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Two Soccer Teams Showed Up to Play. One Lost Because of Hair Dye.
A Chinese university team argued that an opposing player’s hair was not “black enough,” according to the rules, and her team forfeited the match. More
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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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Nike and UEFA Express Concern Over Crisis at French Soccer Federation
AdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyQuestions Mount for a French Soccer Federation in CrisisNike, the federation’s biggest sponsor, and European soccer’s governing body have contacted the federation about a scandal involving a young player at its elite academy.Noël Le Graët, the president of the French soccer federation, with the organization’s director general, Florence Hardouin.Credit…Miguel Medina/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesBy More
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Ralf Rangnick Is Soccer's Most Intriguing Free Agent
AdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyOn SoccerThe Oracle Is Speaking Again. Who Will Listen This Time?The pressing style Ralf Rangnick once preached to a skeptical German audience is now soccer orthodoxy. As he seeks his next project, he is again peering into the sport’s future.Ralf Rangnick’s philosophies helped build the Red Bull soccer empire, and were adopted by some of Europe’s leading clubs.Credit…Odd Andersen/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesBy 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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Premier League Reopens Stadiums to Fans
#masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none }The Coronavirus OutbreakliveLatest UpdatesMaps and CasesC.D.C. Shortens Quarantine PeriodsVaccine TrackerFAQAdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyOn SoccerAs Premier League Gates Reopen, a Soothing Soundtrack ReturnsThe return of a few thousand fans to Premier League stadiums was a reminder that it’s not only their roars that we’ve missed.The players were allowed to ignore social distancing rules on Saturday. The 2,000 fans were not.Credit…Pool photo by Justin SetterfieldBy More
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Arsenal Is Learning Nothing Lasts Forever
AdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyRory Smith On SoccerNothing Lasts ForeverArsenal’s recent history is a case study in slow, steady decline. With the club now staring at a long climb back to the top, it is also a warning to other elite teams.Alexandre Lacazette and Arsenal are reeling as they enter Sunday’s North London derby.Credit…Eddie Keogh/ReutersBy More
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Soccer Is Cash Poor. Its Leaders Are Not.
#masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none }The Coronavirus OutbreakliveLatest UpdatesMaps and CasesC.D.C. Shortens Quarantine PeriodsVaccine TrackerFAQAdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyOn SoccerSoccer Has a Financial Crisis. Its Leaders Aren’t Feeling It.As their sport reels from the pandemic, FIFA’s top officials will gather for a video call on Friday. Each will earn at least $80,000 just for listening.Friday’s FIFA Council meeting, like others this year, will not require its members’ attendance.Credit…Ben Moreau/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesBy More
