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The English Soccer Streak That Is ‘Just Statistically Ridiculous’

Bristol City has played 65 games since its last penalty kick, a drought that has baffled the team and its…

Sports

As Kansas City Returns to Super Bowl, So Too Will Fans’ Chop

The tomahawk chop has long been a feature of Chiefs games, but it has come under increased criticism from Native…

Sports

A Lasting Sense of Doom, and Lately Excitement: It’s a Philly Thing

Philadelphia fans are hoping the city’s inglorious sporting history won’t haunt them when the Eagles meet Kansas City in the…

Sports

The Spurs Return to the Alamodome for a Record-Breaking Anniversary Party

San Antonio set a single-game N.B.A. attendance record by welcoming a crowd of 68,323 on Friday. The Spurs lost, but…

Sports

When World Cup Reality Isn’t What It Seems

LUSAIL, Qatar — Fatih pulls the car over, letting the engine idle, and reaches for his phone. He hurriedly swipes…

News

Lionel Messi Is the Right Man for Argentina’s Post-Macho Moment

Argentina’s passionate football fans create the players they want to see. They adore, they chide, they analyze. And few have…

Sports

Waving the Flag of the World Cup’s Unofficial Team

Arab fans and Arab teams have been using the tournament’s global stage to elevate the Palestinian cause in the stands…

Finance

Taylor Swift Fans Sue Ticketmaster’s Parent Company

In a lawsuit filed on Friday in a California court, a group of 26 fans said Ticketmaster had engaged in…

Sports

What the World Cup Looks Like Off the Field

Credit...Erin Schaff/The New York TimesFans carried a Mexican flag before the country’s game against Saudi Arabia in Lusail on Wednesday.…

Sports

Cheer, Chant, Clean: Japan Takes Out the Trash, and Others Get the Hint

AL RAYYAN, Qatar — The final whistle blew on Sunday afternoon, and the Japanese fans who had just spent hours…

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