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Atletico Madrid’s links with radical ultras is a story of violence, emotion and change
Sunday night’s dramatic derby with city rivals Real Madrid put Atletico Madrid’s relationship with the radical…
How Indonesia turns unknown footballers into adored superstars: ‘We couldn’t leave the hotel’
Maarten Paes is the starting goalkeeper for Major League Soccer team FC Dallas. Yet he can…
From Drake in pink to ‘Blokecore’: How football shirts became fashionable
Football shirts were once an item of clothing for a) players to wear at work, and…
Phone deal for visiting fans at 2026 World Cup part of Verizon sponsor pact with FIFA
GENEVA — Soccer fans arriving in North America for the 2026 World Cup have been promised…
Mikel Arteta’s time at Man City and the training drill that transformed Raheem Sterling
It is the training drill that helped transform Raheem Sterling from a zippy winger who narrowly…
The U.S. must believe ‘we can win the World Cup’? Pochettino will need all the help he can get
It is perhaps easy to hear Mauricio Pochettino say his new players must “believe” they can…
Mauricio Pochettino aims to bolster belief as USMNT role takes him outside his comfort zone
The question came 20 minutes into Mauricio Pochettino’s introductory press conference as U.S. men’s national team…
Magic Johnson buys a stake in the NWSL’s Washington Spirit
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — Magic Johnson has bought an ownership stake in the National Women’s…
Pastis-maker Pernod Ricard scraps sponsorship of PSG after protests in Marseille
French liquor company Pernod Ricard, best known in France for the anise-flavored aperitif pastis, said on…