TV Sports
World Cup Shift Could Hurt, or Help, Networks
By RICHARD SANDOMIR
Moving the 2022 World Cup out of its traditional start in June could have ramifications for two of FIFA’s TV partners, Fox and Telemundo.
Nine-man Manchester City was upset at home by CSKA Moscow and dropped to the bottom of Group E with two games remaining.
Moving the 2022 World Cup out of its traditional start in June could have ramifications for two of FIFA’s TV partners, Fox and Telemundo.
Red Bulls defender Richard Eckersley salvaged his season and is now part of a steady back four.
The trial of Solo, a goalkeeper for the United States’ women’s national team who is charged with two counts of fourth-degree domestic violence assault, is set to begin Jan. 20.
Two Manchester City players were sent off as the English club lost at home to CSKA Moscow, leaving it last in Group E in the Champions League.
It needs to be remembered it was the former FIFA president João Havelange who was Chuck Blazer’s role model when it came to learning the ins and outs of soccer politics.
Dortmund, which is struggling in the Bundesliga, improved to 4-0 in the Champions League, while Arsenal gave up a three-goal lead to tie with Anderlecht, 3-3.
Hamilton Academical, excelling in the Scottish Premier League after an unlikely ascent, hosts regular meetings for recovering addicts and gives away tickets for the families of those affected.
Madrid beat Liverpool, 1-0, and Dortmund topped Galatasaray, 4-1, to move on to the Round of 16. Both teams have two games left to play in the group stage.
Bayern Munich has had its way with its Bundesliga rival the past few years, battling with Borussia Dortmund on the field and off.
Through a program called Aspire Football Dreams, the Qataris had scouted hundreds of thousands of young African players; needing a place where the best youths could play professionally, they found it in a team in a small Belgian town.
Soccer’s governing body has taken a misguided approach to concussions in large part because of the sport’s substitution rules, which allow for only three replacements per game.
The 2014 World Cup was a runaway success, but significant issues like match fixing, player safety and the Cup bidding process need to be confronted.
Its team suffered a humiliating semifinal defeat, but Brazil is taking comfort in its success as host of the World Cup and in its archrival Argentina’s loss in the final.
The huge exposure Univision received from the World Cup showed how the growth of America’s Hispanic population has reshaped the media landscape.
A collection of our interactives and analysis.
To say goodbye to the 2014 World Cup, we’ve put together a special round of Spot the Ball, featuring five views of that tournament-winning goal by Germany. See if you can guess where the ball went.
Soccer fans in Berlin and Buenos Aires during the final match of the World Cup.
A panoramic view of the city of Rio de Janeiro.
Mauricio Lima went to remote villages, up the river and even to a prison, to document his countrymen’s passion for the sport, as well as their lives, during the World Cup.