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Investors attracted to running a network of teams must win over fans and sporting regulators
Deduction could prevent Italian club from taking part in lucrative European competitions
Plus, LIV Golf joins forces with Buffy the Vampire Slayer
US multi-club business’s move would be a first for the football sector
Glazer family is trying to sell club that has enterprise value of $4.5bn
The desert state is hunting for strategic investments in the sports industry
Commissioner Roger Goodell under scrutiny over player safety vs interests of team owners
A pair of opposing consortiums are vying to create a new domestic competition
Portuguese star signs for Al Nassr FC after airing dissatisfaction with Manchester United
Player widely regarded as greatest to ever play the game died at the age of 82 after a battle with cancer
One of history’s greatest players helped his country win three World Cups in 21-year career
Player hailed by many as greatest of all time dies in São Paulo hospital after battle with cancer
Plus, our year-end highlights, World Cup reflections, and more.
World Cup euphoria will fade but the country’s economic problems and political divisions will remain
Eagle Football Holdings now owns about 78 per cent of French club’s shares
Investigation by law firm puts financier at centre of exit of German FC’s former president
Best player of possibly any era wins football’s biggest prize at his fifth attempt
Dramatic denouement had ended 3-3 after extra time with Messi scoring twice and Mbappé a hat-trick
Gulf state has been able to shrug off a series of controversies as the sporting action took over
Most of the game’s greats marry brilliance and persona, but Argentina’s talisman ruthlessly pursued individual records
Plus, a mortal wound for the European Super League zombie, Hollywood comes to the Premier League, and more.
France’s most explosive player has been thrust into the sometimes chafing role of hero of the republic
Gideon Rachman on the good, the bad and the Messi of Qatar 2022
The US soccer reporter managed to watch both what was happening on the field and off
Reigning champions hope to become first team in 60 years to win back-to-back titles
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