Category: Soccer

It’s Not Just About What Manchester City Won

The New York Times – Sports:
Players, and fans, can accept losing. It is part of sports. It is different, though, if they find out one side wasn’t playing by the same rules.
The Premier League’s Charges Against Manchester City, Explained

The New York Times – Sports:
Could City really get tossed out of the Premier League? The rules are clear. The outcome of a complicated case is not.
Manchester City Charged With Dozens of Financial Violations

The New York Times – Sports:
The Premier League accused City, one of the most successful teams in soccer, with persistently breaking rules about reporting its revenues, sponsorships and costs.
The Danger Lurking Behind the Premier League’s Wealth

The New York Times – Sports:
Teams that can’t match England’s spending now face a choice: Accept that they can no longer compete for the best talent, or risk everything to try.
Las claves del caso Gavi y su registro en LaLiga española

The New York Times – Sports:
Mientras los rivales de uno de los clubes más conocidos del fútbol buscaban jugadores al cierre del mercado de fichajes, el Barcelona encontró una nueva forma de eludir las normas financieras de la liga: un juzgado.
Is Chelsea Setting the Market, or Breaking It?

The New York Times – Sports:
The Premier League club’s American owners have splashed roughly $750 million on new players since last year. Puzzled rivals can’t see a strategy behind the spending.
Saudi Sponsorship Catches Women’s World Cup Hosts by Surprise

The New York Times – Sports:
Officials from Australia and New Zealand were blindsided by reports that FIFA would make Saudi Arabia’s tourism authority a partner for the tournament.
La Liga Must Register Barcelona’s Gavi, Spanish Court Rules

The New York Times – Sports:
As rivals haggled over prices on the final day of the transfer window, Barcelona found a new way around the Spanish league’s financial rules.
Copa América Will Return to U.S. in 2024

The New York Times – Sports:
The relocation of the South American soccer championship is part of an agreement that also includes expanded events for clubs and women in the Americas.
Everton’s Identity Crisis

The New York Times – Sports:
Europe is filled with big clubs that lost their way. But soccer’s fallen giants will never rise again until they face what they’ve become.
U.S. Soccer Doesn’t Expect Decision on Gregg Berhalter Until Summer

The New York Times – Sports:
Weeks after the World Cup, two top executives have left the U.S. men’s team and Gregg Berhalter appears to be out. A full-time coach won’t be named until the summer, U.S. Soccer said.
Witness Says Fox Used Inside Information to Win World Cup Rights

The New York Times – Sports:
A marketing executive testified that a top FIFA official provided secret bidding information that allowed his company to acquire valuable television rights.