On Sunday night, dozens of people settled into their seats in front of a large screen at a makeshift, open-air venue in central Gaza. Each person in the crowd of mostly young men had paid a cover charge of 10 shekels (about $3.30), which included something to drink, to watch the men’s World Cup final,…
Football is littered with any number of former pretenders to the Messi throne, all of whom have achieved and suffered varying degrees of success and adversity. Giovani dos Santos, Gerard Deulofeu, Ansu Fati, Munir El Haddadi and, most notably, Bojan Krkic are just a few of the players who have been cited as the next…
Spain forward Lamine Yamal will miss the remainder of Barcelona’s season but is expected to be fit in time for the World Cup. The 18-year-old sustained a hamstring injury in his left leg during Wednesday’s 1–0 victory over Celta Vigo. He had given Barcelona the lead from the penalty spot in the 40th minute but…
