Form and injuries have affected the players available to Vlatko Andonovski as he picks a squad facing perhaps the toughest challenge in its history.
Category: Soccer
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Proceeds of $3.1 Billion Chelsea Sale Have Not Reached Ukraine War Victims
A $3.1 billion fund was established when Roman Abramovich was forced to sell the club, but the fund’s head says a “bureaucratic quagmire” has kept the money frozen.
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Lionel Messi, Saudi Arabia and a Contract to Promote the Kingdom
A contract between Messi and Saudi Arabia’s tourism authority offers a glimpse at the details of their multimillion-dollar relationship.
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Gregg Berhalter Rehired as USMNT Coach
Berhalter was removed from the post after the World Cup, but the results of an investigation cleared the way for his return.
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Luciano Spalletti and the Power of Walking Away
The Napoli coach led his team to a long-delayed title and then left because the job was done. That is worth celebrating.
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USMNT Beats Mexico Behind Two Pulisic Goals
Two goals from Christian Pulisic led the United States over Mexico in a nasty Nations League semifinal that was ended early because of homophobic chanting.
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Mbappé’s Split With P.S.G. Widens Into a War of Words
In dueling statements, the French striker and Paris St.-Germain disputed basic facts about the breakdown of their relationship.
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Kylian Mbappé Tells P.S.G. He Will Leave Club Next Summer
Mbappé, the star forward, has told his French team he will not renew his contract next year. His decision could force the team to pursue a sale of his rights this summer.
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Champions League: Manchester City Bends the Story to Its Will
This season’s City might be Pep Guardiola’s coaching masterpiece: a juggernaut so fearsome that not even Hollywood writers dared suggest it could be beaten.
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Messi and Benzema, Saudis and Soccer, Bread and Circuses
Soccer is the ultimate prize in Saudi Arabia’s push in sports. Karim Benzema’s signing offered a glimpse of the price tag. Lionel Messi’s rejection showed its limits.
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Champions League Final: Inter Milan Tries to Live in the Now
Inter made the Champions League final with Italy’s oldest squad and its highest debts. Whatever happens in Istanbul cannot stop the financial squeeze to come.
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How Apple and David Beckham Beat Saudi Arabia in the Race for Messi
A complex arrangement, involving Apple, to bring the soccer star to Miami shows how to trump the free-spending kingdom — and how hard that may be to duplicate.