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Ryan Reynolds

‘Ryan texts you before my wife does’: How marketing wiz Ryan Reynolds’ star power keeps transforming a sleepy British soccer team

By Steve Douglas and The Associated Press

January 5, 2024

woman in white suit, man in black suit

David Beckham raked in more than $90 million in licensing deals in 2022 following controversial Qatar World Cup support

January 2, 2024

Jim Ratcliffe

Manchester United valued at $5.4 billion as Ineos billionaire Jim Ratcliffe buys 25% stake at $33 per share

By Giles Turner, David Hellier and Bloomberg

December 25, 2023

Soccer legend Cristiano Ronaldo is the latest mega sports star to be sued for endorsing NFTs—it could cost him $1 billion

NFTs and Culture

Soccer legend Cristiano Ronaldo is the latest mega sports star to be sued for endorsing NFTs—it could cost him $1 billion

By The Associated Press

December 1, 2023

Europe’s biggest soccer clubs suffered a record $770m hit from player injuries last year—and the Qatar World Cup is largely to blame

Europe’s biggest soccer clubs suffered a record $770m hit from player injuries last year—and the Qatar World Cup is largely to blame

November 20, 2023

NWSL

Women’s soccer just won a 40x raise as the NWSL signs a $240 million TV deal with CBS, ESPN, Amazon and Scripps

By Paolo Confino

November 9, 2023

Carolyn Tisch Blodgett standing in front of a soccer goal

Her family bought half of the New York Giants 30 years ago. Now she’s leading their investment in New York women’s soccer team Gotham FC

By Emma Hinchliffe and Joey Abrams

November 8, 2023

Rolling Stones Barcelona

Soccer superstar named Jude spoils Rolling Stones’ sponsorship of Spanish ‘clasico,’ then claims ‘The Beatles were always my favorite band’

By The Associated Press

October 29, 2023

Bill Kenwright

Bill Kenwright, British theater impresario and longtime chairman of Everton Football Club, dead from cancer at 78

By Steve Douglas and The Associated Press

October 24, 2023

Stephen Mason

Former ’90s Christian rocker is born anew as MLS superfan ‘Soccer Moses’ with catchphrase ‘Let My People Goal’

By Bob Smietana and The Associated Press

September 15, 2023

soccer players from juventus team on a field

Billionaire family that controls Ferrari denies ‘groundless’ rumors that Italian soccer giants Juventus are up for sale despite mounting losses

By Prarthana Prakash

September 11, 2023

Spanish soccer chief resigns after kissing female player on the lips: ‘What we saw was unacceptable’

Spanish soccer chief resigns after kissing female player on the lips: ‘What we saw was unacceptable’

By Laura Millan Lombrana, Rodrigo Orihuela and Bloomberg

September 10, 2023

cristiano ronaldo standing with his hand up

Saudi Arabia has gone so soccer crazy that it spent $875 million to buy top players—more than any European country except England

By Prarthana Prakash

September 8, 2023

Ben Stokes of England celebrates scoring 100 runs during day 2 of the 3rd Test match between South Africa and England at St Georges Park on January 17, 2020 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

Saudi Arabia has so much money to spend on sports no one else can compete, says one of the world’s most popular athletes

By Chloe Taylor

September 1, 2023

female soccer player being forcibly kissed by a man wearing a suit

One man’s actions are overshadowing the Women’s World Cup. But the outcry may lead to change

By Emma Hinchliffe and Joey Abrams

August 30, 2023

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