Lise Klaveness is a rarity in soccer: a woman leading a national federation. But in pointing out her sport’s failures, she has made powerful enemies.
Tag: Soccer
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The Morocco Women’s Team Has Already Won
Morocco is the first North African and majority Arab nation to qualify for the Women’s World Cup. It’s hoping to pick up the baton its men’s team carried in Qatar.
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Can This Man Fix France’s Women’s Team?
Hervé Renard has led two men’s teams to the World Cup. But in taking over his country’s talented but troubled women’s squad, he may have his toughest job yet.
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Messi Shines a Spotlight on Miami, and on Soccer in the U.S.
As his Inter Miami career begins with a match Friday night, Messi’s impact is already felt in a city known as the unofficial capital of Latin America.
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Biggest Gap for U.S. World Cup Players: Their Ages
The U.S. team includes past champions, veterans of the equal pay fight and 14 players experiencing their first World Cup. How they come together will shape the future.