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    Champions League Match Stopped After Official Is Accused of Racial Abuse

    AdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyChampions League Match Is Suspended by Accusation of Racial AbusePlayers from the Turkish club Basaksehir and their Paris St.-Germain counterparts refused to play and left the field after a match official was accused of using racist language.Players from Basaksehir, in orange, and Paris St.-Germain left the field midway through the first half.Credit…Charles Platiau/ReutersBy More

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    Israeli Soccer Team, Infamous for Anti-Arab Fans, Has New Co-Owner: a Sheikh

    AdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyIsraeli Soccer Team, Infamous for Anti-Arab Fans, Has New Co-Owner: a SheikhThe barrier-shattering deal puts an Emirati royal at the helm of Beitar Jerusalem, the only Israeli team that has never fielded an Arab player and whose most extreme fans chant racist slurs.Beitar Jerusalem fans at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem in 2016.Credit…Abir Sultan/EPA, via ShutterstockBy More

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    USWNT and US Soccer Settle Workplace Claims

    AdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyU.S. Soccer and Women’s Stars Reach Deal on Working ConditionsBoth sides claimed victory with the agreement, which clears the way for the women’s team to appeal a court ruling that had rejected its equal pay claims.United States women’s players, including Alex Morgan, right, during last week’s 2-0 win at the Netherlands.Credit…Piroschka Van De Wouw/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesBy More