Tariq Panja
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Chelsea’s Graham Potter Paid Price for Owners’ Spending Spree
American owners spent billions to buy the Premier League club and then millions more on players. But as Chelsea sinks in the standings, is the...
China’s Soccer Experiment Flopped. Now It May Be Over.
China poured billions into its bid to become a player in the world’s most popular sport. A decade later, it has little to show for...
Olympics Open Path for Russians to Qualify for Paris 2024
Dodging a contentious debate on participation, Olympic officials instead issued rules that could allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to earn places in next year’s...
Olympics Open Path for Russians to Qualify for Paris 2024
Dodging a contentious debate on participation, Olympic officials instead issued rules that could allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to earn places in next year’s...
Gianni Infantino Is Re-elected, Unopposed, as FIFA President
The Swiss administrator, a contentious figure in the soccer world, had no rivals for the position and was crowned for another four years by acclamation.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino Knows How to Win
Infantino has all the support he needs to sweep to another term leading the world’s most popular sport. That is precisely the problem, critics of...
2026 World Cup Will Have Four-Team Groups and 24 More Games
FIFA is preparing to approve a change that will set the format for the largest and longest championship in soccer history.
Manchester United Bidding War Already Has a Winner: The Sellers
A Qatari royal and a British billionaire have designs on the Premier League giant. But the Glazer family still gets to set the price.
Manchester City and the Bruising Battle to Avoid Losing It All
The Premier League has accused its serial champion of using misleading accounting, secret deals and legal obstruction to sidestep financial rules. The club is digging...
Champions League Overcrowding Was a ‘Near Miss’ for UEFA
Independent investigators concluded it was only a “matter of chance” that the dangerous scenes at last year’s Liverpool-Real Madrid final did not lead to deaths.