It wasn’t written in the stars

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Gianni Infantino had been FIFA president for a mere nine months when he unveiled his grand vision. “Today, football is not just about Europe and South America,” he declared in November 2016. “The worl

ON THE FIRST SUNDAY NIGHT IN APRIL, DRUMS ARE beating and horns are blaring in a boisterous Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., as Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami teammates make a humdrum regular

SATURDAY 7–FRIDAY 13 JUNE 2025

What are your main hopes for this summer? I always see international tournaments as being like the Champions League: it takes more to win it. Everybody is on point, at the maximum and focusing on the

Five days after defeating England to win the World Cup, Spain’s squad made their stance clear. “After everything that happened during the delivery of medals and the Women’s World Cup, we want to state