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Soccer
it’s a women’s world (cup)
Dec. 20, 2024
Netflix Scores! (Exclusive Rights to Women’s World Cup in U.S.) Announcing deals with FIFA and Korean broadcasting network SBS on the same day.
women’s soccer
Sept. 6, 2024
vulture asks
July 31, 2024
Vulture Asks: What’s Your Favorite Olympic Event? From an event that’s brand-new to the Olympics to a feat of athleticism that dates back to the Games of Ancient Greece.
keep it moving
July 16, 2024
Agony and Ecstasy on the Soccer Field In her new memoir, author and former pro player Georgia Cloepfil chronicles a career spent playing overseas, for better and for worse.
The U.S. Men’s Soccer Team Is Excellent. Does Anyone Care? Soccer has never been more popular in America, but fan interest in the country’s national teams is on a curious decline.
The 2026 World Cup Final Is Coming to ‘New York’ Well, technically, it’s New Jersey, where the metro region’s only suitable soccer stadium is located.
pitch notes
Nov. 22, 2023
Wrexham ’s Next GoalWith its recently confirmed third season, the docuseries is looking at a golden opportunity.
movie review
Nov. 22, 2023
Is Taika Waititi Even Trying Anymore? The New Zealand filmmaker’s new film, Next Goal Wins , is so sloppily made that it might make you wonder why he even bothered.
Untangling Ashlyn Harris’s Divorce Drama The soccer player addressed rumors that she cheated on Ali Krieger with Sophia Bush.
trendspotting
Aug. 14, 2023
A Non-Footy Fan’s Guide to Wearing Soccer Jerseys Stylistically speaking, everyone’s a soccer fan now. Here’s how to get in on the trend.
Soccer’s Battle of the Brands When Wrexham took on Manchester United this week, it was a clash between the past and future of corporate sports identity.
the group portrait
July 28, 2023
America Has Never Seen a Spectacle Like Messi If he stays in Miami long enough, he could supercharge a sport that’s already having its moment.
Messi to Miami Shows That Major League Soccer Has Arrived Yes, the Argentine megastar will get paid handsomely, but there’s more to his decision than that.
met gala 2023
May 2, 2023
Is This Why Blake Lively Missed the Met Gala? The actress is reportedly in Wrexham celebrating her husband’s soccer team’s big victory.
Ted Lasso ’s Maximilian Osinski Sees Zava As the Tom Cruise of Soccer“I wanted to bring that level of confusion to the audience and to the players.”
how i get it done
Apr. 3, 2023
How Pro Footballer Ali Krieger Gets It Done The two-time World Cup champion is retiring at the end of this season, but being a mom to two kids under 2 is its own extreme sport.
James Lance Talked His Way Into More Ted Lasso A three-minute conversation with Jason Sudeikis “changed the course” of his career.
The Unlikely British Superfans of American Soccer MLS, once a laughingstock, has gained ardent followers in a surprising place.
The Last World Cup After Qatar, soccer may never be the same again.
Grant Wahl Died From Aortic Aneurysm, Autopsy Shows The acclaimed soccer writer collapsed last week while covering the World Cup in Qatar.
The Best Team in the World Is Out of the World Cup Another devastating quarterfinals defeat for Brazil.
Goalkeepers Gone Wild At the World Cup, netminders are increasingly going on offense. The consequences can be miraculous or disastrous.
The U.S. Team Can Hold Their Heads High Losing to the Netherlands was deeply frustrating, but the Americans’ best days are ahead of them.
Roger Bennett Is U.S. Soccer’s Biggest Fan He may speak with an English accent, but he has distinctly American ingenuity.
Pulisic Says He’ll Return From Very Painful-Sounding Injury “Pelvic” and “contusion” are two words you never want to see together.
The Five Most Dramatic Subplots Ahead of U.S.-Iran As the geopolitical foes square off in Qatar, there’s a lot hanging in the balance.
The U.S. Just Outplayed England at the World Cup They were the better team in Friday’s scoreless draw — which is amazing.
The Biggest World Cup Upset in History? Saudi Arabia beat Argentina on Tuesday, in one of the great soccer shockers of all time.
The Wrenching Moral Calculus of Watching the World Cup Qatar 2022 is rotten to the core, but ignoring the tournament is not realistic.
Fans Won’t Be Able to Buy Beer at World Cup Games A last-minute ban on alcohol sales is the latest controversy as the tournament kicks off in Qatar.
Process the World Cup With These Podcasts For fans of both soccer and murky geopolitics.
Did You Know the World Cup Is in Two Months? The strange timing (and location) of the world’s biggest sporting event will make it a hard sell in America.
vuture sports
Aug. 27, 2022
Rob, Ryan, and Relegation: What to Know About Welcome to Wrexham Some helpful notes for enjoying this inconsistent but compelling sports docuseries–slash–vanity project.
get the assist
June 14, 2022
The Ted Lasso Service Is Adding Actual Soccer Now Apple TV and MLS commit to showing every match for ten years — and making a new streaming channel.
The U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Will Finally Get Fair Pay The U.S. Soccer Federation has agreed to negotiate equal salaries for the men’s and women’s teams.
street party
July 12, 2021
it’s business time
July 11, 2021
Look at This Little Businessguy Prince George joined a few other members of the firm in the corporate box for some soccer.
the group portrait
July 7, 2021
How One Chinatown Restaurant Created New York’s Most Promising New Soccer Team After every victory, players would come straight back to the new Hokkaido restaurant for a free dinner.
my single is dropping
June 25, 2021
Watch Ed Sheeran’s Campy, Vampy Video for ‘Bad Habits’ To Sheeran, vampires represented all the self-destruction of a regular bloke like him.
the other football
May 18, 2021
England’s Empty Soccer Stadiums Drop Commentators in Hot Water Without fans, the famously booming play-by-play calls can now be heard by players and coaches. It can get awkward.
vulture sports
Apr. 20, 2021
Watch James Corden’s European Super League Rant Even If Soccer Bores You “They took something so pure and so beautiful and they beat the love and the joy out of it, and they did it for money.”
Why Everyone Is Enraged About the European Super League Europe’s top soccer teams are forming an exclusive new league just for themselves — and even their biggest fans are now in open revolt.
The Best Soccer Cleats, According to Coaches and Players Whether you’re playing indoors or outdoors, on turf or on slop.
coronavirus
Mar. 12, 2020
Most U.S. Sports Leagues Have Suspended Their Seasons Due to Coronavirus The NHL, MLB, MLS, and NBA are all either suspending or canceling play due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Politics on the Field of Play Alejandro Bedoya’s activist celebration shows a new way for athletes to be political.
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