LONDON — There should be no more attractive job in the sports business than being chief executive of the Premier League. England’s top division, after all, is not just a soccer phenomenon, but a cultural one, too. Its chief executive sits at its apex, leading negotiations on the dozens of television contracts that generate billions […] More
Enjoying this newsletter every week? Forward it to a friend and tell them to sign up at nytimes.com/rory. Neymar’s birthday party this year was, in theory, supposed to be a discreet affair. A quiet night in Paris with a select few friends and teammates, proof of how much the Paris St.-Germain star has matured, evidence […] More
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
