The New York Times – Sports:
The American bank selling the English soccer team on behalf of its Russian owner could name its preferred suitor by the end of the week. But the drama isn’t over.
Category: English Premier League
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How Villarreal’s Eye for Value Cracked the Champions League Code
The New York Times – Sports:
A Spanish team’s run to the semifinals offers a template for how teams can thrive by turning the impatience of Europe’s giants against them.
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Manchester City Fights Off Atlético Madrid in Champions League
The New York Times – Sports:
City, a team shaped by style, showed it was also skilled in the dark arts as eliminated Atlético Madrid and moved a step closer to its first Champions League title.
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Manchester City Ties Liverpool, Defending Its Turf and Its Lead
The New York Times – Sports:
In a Premier League season of the finest margins, four goals add to the drama but don’t change the title math for Pep Guardiola and Manchester City.
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For Liverpool and Manchester City, a Showdown With Consequences
The New York Times – Sports:
Manchester City and Liverpool meet Sunday in the first of a series of collisions that could decide as many as three trophies. Neither team can be sure of what comes after that.
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Soccer’s Focus Needs to Be Product, Not Packaging
The New York Times – Sports:
A simple rule change paved the way for the modern soccer we watch today. An obsession with Super Bowl-style changes won’t move it forward.
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Can Liverpool and City Win When the Bar Is Set Too High?
The New York Times – Sports:
The Premier League leaders will compete for three high-profile trophies this spring. But does failing to win them all turn a great season into a bad one?
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Chelsea Beats Newcastle, Taking Its First Steps Into the Unknown
The New York Times – Sports:
Locked shops and rivals’ taunts greeted fans at Chelsea’s first home game since sanctions against Roman Abramovich cast their team’s future in doubt.
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Roman Abramovich and the End of Soccer’s Oligarch Era
The New York Times – Sports:
Stripped of its Russian benefactor, Chelsea now faces a reckoning. Soccer’s will come next.