World Cup
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The Real Problem With V.A.R.
If process and hubris trump getting calls right, the system has broken down.
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FIFA Will Host 2030 World Cup on Three Continents
Soccer’s biggest championship will celebrate its centenary by placing games in South America, Europe and Africa, with most of the…
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How to Become a Cricket Expert Just in Time for the Cricket World Cup
A game that is somewhat impenetrable to outsiders can, on occasion, reveal its joys to all.
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Nigeria’s Players Have Enlisted Help to Ensure They Get Paid
The members of Nigeria’s Women’s World Cup team announced Tuesday that they had restarted a long-running battle with their country’s…
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Morocco Wins, Then Waits, and Then Starts Celebrating
It had been more than an hour since Anissa Lahmari had scored the goal that put Morocco in front, the…
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Megan Rapinoe Is Not Going Quietly
Sitting on the bench as her United States team played at the Women’s World Cup last week, Megan Rapinoe was…
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New Zealand wants to build on ‘Fern Fever.’ Norway needs a comeback.
New Zealand, the World Cup’s co-host, has a chance to take another big step forward on Tuesday. Days after it…
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Pelé Set Soccer’s Gold Standard. It Can’t Be Matched.
The debate over the game’s greatest player always begins with comparison to the Brazilian master. But Pelé’s on-field artistry was…
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Pelé, a Name That Became Shorthand for Perfection
The best gauge of what Pelé meant to soccer is that he was synonymous with excellence even before people saw…
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Pelé, the Story in Pictures
He was born Edson Arantes do Nascimento in the tiny Brazilian village of Três Corações, where he played soccer barefoot,…
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