Johnny Lujack, the famous Notre Dame quarterback who won the 1947 Heisman Trophy, made three national championship teams and then starred in the NFL for the Chicago Bears, died Tuesday in Florida. He was 98 years old. was his death announce by Notre Dame. When the 1947 college football season began, Lujack was on the … Read more
Eight minutes into the final match of the 18th Africa Nations Championship, players on the Mauritanian team scored three times in quick succession. Balls hitting the goalkeeper’s small net sound like cannon blasts. bubble. bubble. bubble. The last two happen so quickly that many in the crowd miss them. “Have they recorded?” asked an Ivory … Read more
Liz Claveness doesn’t pull any punches. It’s not her style. For some, this is a problem. For Klaveness, a former national team player who is now president of the Football Association of Norway, it’s just her. So Fifa will be informed about its moral conflicts, about the treatment of migrant workers in World Cup projects, … Read more
New Zealand, co-hosts of the World Cup, has the chance to take another big step forward on Tuesday. Days after winning their first World Cup in the team’s history, New Zealand know their victory over the Philippines in Wellington will effectively ensure that the Football Ferns, as the team is known, make it to the … Read more
First there was Old Tom Morris and his son Tommy, both from St Andrews. The father won the British Open – the only tournament then – four times and his namesake son won it four times as well. Yes, wet wool, 19th century golf, in all its patriarchal glory. The men walked off the first … Read more
Saudi Arabia’s aggressive bid to transform its domestic soccer league into one of the most glamorous has attracted Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the greatest stars of his generation, and Karim Benzema, FIFA World Player of the Year. However, these signings are nothing compared to their most ambitious target yet: Kylian Mbappe. Over the weekend, Al-Hilal, … Read more
Every major tournament has the bruising, laconic force of golf’s star humility. Rory McIlroy at the Masters. Justin Thomas at the PGA Championship. Phil Mickelson at the US Open (well, make that a lot of them). This British Open was looking awful for revenge, more hostile and a mockery of the sport’s powers than the … Read more
Liz Klavenice was only a few weeks into her job as president of the Norwegian Football Association last year when she decided to start saying the quiet parts out loud. Rising from her seat among the delegates at FIFA’s annual congress in Qatar, Claveness walked purposefully to the elevated podium where, for the better part … Read more
Despite their international success over the past few years, France has been in turmoil behind the scenes. In March, the French Federation sacked its long-time coach, Corinne Diacre, after players complained about Unhealthy environment in the team. Hervé Renard, a well-traveled coach who had never led a women’s team before, has steadied the ship. But … Read more
The story sounded like one Alex Morgan might tell around a campfire. Back in the day, 34-year-old Morgan likes to start, when players like her needed to find their way to their soccer matches, they used something called MapQuest. It wasn’t an app on your smartphone, the kind with a reassuring voice announcing every turn … Read more