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.
Category: Soccer
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The Morocco Women’s Team Has Already Won
The New York Times – Sports:
Morocco is the first North African and majority Arab nation to qualify for the Women’s World Cup. It’s hoping to pick up the baton its men’s team carried in Qatar.
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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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Lionel Messi
The New York Times – Sports:
The Argentine star’s signing is seen as a way to push soccer into the American mainstream. But it’s already there.
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Inter Miami versus Cruz Azul: Messi revoluciona a la Florida
The New York Times – Sports:
Con su primer partido en el Inter Miami el viernes por la noche, el impacto de Messi ya se siente en una ciudad conocida como la capital no oficial de América Latina.
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Messi Shines a Spotlight on Miami, and on Soccer in the U.S.
The New York Times – Sports:
As his Inter Miami career begins with a match Friday night, Messi’s impact is already felt in a city known as the unofficial capital of Latin America.
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Overlooked No More: Lily Parr, Dominant British Soccer Player
The New York Times – Sports:
She persevered at a time when women were effectively banned from the sport, and was the first woman inducted into England’s National Football Hall of Fame.
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Biggest Gap for U.S. World Cup Players: Their Ages
The New York Times – Sports:
The U.S. team includes past champions, veterans of the equal pay fight and 14 players experiencing their first World Cup. How they come together will shape the future.
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Sam Kerr Is Australia’s New Queen
The New York Times – Sports:
Sam Kerr is the face of the World Cup. She has the weight of a nation on her shoulders. She does not seem to have noticed.