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What the Champions League Is Lacking

Europe’s richest competition offers the best of what soccer can deliver. But the World Cup still has something it can’t match.

Manchester United and the Mounting Cost of Failure

The problem at United is not, and never has been, a lack of money. It is the lack of a plan.

Bayern Munich and the Myth of Competition

In several of Europe’s top leagues, it already feels like the title race is over. But is dominance what fans really want?

Premier League Preview: Has Arsenal Pulled It Together? Will United Fall Apart?

Six contenders (more or less) and five story lines (plus a few extra) as the new season kicks off with everyone chasing Manchester City (again).

Fulham Is Back in the Premier League. Staying? That’s Harder.

Fulham has made a habit of bouncing in and out of the world’s richest soccer competition in recent years. Is there a business model in...

Welcome to Soccer’s Strangest Season

The World Cup will split seasons in two in much of the world, including the Premier League campaign that opens this weekend. What is revealed...

A late goal, a final test, and an England championship.

Chloe Kelly’s goal in extra time beat Germany, 2-1, and lifted a nation to a title it has chased for years.

Coming This Season: Pep Guardiola 3.0

Manchester City will begin defense of its Premier League title with a team that doesn’t (exactly) look like its predecessors. That isn’t necessarily a bad...

France’s Corinne Diacre Is Not Interested in Your Opinion

Coach Corinne Diacre set a high bar for France at the Euros. But tying one’s fate to results works only when they’re good.

England Routs Sweden to Seal Place in Euro 2022 Final

Alessia Russo’s backheel helped her team rout Sweden and storm into Sunday’s Euro 2022 final.