World Cup
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Sports
Witness Says Inside Information Helped Fox Win World Cup Rights
A marketing executive testified that a top FIFA official provided secret bidding information that allowed his company to acquire valuable television rights.
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Sports
Pelé Set Soccer’s Gold Standard. It Can’t Be Matched.
The debate over the game’s greatest player always begins with comparison to the Brazilian master. But Pelé’s on-field artistry was only one part of what made him unforgettable.
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Pelé, a Name That Became Shorthand for Perfection
The best gauge of what Pelé meant to soccer is that he was synonymous with excellence even before people saw him play.
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Pelé, the Story in Pictures
He was born Edson Arantes do Nascimento in the tiny Brazilian village of Três Corações, where he played soccer barefoot, using rolled-up rags for a ball. How a young man from such humble beginnings became Pelé, widely considered the greatest soccer ...
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Argentina Hits the Streets for Long-Awaited Celebration
Argentina erupted in celebration after the country's World Cup victory over France.Credit...Anita Pouchard Serra for The New York TimesBUENOS AIRES — After 36 years, the parade couldn’t wait. Half a world away, Argentina’s beloved men’s national team ...
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World
This Was the Perfect World Cup for Our Strange Era
Whatever happens in the World Cup final this Sunday, Europe will remain the dominant power of global football. An Argentinean victory over France will not change the facts of economic globalization. The English Premier League alone usually turns over ...
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Sports
Argentina Heads to Its Sixth World Cup Final
Only three other nations have advanced to as many World Cup finals as Argentina, which reached its sixth by beating Croatia, 3-0, in a romp that conferred upon Lionel Messi an ultimate, glorious chance for immortality. Much like his compatriot Diego ...
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The Team That Refuses to Lose
Croatia, a nation of four million people, needs one more win to reach a second straight World Cup final. If it happens, it will probably come on penalties, and certainly after extra time.
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Sports
Every Team Left in Qatar Is a Contender
France and England, Argentina and Brazil, Messi and Ronaldo: The quarterfinals offer everything except an easy path to the trophy.
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The U.S. women’s team has won millions at the men’s World Cup.
The United States women’s soccer team, a four-time World Cup champion, is winning at the men’s World Cup, too. Thanks to new labor agreements reached with U.S. Soccer that guarantee a split of prize money won by the country’s national teams, the ...