The New York Times – Sports:
Established in 2016, Maccabi Bnei Reineh is the talk of Israel’s top division after completing a quick rise. Its founders say its presence represents something far more important.
Category: Soccer
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Once an ‘Easy Way Out’ for Equality, Women’s Soccer Is Now a U.S. Force
The New York Times – Sports:
After Title IX passed in 1972, administrators found soccer to be a cheap way to comply. And participation rates soared in high schools, universities and at club levels for girls and women.
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Gareth Bale Will Join L.A.F.C. in Major League Soccer
The New York Times – Sports:
Bale, who helped Wales qualify for the World Cup, will prepare for the tournament in the United States. An announcement is expected Sunday.
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The Day the Supreme Court Crashed the Title IX Party
The New York Times – Sports:
Celebration of the 50th anniversary of Title IX was dampened as female athletes were saddened — and angered — by the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade.
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Paulo Dybala, Juventus and the Problem With Italy
The New York Times – Sports:
The travails of Dybala, whose contract with Juventus runs out this month, are emblematic of a soccer ecosystem that is often a world apart.
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The Stranded Sons of Shakhtar Donetsk
The New York Times – Sports:
One of Ukraine’s top soccer teams rushed its youth academy players out of the path of war in February. Months later, many of the boys are stuck in a lonely limbo.
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Erling Haaland, Darwin Núñez and Rediscovering the No. 9
The New York Times – Sports:
The signings of Erling Haaland and Darwin Núñez were not mere summer coups for Manchester City and Liverpool. They could signal the start of a new tactical phase.
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In Qatar’s World Cup Summer, the Mercury Rises and the Clock Ticks
The New York Times – Sports:
In any other cycle, the World Cup would be kicking off this month. But the choice of Qatar as host changed everything, just as the World Cup has changed Qatar.
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World Cup Will Allow Five Substitutes and Bigger Rosters
The New York Times – Sports:
A rule change means coaches will for the first time have the option to make as many as five changes per game, and draw them from deeper benches.