This year’s World Cup will be the last for some household names, meaning soccer will go into the tournament with one elite and emerge with quite another.
Tag: Soccer
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U.S. Ties Mexico, Extending World Cup Wait
Fine margins are the hallmark of World Cup qualifying. For the Americans, their rivals and a handful of other teams around the world, Thursday was no different.
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U.S. Faces Mexico With Simple Goal: ‘We Just Have to Qualify’
The bitter sting of a missed World Cup shadows a young team nearing the end of its qualifying road. Three games will decide its fate.
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World Cup Hangs in Balance for U.S., Mexico and Cristiano Ronaldo
A week of high-stakes games will fill out the field for the winter’s World Cup. Not everyone gets to go.
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Soccer’s Richest Clubs Sidestep UEFA Salary Cap in New Cost Controls
UEFA’s new financial regulations will tie spending to club revenues, entrenching the advantages wealthy clubs already enjoy in the market for talent.