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Wealthy teams accustomed to pursuing players are simultaneously competing for the signatures of a new era’s most sought-after talents: data analysts.

With the vast majority of teams no longer able to pay stratospheric transfer fees, elite players are recalculating risk and reward on their terms.

Fabrizio Romano has turned rumors into an industry. But is he an observer of soccer’s multibillion-dollar transfer market, or a participant in it?

Why do two elite managers persist with a trophy-less, and seemingly joyless, slog toward a past they probably will never reclaim?

Pitso Mosimane enjoyed a better 2021 than almost any coach in world soccer. Just don’t expect FIFA, or soccer, to notice.

Pep Guardiola’s ideas and his teams have changed the way England views the game. The danger is that those changes affect perceptions of what qualifies...

The English soccer club Chester F.C. postponed a game after Welsh health officials claimed authority over its home. In an era when once loose British...

The Africa Cup of Nations probably will be decided by players who earn their livings in Europe. But the best of the tournament lies in...

The outsize wealth of England’s clubs increasingly allows their owners to play a direct role in deciding the champions of other leagues.

England’s clubs are plowing ahead with their holiday schedule. But amid questions about Omicron and fairness, do they really have a choice?