All posts tagged "Soccer"
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51FootballEverton, 777 and the Business of Premier League Soccer
The acquisitions came so quickly that it was hard to keep up. An agreement to buy the oldest soccer team in Italy....
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6Football
Everton Sale Stalls Amid New Questions About 777 Partners
The proposed sale of the Premier League soccer team Everton F.C. to a Miami-based holding company has stalled because the firm, 777...
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3Football
How Lionel Messi Made a Pink Jersey Soccer’s Must-Have Item
All of a sudden, after a single summer, the pink jersey is everywhere. It has become almost impossible to acquire, yet there...
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4Football
Megan Rapinoe, Emma Hayes and a Women’s Soccer Crossroads
Emma Hayes first met Megan Rapinoe before she was Megan Rapinoe. Or, rather, just as she was becoming Megan Rapinoe. She was...
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51Football
How FIFA Handed Saudi Arabia the 2034 World Cup
As the world reeled from the coronavirus crisis in the fall of 2020, the president of soccer’s global governing body, Gianni Infantino,...
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4Football
Everton Docked 10 Points, a Premier League Record, in Financial Case
Everton, a founding member of England’s Premier League that has fallen into financial crisis, faced yet more pain on Friday after it...
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3Football
Xabi Alonso Isn’t Coming to Save Your Team. Not Yet.
Xabi Alonso has always done things at his own speed. As a player, it was his coolness, his control, his capacity to...
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5Football
Swedish Soccer Prioritized Fans Over Finances. Now, Business Is Booming.
The warning sounded over and over, first in Swedish and then in English. A fire had been detected. Please evacuate the stadium....
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4Football
Messi Surcharge: Red Bulls, Other M.L.S. Teams to Charge More for Miami Games
A holiday deal offered by the Red Bulls soccer team includes some merchandise, like a travel mug, as well as tickets to...
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1Football
North Korea’s Han Kwang-song Returns to International Soccer
When the North Korean men’s soccer team took the field for two 2026 World Cup qualifying matches this month, close observers noticed...
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5Sports
Erling Haaland signs new nine-and-a-half-year Manchester City contract
Erling Haaland has committed the vast majority of his career to Manchester City by signing an extraordinary new contract that will keep...
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6Sports
Erling Haaland’s huge career contract: What signing until 2034 means for him and Man City
Much of the conversation when Erling Haaland arrived in England in 2022 centred on how long he would actually stay in the...
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14Football
The Premier League Needs a Commissioner
Pete Rozelle’s immediate reaction could not accurately be described as unbridled enthusiasm. He was 33. He had, for the last three years,...
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17Football
Soccer Watchalongs Like Stretford Paddock Offer a Broadcast Alternative
With the lights adjusted and the cameras rolling, the production team gives Joe Smith his cue. In five seconds, he will be...
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A Victory at Last for San Marino, the World’s Worst Soccer Team
Take a look at the men’s world soccer rankings. At the top, you will find the giants of the sport, Argentina, France...
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34Sports
FIFA Secures $1 Billion Broadcast Deal With DAZN for Club World Cup
With time running out, and most broadcasters running away, FIFA said on Wednesday that it had finally managed to secure a broadcast...
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