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FIFA Plans Huge Emergency Fund to Support Ailing Soccer Industry
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FIFA is drawing up plans to tap its $2.7 billion cash reserve and create an emergency fund to support the ailing soccer industry. Faced with mounting concerns a...
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Tokyo Olympics Organizers Considering July 2021 for Opening Ceremony
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The 2020 Summer Games, postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, would start July 23, 2021, under a plan organizers are considering. LONDON — The Summer Ol...
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The I.O.C. Let an Olympic Boxing Qualifier Happen Despite Virus Warnings
Tariq Panja//32 views
Seven people tested positive for the coronavirus after taking part in the European qualifying tournament for the Tokyo Games. At least seven people tested posit...
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FIFA Races Toward a Plan to Help Soccer Clubs Survive Shutdown
Tariq Panja//35 views/2 comments
With leagues and clubs around the world scrambling to sort out issues from player compensation to future transactions, the global governing body is trying to pr...
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Can It Still Be ‘Euro 2020’ in 2021? Sponsors Hope So
Tariq Panja//37 views/1 comments
The coronavirus pandemic pushed the European Championship to 2021. For companies with warehouses full of Euro 2020 merchandise, it may be better to pretend noth...
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European Soccer’s Leaders Plot a Speedy Return, With or Without Fans
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The race is on to get the continent’s various leagues finished this summer, as various organizations put aside previous differences to hash out a new plan. In I...
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Euro 2020 and Copa América Are Postponed for a Year
Tariq Panja//49 views/2 comments
The quadrennial championships, two of the most important events on the sport’s calendar, were scheduled for this summer but will now be moved to 2021 because of...
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Juventus Player Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Tariq Panja//39 views/3 comments
The Italian team said Daniele Rugani’s diagnosis would mean a 14-day quarantine for him and his teammates, and could lead to transformative changes in the Europ...