Soccer
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Sports
How a North Korean Soccer Prodigy Vanished, and Re-emerged
Han Kwang-song’s recent appearances in World Cup qualifiers were his first ones overseas since 2020, when U.N. sanctions led to an involuntary career break.
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Sports
FIFA Bans Former Spanish Soccer Chief for 3 Years
Luis Rubiales, the former president of the country’s soccer federation, was ousted in disgrace after he forcibly kissed a player after the Women’s World Cup final.
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Sports
When Saying Nothing Is Saying Something
Leagues and teams probably would have preferred not to take a public position on the Israel-Hamas war. That they could not avoid doing so is their own fault.
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Sports
Everton Sale Stalls Amid Questions About Buyer’s Financials
The U.S. firm bidding for the Premier League club, 777 Partners, has failed to provide required information to a British regulator.
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Sports
Can This Man Make Soccer Smarter?
Ian Graham helped transform Liverpool from a faded giant into soccer’s most cutting-edge club. Now he wants to do the same for everyone else.
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World
Spanish Soccer Chief Refuses to Resign Over World Cup Kiss
Luis Rubiales was denounced for his behavior toward Jennifer Hermoso, a member of the winning Spanish women’s soccer team, at an awards ceremony in Australia.
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Sports
Ukraine Waits for a Tomorrow It Cannot See
Soccer is not a priority in Ukraine, nor should it be. But the country’s greatest player says it still has a vital role to play in his nation’s sense if itself.
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Sports
The Disrupter
Gerard Piqué has always been an ideas guy. He has, at various times, had ideas about industries as disconnected as isotonic sports drinks and international tennis tournaments. He has invested in the sunglasses business and the cellphone video game ...
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World
In a Land With No Soccer, Group Hopes to Use It to Score Climate Goals
The Marshall Islands Soccer Federation aims to draw interest in the sport — and to growing global warming events in the Pacific.
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Sports
How Anti-Israel Protests Cost Indonesia a FIFA Soccer Championship
Preparations for the tournament were thrown into disarray when a governor asked Indonesia’s sports ministry to bar Israel’s team from participating.