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World
German Soccer Team’s Deal With a Weapons Maker Prompts Some Boos
For some fans of Borussia Dortmund, an advertising deal with Rheinmetall, a major arms manufacturer, has overshadowed the run-up to the Champions League final on Saturday.
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World
Garrick Club of London Votes to Accept Female Members for First Time
The move ended a decades-long dispute that had divided the opulent private club and generated multiple conflicting legal arguments.
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Magazine
When a Bunch of Bloody Yanks Came for English Soccer
In the first half of a January game at Stamford Bridge, the London stadium where the Chelsea Football Club has played since its founding in 1905, seven well-groomed spectators in green velvet jackets stood up together from their seats behind the ...
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Real Estate
Members-Only Mania: Why Are More Private Clubs Popping Up in New York?
In a 115-year-old ferry terminal in New York’s financial district, an abundance of excess now exists. Walls lined with Loro Piana cashmere, Brooklyn Bridge views, a wellness center, a jazz bar — all of it can be yours for $3,900 annually (or just $2 ...
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World
Norby Walters, 91, Dies; Music and Sports Agent Who Ran Afoul of the Law
He ran a highly successful booking agency, but his secret contacts with college athletes led to convictions (later reversed) for racketeering and fraud.
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World
‘Buena Vista Social Club’ Review: Bringing a Classic Record to Life
A new Off Broadway musical adds the thrill of intimacy and the weight of history to the Cuban songs popularized on a 1997 album.
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Sports
Manchester City’s $500 Million Payroll Is Largest in English Soccer History
The club, which dominates the Premier League, is backed by seemingly limitless cash from its Emirati owner, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al Nayhan.
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Arts
Music Too Fast for Feet
Since the continent’s clubs reopened after pandemic lockdowns, young partygoers have been drawn to a hard, driving style of techno. It’s changing the way people dance.
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Sports
A Premier League Love Story Has Heartbreak Ahead
Luton Town’s rise to the world’s richest soccer league proves England’s fabled merit system still works. What happens next may show that it does not.
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Sports
Soccer’s Next Big Thing Is Buying in Bulk
Networks of clubs help top teams streamline their scouting, methods and player acquisition. But who do they really serve?
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