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In the span of three months, the soccer superstar has made Inter Miami’s eye-catching jersey the hottest piece of sports merchandise on the planet. Source link

Luis Rubiales, who led the country’s soccer federation, departed in disgrace after he forcibly kissed a player after the Women’s World Cup final. Source link

Australia announced it would not bid, clearing the way for the Saudis to bring soccer’s biggest tournament back to the Gulf. Source link

Rapinoe, who helped define U.S. soccer for a decade, is retiring after this week’s N.W.S.L. final. Hayes, the Chelsea coach, will try to put her stamp on it next. Source link

FIFA’s president, Gianni Infantino, cheered a plan to take soccer’s richest event to the kingdom. He has said little about his years of work to make that happen. Source link

The penalty adds to the problems of a team operating under a mountain of debt. It vowed to appeal. Source link

The patience of Alonso, the Bayer Leverkusen manager, says a lot about him, and just as much about a sport perpetually chasing the next big thing. Source link

DALLAS — After he’s revved the room and made his pitch, Troy Aikman walks to the back and starts tending bar. “What can I get ya?” he asks, flashing that famous half-smile over and over, probably because he knows the only beer on tap is his. It’s a Monday afternoon, …

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Texas and Michigan have met only once, a game known as Vince Young’s second most famous Rose Bowl performance. Michigan fans are haunted by memories of the Texas quarterback weaving through the Wolverines’ defense for 192 rushing yards and four touchdowns in the 2005 Rose Bowl, …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Yeah … a toenail separated the Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens as the final second ticked off the game clock in Thursday’s 2024 NFL regular-season opener. Ravens quarterback and reigning MVP Lamar Jackson directed an impressive 77-yard drive, and for a few moments, seemed to …