Cristiano Ronaldo and the Long Walk
Soccer’s biggest stars used to have places to wind down their careers with dignity. The sport’s economics now require their humiliations be public.
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M.L.S. Playoff Preview: An L.A. Derby and More Questions Answered
Major League Soccer’s playoffs have reached the conference semifinals as the league sprints to finish before the World Cup.
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Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema Wins Ballon d’Or
The Real Madrid forward won the voting after a season when Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were nowhere in sight. Barcelona’s Alexia Putellas repeated as the women’s winner.
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Neymar, Barcelona and the Brazilian Who Still Wants His Money
A Brazilian supermarket magnate saw promise in the soccer star long before he became a household name. Now, believing he was cheated, he’s going to court for the payday that never arrived.