On Soccer Style Points? José Mourinho Tracks His on the Scoreboard Mourinho, who will lead Manchester United against Manchester City on Sunday, considers victory — not the way it was achieved — his primary concern. By RORY SMITH
UEFA Will Reject A.C. Milan Plan for Turnaround A.C. Milan appears to have failed to convince UEFA’s auditors that its Chinese owner can finance a turnaround that is in compliance with Financial Fair Play rules. By TARIQ PANJA
Champions League: 5 English Teams Advance With Liverpool Rout Liverpool beat Spartak Moscow, 7-0, as England became the first country to have five clubs in the knockout stage of the competition. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Champions League: Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain Win Groups Roma and Barcelona also clinched spots at the top of their groups, while Atlético Madrid was eliminated after reaching the final in two of the last four years. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Club World Cup: Real Madrid, Sure, but Moroccans and New Zealanders, Too The Club World Cup, getting underway Wednesday in Abu Dhabi, is nominally a huge event: the world championship for clubs. Just about every soccer team in the world is eligible. By VICTOR MATHER
Kathy Carter Joins a Crowded Race for U.S. Soccer President Carter, the president of Soccer United Marketing, has decades of experience in selling American soccer. She is the eighth announced candidate for the post. By ANDREW DAS
Sunil Gulati Won’t Run for Re-election as U.S. Soccer President Gulati, the president of the federation, said he would not seek a fourth term in the election in February. By ANDREW DAS
On Soccer Applause at the Draw, but Will Russia Keep Cheering? The host country got a favorable draw, but it will be up to other teams, and to FIFA, to make the best of the situation if the Russians go out early. By RORY SMITH
At World Cup Draw, Doping Questions Shadow Mutko, and Russia Vitaly Mutko expressed frustration at questions on doping as the lineup for the World Cup, the most-watched event in sports, was completed. By TARIQ PANJA
World Cup Draw: Group-by-Group Analysis FIFA placed the 32 qualified teams for next summer’s World Cup into their first-round groups on Friday. By RORY SMITH, ANDREW DAS and VICTOR MATHER
2018 World Cup: 32 Teams, 1 Goal Friday’s draw for the 2018 World Cup will sort the field of 32 countries into eight first-round groups. How they got to Russia, and what they expect when they get there, is different for each of them. By RORY SMITH
World Cup 2018 Draw: Your Questions Answered The draw placing teams into groups for next summer’s World Cup in Russia will be held Friday at the Kremlin. By VICTOR MATHER
Ahead of World Cup, Fans Are Warned About Homophobia and Racism in Russia An anti-discrimination organization that has partnered with FIFA to control fan behavior at the World Cup has issued warnings to gay and transgender fans and people of certain races. By TARIQ PANJA
As Sponsors Shy Away, FIFA Faces World Cup Shortfall FIFA’s battered reputation is affecting its sponsorship program for next year’s World Cup. Several high-value slots remain empty with only six months to go. By TARIQ PANJA
On Soccer How 2 Kidney Transplants Yielded Real Madrid’s ‘Secret Weapon’ Terry Nelson, the inventor of the buoyancy suits used by many of the world’s top clubs and teams, found that training in water helped him move forward after his transplants. By RORY SMITH
On Soccer The Big Six and … Burnley? A Success Story Confounds the Statisticians Almost a third of the way into the season, seventh-place Burnley has overcome all expectations — even its own. By RORY SMITH
At UEFA, Mounting Concern About A.C. Milan’s Murky Finances UEFA will decide early next month whether A.C. Milan, a seven-time European champion, has the financial resources to re-enter its continental championships should it play its way back in. By TARIQ PANJA
Nasser Al-Khelaifi Discussed Buying Company Linked to Bribes The influential Qatari soccer executive accused of bribing FIFA’s second in command negotiated to buy a sports company at the center of a federal corruption case. By TARIQ PANJA
On Soccer At West Brom, Tony Pulis’s Game of Substance Goes Out of Style Pulis’s pragmatic approach led to adequate results for West Bromwich but also led to disaffected fans and, ultimately, his firing this weekend. By RORY SMITH
Debate at the FIFA Trial: Witness Tampering or Itchy Skin? Prosecutors argued that two apparent throat-slitting gestures made by a defendant were an attempt to intimidate. A defense lawyer said his client had to scratch his neck. By REBECCA R. RUIZ
On Soccer Style Points? José Mourinho Tracks His on the Scoreboard Mourinho, who will lead Manchester United against Manchester City on Sunday, considers victory — not the way it was achieved — his primary concern. By RORY SMITH
UEFA Will Reject A.C. Milan Plan for Turnaround A.C. Milan appears to have failed to convince UEFA’s auditors that its Chinese owner can finance a turnaround that is in compliance with Financial Fair Play rules. By TARIQ PANJA
Champions League: 5 English Teams Advance With Liverpool Rout Liverpool beat Spartak Moscow, 7-0, as England became the first country to have five clubs in the knockout stage of the competition. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Champions League: Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain Win Groups Roma and Barcelona also clinched spots at the top of their groups, while Atlético Madrid was eliminated after reaching the final in two of the last four years. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Club World Cup: Real Madrid, Sure, but Moroccans and New Zealanders, Too The Club World Cup, getting underway Wednesday in Abu Dhabi, is nominally a huge event: the world championship for clubs. Just about every soccer team in the world is eligible. By VICTOR MATHER
Kathy Carter Joins a Crowded Race for U.S. Soccer President Carter, the president of Soccer United Marketing, has decades of experience in selling American soccer. She is the eighth announced candidate for the post. By ANDREW DAS
Sunil Gulati Won’t Run for Re-election as U.S. Soccer President Gulati, the president of the federation, said he would not seek a fourth term in the election in February. By ANDREW DAS
On Soccer Applause at the Draw, but Will Russia Keep Cheering? The host country got a favorable draw, but it will be up to other teams, and to FIFA, to make the best of the situation if the Russians go out early. By RORY SMITH
At World Cup Draw, Doping Questions Shadow Mutko, and Russia Vitaly Mutko expressed frustration at questions on doping as the lineup for the World Cup, the most-watched event in sports, was completed. By TARIQ PANJA
World Cup Draw: Group-by-Group Analysis FIFA placed the 32 qualified teams for next summer’s World Cup into their first-round groups on Friday. By RORY SMITH, ANDREW DAS and VICTOR MATHER
2018 World Cup: 32 Teams, 1 Goal Friday’s draw for the 2018 World Cup will sort the field of 32 countries into eight first-round groups. How they got to Russia, and what they expect when they get there, is different for each of them. By RORY SMITH
World Cup 2018 Draw: Your Questions Answered The draw placing teams into groups for next summer’s World Cup in Russia will be held Friday at the Kremlin. By VICTOR MATHER
Ahead of World Cup, Fans Are Warned About Homophobia and Racism in Russia An anti-discrimination organization that has partnered with FIFA to control fan behavior at the World Cup has issued warnings to gay and transgender fans and people of certain races. By TARIQ PANJA
As Sponsors Shy Away, FIFA Faces World Cup Shortfall FIFA’s battered reputation is affecting its sponsorship program for next year’s World Cup. Several high-value slots remain empty with only six months to go. By TARIQ PANJA
On Soccer How 2 Kidney Transplants Yielded Real Madrid’s ‘Secret Weapon’ Terry Nelson, the inventor of the buoyancy suits used by many of the world’s top clubs and teams, found that training in water helped him move forward after his transplants. By RORY SMITH
On Soccer The Big Six and … Burnley? A Success Story Confounds the Statisticians Almost a third of the way into the season, seventh-place Burnley has overcome all expectations — even its own. By RORY SMITH
At UEFA, Mounting Concern About A.C. Milan’s Murky Finances UEFA will decide early next month whether A.C. Milan, a seven-time European champion, has the financial resources to re-enter its continental championships should it play its way back in. By TARIQ PANJA
Nasser Al-Khelaifi Discussed Buying Company Linked to Bribes The influential Qatari soccer executive accused of bribing FIFA’s second in command negotiated to buy a sports company at the center of a federal corruption case. By TARIQ PANJA
On Soccer At West Brom, Tony Pulis’s Game of Substance Goes Out of Style Pulis’s pragmatic approach led to adequate results for West Bromwich but also led to disaffected fans and, ultimately, his firing this weekend. By RORY SMITH
Debate at the FIFA Trial: Witness Tampering or Itchy Skin? Prosecutors argued that two apparent throat-slitting gestures made by a defendant were an attempt to intimidate. A defense lawyer said his client had to scratch his neck. By REBECCA R. RUIZ
