CARSON, Calif. — The United States women’s national team, starting 10 of the 11 players that delivered a victory in the Women’s World Cup final last July, clinched a berth in the Tokyo Olympics with a 4-0 win over Mexico on Friday night. The Olympic spot was the prize in the teams’ winner-take-all semifinal at […] More
CARSON, Calif. — The best player in Canadian soccer history, Christine Sinclair, is headed back to the Olympics at age 36. Her ticket was punched by her heir apparent, Jordyn Huitema, who is only 18. The Canadian women’s soccer team qualified for its fourth straight Olympics on Friday by beating Costa Rica, 1-0, in the […] More
LONDON — The Premier League executives went around the room, until almost all of them had shared a story. Threats. Ugly confrontations. Physical assaults. The impromptu exchange, anecdotes shared by top officials of the Premier League’s 20 clubs during a board meeting on Thursday, were both cathartic and expressions of support for Manchester United’s executive […] More
New York City F.C.’s circuitous search for a permanent home — a seven-year quest that generated frustration for the team, exasperation among its supporters and endless ridicule from rival fans in Major League Soccer — has come full circle. The team’s owners, in conjunction with a group of local developers, are nearing an agreement with […] More
There was a lot of upbeat talk from the Jacksonville Jaguars when the team announced on Tuesday that it would play two of its home games in London next season. “Our London strategy has been a game-changer,” said Mark Lamping, the president of the team. “There is no better time than now to capitalize on […] More
Major League Soccer and its players have reached an agreement in principle on a five-year collective bargaining agreement, the league announced on Thursday. The limit on spending on the bulk of players would rise to $11.6 million per team over the course of the deal, compared with $8.5 million in the last deal. This amount […] More
It was a professional football league that lasted for one season 19 years ago, but memories of the XFL are surprisingly vivid for fans over 30: He Hate Me, Jesse Ventura, no fair catches, the Memphis Maniax. So when the XFL returns this weekend with a new eight-team league, again owned by Vince McMahon of […] More
Were Beyoncé and Jay-Z making a political statement when they sat during the national anthem? Was Jennifer Lopez alluding to President Trump’s immigration practices by having children sitting in cage-like orbs? What about that Puerto Rican flag? At the Super Bowl, the most widely viewed television event of the year, political statements from international superstars […] More
