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Familiar fears return as the pandemic’s shadow returns to soccer, to sports, to everything.

The return of supporters to stadiums in France has been accompanied by a series of games postponed or marred by trouble in the stands.

The best games manage to be both compulsive viewing and technically excellent, but those that clear that bar are rare. And that presents fans with...

Juventus has thought for too long about the now, and too little about what comes next.

The Paris St.-Germain star capped a year in which he led Argentina to the Copa América title by edging Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski.

One set of researchers estimated a manager is responsible for only 8 percent of a team’s results. But 8 percent, when you think about it,...

Serveurs de messagerie cryptés, réunion à huis clos, confidentialité absolue. Pour tenir secrète jusqu’au bout l’identité des lauréats du Ballon d’Or, Pascal Ferré, rédacteur en...

Encrypted email servers, secret meetings, strict confidentiality: The identity of the winner of the Ballon d’Or, soccer’s biggest individual prize, is guarded like a state...

Rangnick, an architect of the Red Bull soccer empire, will take over as United’s manager while the club pursues a permanent replacement for Ole Gunner...

Years of success under Alex Ferguson changed the way United viewed itself. But the glory days are gone, and the sooner the club admits that,...