Africa’s celebration of the beautiful game has ugly consequences for club sides in Europe
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Chelsea May Be Crowned World Champions. Will Chelsea Fans Care?
Why the World Club Cup has become a glorified exhibition
Jerry Sandusky Sentenced to 30 to 60 Years in Prison
My Life as a Replacement Ref: Three Unlikely Months Inside the NFL
COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT: Jerry Frump has refereed college football for 40 years. But this summer, when the NFL announced it was looking into casting replacements, he jumped at the chance – putting his college football career in …
I Was a Replacement Ref: Inside the NFL’s 7 Weirdest Weeks
Jerry Frump, a banker who lives in the Chicago area, has refereed college football for 30 years. But this summer, when the NFL announced it was looking into casting replacements, he jumped at the chance – putting his …
Top 10 Most Hated Sports-Team Owners
Jeremy Lin’s exodus from New York has secured Knicks owner James Dolan in the annals of the least popular sports-team owners. Here are a few other big, bad sportsmen.
Soccer Star Zlatan Ibrahimovic Joins PSG — and Qatari Owner’s Business Empire
The transfer of Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic from Milan to Paris Saint-Germain provides unprecedented star power and offensive punch to the French club — and a new asset to the wider business plans of its Qatari owner.
David Beckham Left Off Britain’s Olympic Soccer Team
He’s Britain’s most famous soccer export, but he won’t be a part of its Olympic team
Could Russia Spring a Surprise at Euro 2012?
Captain Andrei Arshavin leads a dynamic Russian squad.
Euro 2012: Soccer Gets its War On, But Players Can’t Take the Patriotism Seriously
How international tournaments remain an opportunity for nostalgic but usually harmless pantomime jingoism.
The Top 10 European Championship Football Games
Counting down the greatest games in the history of the tournament.
Soccer’s FA Cup Final: Liverpool, Chelsea and the Tracks of My Tears
Liverpool and Chelsea will meet in the FA Cup final on Saturday–a clash between two teams moving in dramatically different directions.
The Madden Curse: A History
Calvin Johnson, please be careful. The Lions’ wide receiver is the latest athlete to grace the cover of the Madden NFL video game, an honor fraught with peril.