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
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
The Champions League final, one of sport’s most-watched annual events, will not be held at its planned site, Istanbul, amid the ongoing crisis brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. European soccer’s governing body UEFA, the event’s organizer, is now considering a number of alternative venues as […] More
Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a memo that coaches would be able to return to team facilities and that franchises could reopen ticket offices and retail shops as long as they complied with state and local guidelines. More
Perry Fewell, a former defensive coordinator who won a Super Bowl ring with the Giants, was chosen to manage officiating as the league shelved reviews of pass interference plays. More
LONDON — The English Premier League, the most-watched sports league in the world, plans to resume play on June 17 after a two-month hiatus caused by the coronavirus pandemic, league officials announced on Thursday. The resumption of play follows Germany’s Bundesliga, which began play last week. It adds momentum to a comeback of sports, with […] More
The National Women’s Soccer League on Wednesday laid out an ambitious, and potentially risky, plan to return to the field late next month for its first games since the start of its 2020 season was interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. Under the schedule that league officials outlined Wednesday morning, the nine teams would gather in […] More
Over the last 20 years, some once-grand clubs have been left behind by insurgents with new money and big ideas. In Germany, their fate may be a harbinger of what is to come after the shutdown. More
