspension of Top Sports Host After Staff Mutiny

    The move calmed a crisis at the publicly funded broadcaster after Gary Lineker, a former soccer star, was removed from a flagship show because of a tweet about immigration policy.

    By Mark Landler

     

  2. Brett Goldstein Faces Life After ‘Lasso’

    The Apple TV+ show’s breakout star is preparing to play a Marvel movie god when he’s not working on the hit streaming series “Shrinking.” But what he’s really after is human connection.

    By Jeremy Egner

     

  3. Former Fox Employee Convicted of Bribery for Soccer Broadcast Deals

    The employee, Hernán López, and an Argentine marketing firm were accused of helping make illegal payments for rights to tournaments in South America.

    By Ken Bensinger

     

  4. France Fires Its Coach Only Months Before Women’s World Cup

    Several top players had refused to play for Corinne Diacre, and the divide between the coach and her team “has reached a point of no return,” the federation decided.

    By Andrew Das

     

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    Chelsea Saves the Day; Saving the Season Can Come Later

    Beating Dortmund in the Champions League will ease the pressure on Graham Potter and his team, but it won’t end the questions about where they are headed.

    By Rory Smith

     

  6. Liverpool Fans Will Get Refunds for Champions League Final Tickets

    European soccer’s governing body will return millions of dollars to fans affected by dangerous overcrowding that its own investigation said could have turned deadly.

    By Andrew Das and Tariq Panja

     

  7. French Soccer Chief Resigns but Has a FIFA Lifeboat

    Noël Le Graët quit after an investigation found federation staff members had endured sexual and mental abuse, but he will stay in soccer: FIFA has hired him to run its Paris office.

    By Tom Nouvian and Tariq Panja

     

  8. The French Sports Minister’s Trials by Fire

    Amélie Oudéa-Castéra’s first year in office brought chaos at the Champions League final and scandals in soccer and rugby. With the Paris Olympics looming, her toughest days may be ahead.

    By Tariq Panja and Tom Nouvian

     

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    The Oligarchs’ Derby

    When the top teams in Greece meet, the story lines, and the rivalries, regularly extend far beyond the soccer field.

    By Rory Smith

     

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    How Should Fans Feel About Newcastle United?

    Saudi money has revived a Premier League soccer team and sent it to a cup final on Sunday. Those cheering say they shouldn’t have to answer for the source of its recent success.

    By Rory Smith