Germany is ahead of the curve. While other European soccer leagues are engulfed in uncertainty and damaging pay disputes between clubs and player unions, in Germany there is order and a cleareyed strategy to restart its league, which like others around the world was brought to a halt by the coronavirus outbreak. This week, all […] More
After years of investigations and indictments, the United States Department of Justice on Monday said for the first time that representatives working for Russia and Qatar had bribed former FIFA officials to secure hosting rights for soccer’s World Cup. Prosecutors made the accusations in an indictment charging three media executives and a sports marketing company […] More
Bobby Mitchell, the Hall of Fame receiver and running back who in 1962 became the Washington Redskins’ first African-American star when the team yielded to pressure from the Kennedy administration and ended its resistance to signing black players, died on Sunday. He was 84. His death was announced by the Pro Football Hall of Fame, […] More
He was born without toes on his right foot, but spent 11 seasons in the N.F.L. and kicked 159 field goals. He died of complications of the coronavirus. More
Sign up for Rory Smith’s weekly newsletter on world soccer (and, for the foreseeable future, quite a few other topics) at nytimes.com/rory. At first glance, the problem is clear, and the problem is money. Soccer, at its rarefied heights, is awash with it: broadcasting deals and sponsorship agreements and corporate entertainment, all of it swilling […] More
European soccer leaders have told teams to plan for a return to action in July and August and issued a threat by suggesting leagues that cancel the season face the risk of their teams being barred from the Champions League. The details of the next steps to deal with the fallout from European soccer seasons […] More
This obituary is part of a series about people who have died in the coronavirus pandemic. Read about others here. Mababa “Pape” Diouf, who became the only black president of a top tier European soccer club when he was appointed to lead France’s Olympique de Marseille, died on Tuesday in Dakar, Senegal. He was 68. […] More
If you’re Tom Brady, you suddenly need a place to live in the Tampa area. And if you’re Tom Brady, a one-bedroom is probably not an option. So where else to turn but Derek Jeter’s mansion? The Tampa Bay Times reported that Brady was moving into a cozy bungalow owned by Jeter on Davis Islands […] More
