Tariq Panja
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Chelsea F.C. Shaken by Concerns, Complaints and a Suicide
When Chelsea’s new owners paid billions for the Premier League club, they also inherited accusations of a toxic culture inside its offices.
The Stranded Sons of Shakhtar Donetsk
One of Ukraine’s top soccer teams rushed its youth academy players out of the path of war in February. Months later, many of the boys...
Chile Loses Bid to Replace Ecuador at World Cup in Byron Castillo Case
Chile’s soccer federation had argued Ecuador should be ejected from the tournament for using an ineligible player in qualifying. FIFA disagreed.
PGA Tour Suspends Players Who Joined Saudi-Backed LIV Golf Series
The PGA Tour commissioner said pros taking part in the new LIV Golf Series were now ineligible for his tour’s events, and he warned others...
Saudi Arabia’s LIV Golf Series Upends Genteel World of Golf
By promising top players multimillion-dollar paydays to join its new series, the oil-rich kingdom is attempting what amounts to a hostile takeover of a lucrative...
Nigeria Adds Up the Costs of Missing the World Cup
Failure to qualify for Qatar has condemned Nigeria to a humbling summer instead of months of World Cup hype. Then there’s the fate of its...
40,000 Fake Tickets at the Champions League Final? Actually, It Was 2,589.
The French authorities blamed tens of thousands of counterfeit tickets for the chaos before Saturday’s Champions League final. The official count was far lower.
UEFA Blames Final’s Delayed Start and Crowd Problems on ‘Fake Tickets’
European soccer’s showcase game was delayed more than 30 minutes after overcrowding at the stadium gates led to clashes between fans and the police.
Kylian Mbappé Will Stay at P.S.G., Rejecting Real Madrid
The battle to sign the world’s best young player produced dueling offers worth more than $200 million. Mbappé picked the one that will keep him...
Real Madrid Secures $380 Million From Sixth Street
The Spanish soccer giant has agreed to a joint venture with the investment firm Sixth Street in which profits from the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium will...