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Megan Rapinoe’s Coach Says Star Will Skip N.W.S.L. Event
The N.W.S.L.’s nine teams will gather for a new championship tournament later this month, but women’s soccer’s biggest star appears set to sit it out. More
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Drew Brees Criticized for Calling Kneeling During the Anthem ‘Disrespectful’
Drew Brees, the star quarterback of the New Orleans Saints, faced intense criticism on Wednesday after reiterating that he considered it disrespectful for players to kneel during the national anthem in protest of police brutality. Brees made the comments after he was asked in an interview how the N.F.L. should respond if the season were […] More
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TPG in Talks to Acquire Goal, the Soccer Website, for $125 Million
DAZN Group is in final stage talks to sell the popular soccer website Goal.com to the investment firm TPG as it raises cash for its money-losing sports streaming platform. More
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For Sidelined N.F.L. Brothers, Training Is a Snap
When the coronavirus pandemic forced the N.F.L. to shutter its training facilities in March and ban all travel, thousands of players had to hunker down at home like the rest of us. Instead of working out in gyms with teammates, they have been running at their old high school tracks and lifting weights in spare […] More
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Athletes’ Outpouring on Civil Unrest Rekindles Kaepernick Debate in N.F.L.
The outbreak of civil unrest initiated by the death of George Floyd has brought about an unusual outpouring from players, coaches and officials in the N.F.L., which has wrestled publicly with issues of race and racism more than other leagues. In some instances, however, longstanding disputes about whether the league takes the issue seriously enough […] More
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Rules, Rescheduled Games and a Covenant Worth Preserving
The Premier League has finally resisted the temptation to pretend the 2019-20 season never happened. Doing so would have ruptured the bond between fans and the sport, perhaps forever. More
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A Danish Soccer Team Invited 10,000 Fans to a Zoom Watch Party
When Denmark’s top league returned from its pandemic suspension, one club decided the best way to keep its socially distant fans connected was a gameday videoconference. More
