World Cup Draw Analysis: First the Picks. Now the Hard Part.
But the group stage draw is not really a draw just for…
A Day of World Cup Drama Goes Down to the Last Kick
Algeria’s players were strewn on the turf, their faces covered, their chests…
Soccer’s Richest Clubs Sidestep UEFA Salary Cap in New Cost Controls
The biggest reforms of European soccer’s financial controls in a generation will…
How Roman Abramovich, a Russian Oligarch, Found Himself Under Sanctions
As Russian troops massed near the border with Ukraine last month, the…
Roman Abramovich, Owner of Chelsea FC, Has Assets Frozen By Britain
The future of Chelsea F.C., one of Europe’s leading soccer teams, was…
Chelsea Is for Sale as Pressure on Roman Abramovich Mounts
LONDON — Roman Abramovich, the Russian oligarch whose vast fortune transformed Chelsea…
FIFA Proposes Penalties for Russia but No Ban, Yet
Under mounting pressure to take action against Russia after its invasion of…
Stranded Soccer Stars, Frantic Calls and a Race to Flee Kyiv
Inside the windowless conference room of the Kyiv hotel where the soccer…
Russia, Soccer and a Line Drawn Too Late
Everton and Chelsea, for example, have significant financial ties to Russian oligarchs…
