Connecting Global Economies
LOS ANGELES — Some of the most powerful Latino politicians in the United States were invited to wear their favorite soccer jerseys. But few chose Argentina’s Abiceleste. Mayor Frank Figueroa … Read More
Tory Leader Kemi Badenoch was in a jovial mood during the usually combative PMQs by calling for all MPs to unite behind England against Argentina this evening. Badenoch said that … Read More
LONDON — Soccer fans in Atlanta may be exchanging chants about the Falklands — but there’s another British Overseas Territory making news today. The 118-year-old border between Gibraltar and Spain … Read More
The House of Commons was exercised on Wednesday about the prospect of England beating Argentina in tonight’s World Cup semifinal. Ahead of Keir Starmer’s last Prime Minister’s Questions as premier … Read More
“It’s a soccer match. Nothing more to it. Period.” That’s how Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni described his team’s upcoming World Cup semifinal against England to journalists. No one believes him, … Read More
Maine Democrats want to hold onto Graham Platner’s progressive base — but they can’t agree on who is best positioned to carry the torch. That indecision is creating a fractured … Read More
MADRID — A soccer-racism row involving a former prime minister has triggered renewed scrutiny of a perennial Spanish problem. Mariano Rajoy, who governed Spain between 2011 and 2018 as leader … Read More
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s office says the Garden State should get a cut of the MetLife Stadium grass FIFA plans to sell to soccer fans. Soccer’s global governing body, … Read More
This elected authoritarian welcomed home his national-team captain — a goal-scoring winger currently without a club — after the team’s winningest-ever World Cup performance. That’s Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on the right, welcoming … Read More
LONDON — A police cover-up after a 1989 football stadium tragedy was seminal in shaping soon-to-be new British Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s political outlook. Upon returning to the House of … Read More
