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In Spain after lockdown, soccer resumes for men — but not for women

Sports

Women’s soccer will not return this season — despite making historic strides toward equity with a collective bargaining agreement signed in February.

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Women’s pro soccer made gains toward parity. Will coronavirus undo it?

Sports
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A #MeToo moment for Afghanistan’s women’s soccer: ‘It happened so many times’

Women & Gender
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French national soccer players of immigrant ancestry face harsher critics at the World Cup

Sports

Can Art and Football Mix?

Arts, Culture & Media
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360 Staff Pick: Big Fan

Arts, Culture & Media

Big Fan follows a guy (Patton Oswalt) who lives to watch the New York Giants and then bloviate on sports-talk radio. But it’s not a football movie — it’s a fascinating exploration of fandom: what we get from worshiping public figures and what happens when we glimpse their feet of clay.

Hey! Ho! Let’s Poe! Remixing NFL Names

Arts, Culture & Media

I am an English major and a fan of professional football. So for this year’s Super Bowl, it will come as no surprise that I’m rooting for the Baltimore Ravens, the only team in the NF…

Five Things You Had to See Online This Week

Arts, Culture & Media

Seinfeld vs Limp Bizkit, FiveThirtyEight’s fantasy football, a Power Rangers fan film, and Tig Notaro won the internet this week.

Five Things You Had to See Online This Week

Arts, Culture & Media

All the moon photos, the best thing to happen on a football field since “Friday Night Lights,” and Tom Hanks win the internet this week.

Neymar

Neymar has been ‘bought.’ Here’s how the money works when soccer’s biggest stars switch teams.

Sports

Neymar looks set to smash the world record for a transfer fee with Paris Saint-Germain willing to part with 222 million euros ($260 million) to free the Brazilian from his Barcelona contract.

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