Soccer – Page 70

Premier League Preview: Has Arsenal Pulled It Together? Will United Fall Apart?

Six contenders (more or less) and five story lines (plus a few extra) as the new season kicks off with everyone chasing Manchester City (again).

August 5, 2022

Welcome to Soccer’s Strangest Season

The World Cup will split seasons in two in much of the world, including the Premier League campaign that opens this weekend. What is revealed could be fascinating.

August 5, 2022

Barcelona Spent Its Way Into Crisis. Can It Now Spend Its Way Out?

One of the world’s biggest soccer teams needed to close a $700 million shortfall. Its president, Joan Laporta, may have done it. But the club’s problems are not over.

August 3, 2022

Coming This Season: Pep Guardiola 3.0

Manchester City will begin defense of its Premier League title with a team that doesn’t (exactly) look like its predecessors. That isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

July 29, 2022

‘Wagatha Christie’ Trial: Judge Finds No Libel

The High Court in London ruled against the plaintiff, Rebekah Vardy, putting an end to a legal feud that turned into a reality-show-style event.