Ronaldo and United, de Jong and Barcelona: Three Transfer Lessons Cristiano Ronaldo’s loyalty, Manchester United’s vision and Barcelona’s complete inability to stop spending explain a lot about the business of modern soccer.
Robert Lewandowski, Bayern Munich and the Bitter End A star striker is eager to move to Barcelona, and his club doesn’t seem to realize it might be its own fault that he wants to go.
Lyon’s Women Defend the Past in a Changing Champions League The arrival of new money in women’s soccer has come at a cost in Europe: It has separated the sport from its past.