Why All Greatness in Soccer is Measured Against Pelé’s | Slate
The sportsman as genius
Messi Sits Atop a Different Mountain Now | Slate
Lionel in excelsis
Root for Morocco | Slate
The soccer diaspora comes home
The Stars Who Laundered This World Cup’s Abuses | Slate
“I can choose to remember the regret too.”
The Thrilling Collapse of the European Super League | Slate
Too much, too fast, too little thought through.
Manchester United Hits Rock Bottom | Slate
Less a sporting concern than a luxury imprint
Diego Maradona Was Soccer’s Tortured, Transcendent Megastar | Slate
“A trickster needs an opponent to outthink“
The Center of the Universe | Slate
“He played as though he could see the future.”
Mirror-World Messi | Slate
N’Golo Kanté, immovable object
The Most Shocking Championship in the History of Professional Sports | Slate
Leicester City’s perfect timing
Star-Spangled Bummer | Slate
The USMNT’s long, dark World Cup qualifying campaign of the soul
The Man Who Invented Modern Soccer | Slate
“Imagine if Michael Jordan and Phil Jackson were the same person.”
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