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Wanted: Female Athletes. Multiple Vacancies.
Australia’s major sports need talent to stock their women’s leagues. They are all looking at the same athletes.
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Magazine
What Is ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ Doing to Soccer?
Hollywood has turned a perfectly good fourth-tier Welsh team into a TV show instead. That can’t be great.
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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
Dan Snyder to Proceed With Sale of Washington Commanders to Josh Harris
The embattled N.F.L. owner had reached a $6 billion deal in April with a group led by Harris but continued to seek higher bids. Other league owners are expected to review the sale at the end of this month.
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Sports
On a Big Night for Italian Soccer, Milan Leads the Celebration
Milan edged Napoli in the first leg of a Champions League quarterfinal, moving one step closer to a place that used to feel familiar.
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Sports
Which Is the Better Buy? The Washington Commanders or Manchester United?
A struggling N.F.L. franchise is for sale. So is a Premier League club that is a storied name in a global sport. The markets for the two teams say a lot about sports economics.
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Sports
M.L.S. Returns With Another New Team and a Whole New Way to Watch
St. Louis City S.C. will hit the field as the league’s 29th franchise, but to watch it, and every other team, fans will have to get to know Apple TV.
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Sports
A Blueprint for Soccer’s Future Looks a Lot Like Its Present
Proponents of a European superleague do not lack for opposition. Those on the other side rarely have to explain why the status quo is worth saving.
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Sports
One Celebration the Super Bowl Will Lack: The Hiring of Black Coaches
For the first time, the starting quarterbacks are Black. And there has been a surge of Black team executives. But those milestones overshadow a lagging record on hiring Black coaches.
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Sports
Will Pickleball Be as Fun to Watch as It Is to Play?
Pickleball had no problem attracting millions of amateur players. Now, as the sport looks to grow at the professional level, it must convince spectators that the game is as fun to watch as it is to play.