The New York Times – Sports:
With about 1,000 days until the opening game of soccer’s showcase event, U.S. organizers are waiting for answers, and action, from the sport’s governing body.
Author: Tariq Panja
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Australian TV Deal Has World Cup Viewers Asking: Where Are the Games?
The New York Times – Sports:
When FIFA sold Australia’s World Cup broadcast rights to a streaming service, it made it harder for casual fans to find the matches.
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The president of Norway’s federation, a rare woman of influence in soccer, is speaking up.
The New York Times – Sports:
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Norway’s Lise Klaveness Is Calling Out FIFA From the Inside
The New York Times – Sports:
Lise Klaveness is a rarity in soccer: a woman leading a national federation. But in pointing out her sport’s failures, she has made powerful enemies.
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Can This Man Fix France’s Women’s Team?
The New York Times – Sports:
Hervé Renard has led two men’s teams to the World Cup. But in taking over his country’s talented but troubled women’s squad, he may have his toughest job yet.
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PSG Says Kylian Mbappé Must Sign New Deal or Leave
The New York Times – Sports:
Nasser al-Khelaifi, the president of Paris St.-Germain, was introducing the team’s new coach when he turned to tough talk on the future of his team’s biggest star.
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P.S.G. Attack, Still a Mystery, Ended Two Women’s World Cup Dreams
The New York Times – Sports:
An assault case that rattled one of France’s best soccer teams remains unresolved despite a series of arrests. Its main characters have paid a heavy price.
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Women’s World Cup: FIFA May Allow Rainbow Armbands
The New York Times – Sports:
Captains could be offered choices reflecting anti-discrimination efforts and at least one design that was banned at the men’s World Cup in Qatar.
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Proceeds of $3.1 Billion Chelsea Sale Have Not Reached Ukraine War Victims
The New York Times – Sports:
A $3.1 billion fund was established when Roman Abramovich was forced to sell the club, but the fund’s head says a “bureaucratic quagmire” has kept the money frozen.