LISBON—Portugal’s government has come under fire from lawmakers for sending contradictory COVID-19 messages after allowing thousands of English soccer fans to party in Porto for Saturday’s Champions League final, despite coronavirus restrictions. In the days leading up to Saturday’s final between Chelsea and Manchester City, big crowds of English fans, who were largely maskless and…
Portugal’s Government Under Fire Over Champions League Final
May 31, 2021
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Real Madrid Says Zidane Stepping Down as Team’s Coach
MADRID—Zinedine Zidane is stepping down as Real Madrid coach, again. The club said Thursday the Frenchman is leaving his job, a few days after a season in which Madrid failed to win a title for the first time in more than a decade. The club said Zidane “decided to bring an end to his current…
Red Star Belgrade Fans Riot During Serbian Title Celebration
BELGRADE, Serbia—Several people have been injured and more than 100 Red Star Belgrade fans were arrested after violent clashes during celebrations of the club’s Serbian national league soccer title. The fans first set off fireworks from the bridges and banks of the Sava River in downtown Belgrade on Saturday evening and then went on a…
Suárez, Simeone Celebrate Atlético Title With Tears, Smiles
MADRID—When the final whistle blew, Diego Simeone broke out into a broad smile, laughed and breathed a sigh of relief. A few moments later, Luis Suárez was sitting on the field weeping profusely while on a video call. After a seven-year wait—and a dramatic final round—Atlético Madrid had won the Spanish league title. Fans and…
Fans Return to the Orange County Soccer Club
May 14, 2021
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As Orange County Soccer Club kicks off its season, the team says it’s excited to resume playing in front of a live audience. The Orange County Soccer Club is the county’s only professional soccer team. It’s a member of the United Soccer League, and consists of players aged 16 to 34. “Even though they’re still limiting fans,…
English Premier League’s $7 Billion TV Rights Renewal OK’d
LONDON—The Premier League has been allowed by the British government to renew its current domestic television rights deals for another three seasons without an auction process, ensuring 5 billion pounds ($7 billion) will be generated during the uncertainty of the pandemic. The deals with Sky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon Prime Video will extend until the…
Xi Jinping’s ‘Soccer Diplomacy’ Dead Ending, as Wave of Disbandments Hit the Industry
Chinese professional soccer is in deep trouble now that a wave of disbandments has hit the clubs. Meanwhile, China’s authoritarian leader Xi Jinping’s ambition to use the big-money game as “soccer diplomacy” to promote China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is bankrupted. At the end of March this year, the Chinese soccerAssociation officially announced the new…
More Than a Game: Seeing the World Through Sport
They moved in unison. Thousands of hands clapping, precise and crisp, augmented by the bang of drums and cadence of hollow Kung-fu bats. Arm motions well-timed, everyone together. Huge flags in the super-fan section, waved in a carefully prescribed motion, each flutter seeming to flap at the same moment. And the chants? Everybody knew them,…
Super League Collapses After the 6 English Clubs Withdraw
April 21, 2021
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LONDON—The Super League collapsed before a ball was kicked in the European breakaway competition after being abandoned by the six English clubs, leaving the Spanish and Italian participants stranded. Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City, and Tottenham throughout Tuesday evening deserted the proposal to launch a largely-closed midweek competition amid an escalating backlash from…
UEFA Lead Backlash Against Super League, UK Government Vows to Step In
MANCHESTER, England—European soccer’s governing body UEFA led a backlash against plans for a breakaway Super League on Monday, saying associated players and clubs could be banned from its competitions—including three of this season’s Champions League semi-finalists. Addressing an emergency meeting the day after 12 of Europe’s top clubs announced the new league, UEFA president Aleksander…
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