Soccer – Page 44

‘Everybody Is Welcome Here.’

Kaig Lightner founded the Portland Community Football Club to give local youth an inexpensive chance to play. When he came out as transgender, they gave him a place to belong.

By Kurt Streeter and Mason Trinca

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Lionel Messi’s Bitter Divorce From P.S.G.

A missed practice, a Saudi vacation and a brief suspension brought a sudden end to a star’s transactional relationship with Paris St.-Germain, and Qatar.

By Tariq Panja

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Playing Lionel Messi and Argentina Will Cost You $5 Million a Game

Five months ago, Argentina won the biggest prize in soccer. Now teams across the world are fighting for the second biggest: the chance to play it.

By Rory Smith

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FIFA Says Women’s World Cup Faces TV Blackout in Europe

Gianni Infantino said matches would not be shown in the continent’s biggest markets this summer unless broadcasters meet FIFA’s demands for higher fees.

By Tariq Panja and Andrew Das