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    Champions League Match Stopped After Official Is Accused of Racial Abuse

    AdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyChampions League Match Is Suspended by Accusation of Racial AbusePlayers from the Turkish club Basaksehir and their Paris St.-Germain counterparts refused to play and left the field after a match official was accused of using racist language.Players from Basaksehir, in orange, and Paris St.-Germain left the field midway through the first half.Credit…Charles Platiau/ReutersBy More

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    Nike and UEFA Express Concern Over Crisis at French Soccer Federation

    AdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyQuestions Mount for a French Soccer Federation in CrisisNike, the federation’s biggest sponsor, and European soccer’s governing body have contacted the federation about a scandal involving a young player at its elite academy.Noël Le Graët, the president of the French soccer federation, with the organization’s director general, Florence Hardouin.Credit…Miguel Medina/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesBy More

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    Ralf Rangnick Is Soccer's Most Intriguing Free Agent

    AdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyOn SoccerThe Oracle Is Speaking Again. Who Will Listen This Time?The pressing style Ralf Rangnick once preached to a skeptical German audience is now soccer orthodoxy. As he seeks his next project, he is again peering into the sport’s future.Ralf Rangnick’s philosophies helped build the Red Bull soccer empire, and were adopted by some of Europe’s leading clubs.Credit…Odd Andersen/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesBy More

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    Israeli Soccer Team, Infamous for Anti-Arab Fans, Has New Co-Owner: a Sheikh

    AdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyIsraeli Soccer Team, Infamous for Anti-Arab Fans, Has New Co-Owner: a SheikhThe barrier-shattering deal puts an Emirati royal at the helm of Beitar Jerusalem, the only Israeli team that has never fielded an Arab player and whose most extreme fans chant racist slurs.Beitar Jerusalem fans at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem in 2016.Credit…Abir Sultan/EPA, via ShutterstockBy More

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    Steelers Lose First Game of 2020 to Washington

    AdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storySteelers Lose First Game of 2020 to WashingtonPittsburgh had been the N.F.L.’s final unbeaten team at 11-0 before losing at home to a sub-.500 Washington team.Washington quarterback Alex Smith threw for 296 yards and a touchdown in a 23-17 win over Pittsburgh, giving the Steelers their first loss of the season.Credit…Keith Srakocic/Associated PressBy More

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    What Was the Jets' Gregg Williams Thinking on His Final Play Call?

    AdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyKeeping ScoreWhat Were the Jets Thinking?The Jets looked to have their first win of the season sewn up. But a decision to send an all-out blitz against the Raiders on the final play handed Las Vegas the game-winning touchdown.The Jets’ defensive coordinator, Gregg Williams, called for an all-out blitz on the final play of Sunday’s loss to the Las Vegas Raiders, a tactical error that looks to have cost him his job.Credit…Julio Cortez/Associated PressBy More

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    Giants Outmuscle Seahawks in Season’s Biggest Upset

    AdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyGiants 17, seahawks 12Giants Outmuscle Seahawks in Season’s Biggest UpsetFacing Seattle on the road without their starting quarterback, the Giants picked up their fourth straight win behind a stout defense, a lot of running and no trickery.Lineman Leonard Williams had 2.5 sacks Sunday, bringing him to a career-high 8.5 for the season, as the Giants’ defense sent the Seahawks scattering.Credit…Larry Maurer/170943 Associated Press, via Associated PressBy More

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    NFL Week 13: What We Learned

    AdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyWhat We Learned From Week 13 of the N.F.L. SeasonThe Jets found a new way to lose, the Giants shocked the Seahawks and the Browns held on for a huge win over the Titans.Needing a touchdown to win in the game’s final seconds, Henry Ruggs of the Raiders ran right past Lamar Jackson of the Jets for a 46-yard score and a shocking Las Vegas victory.Credit…Noah K. Murray/Associated PressBy More