Browsing: Professional soccer
This former U.S. soccer player built a $20 billion-a-year company, but he says resilience matters more than talent
Jim Kavanaugh never became a global soccer icon like Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo. Unlike Messi and Ronaldo, one of…
Trump’s request for a red card review has now become a global test of FIFA’s political neutrality
President Donald Trump’s personal appeal to FIFA president Gianni Infantino may have helped suspend a red card for one of…
Cristiano Ronaldo has long been one of soccer’s (or football’s) greatest goal-scorers, dazzling millions of fans at top European clubs…
6 years of jersey design, 4 years of prep, 4 weeks of games: Execs at U.S. Soccer and Nike know how much this World Cup means
With less than two weeks until kickoff, the 2026 World Cup—co-hosted by the U.S., Canada, and Mexico—has not been without…
War, tariffs, and a team that might not show: Inside the most politically fraught World Cup ever
The World Cup has never been free of politics, yet this year’s event may be in a league of its…
Billionaire Michele Kang has made a splash in women’s sports with her goal of professionalizing women’s soccer. She owns the…
Multimillionaire athlete-turned-CEO says he never buys expensive clothes and only flies economy because he’s in constant fear of running out of cash
The U.K.’s football fans might be used to the idea of their favorite athletes taking private jets, suiting up in…
Less is more, at least when it comes to naming sports teams these days. Boston’s new professional women’s soccer team…
First Black president of an MLS team talks sustaining growth amid $775 million valuation and record attendance numbers
Danita Johnson made history as the first Black executive to lead a Major League Soccer (MLS) club when she was…
Olympians might be at the top of their game, but they’re still mere mortals. And if they don’t plan right,…












