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Qatar Bans Beer Sales at World Cup Stadiums

The about-face on alcohol could violate a multimillion-dollar FIFA sponsorship agreement, and signaled soccer’s governing body may no longer be in full control of its...

An Unlikely Group Scrambles for World Cup Rooms: FIFA’s Elite

The luxury hotel set to host soccer’s most senior leaders wasn’t quite ready when they began arriving, the latest in a series of last-second tweaks...

Qatar World Cup Faces New Edict: Hide the Beer

A week before the opening game, tournament organizers are scrambling to balance late changes ordered by powerful Qatari officials with the interests of a major...

Liverpool FC Is Up For Sale by Fenway Sports Group

Months after its Premier League rival Chelsea traded hands in a deal worth $3 billion, Liverpool’s owners hired bankers and said they would entertain offers...

Qatar Offered Fans Free World Cup Trips. But There Was a Catch.

Organizers are providing travel and tickets to hundreds of fans of the participating teams. But only if they promise not to criticize Qatar, and to...

Spanish Prosecutors Drop Criminal Charges Against Neymar

The P.S.G. star, his parents and two former Barcelona presidents had faced the prospect of prison after being accused of corruption and fraud.

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...

La Liga Chief Javier Tebas Takes His Feud With PSG President to Court

A multimillion-dollar dispute between the Spanish league and its Qatari broadcast partner, beIN Media Group, is the latest flare-up in the battle between two of...