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.
Category: Soccer
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How Lindsey Horan Got Mad, and How That Got the U.S. Even
The New York Times – Sports:
Lindsey Horan’s tying goal against the Netherlands saved her team at the World Cup. But it came from a dark place she knows well.
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A Continental Competition, All in One Neighborhood
The New York Times – Sports:
Inspired by the Africa Cup of Nations, several small-scale soccer tournaments formed in the Paris region. In a working-class landing spot for immigrants, one event lets locals revel in being exceptional.
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Kylian Mbappé Is Target of Record Offer From Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal
The New York Times – Sports:
Al Hilal of the Saudi Professional League made a bid to Paris St.-Germain to acquire the French striker in what would be the most expensive soccer transfer in history.
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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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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.