How a Small-Time Soccer Team Draws a Crowd: With Its Activism

In the back room of the threadbare offices of the Irish soccer team Bohemians, the printer clunks and chugs and whirs incessantly, spitting out a cascade of shipping labels. Some of the addresses bear the names of nearby Dublin streets. Others are from farther afield: across Ireland, across the Irish Sea, across the Atlantic. Each … Read more

Messi no-show for Inter Miami friendly draws boos from sold-out crowd, condemnation from Hong Kong government

Fans in Hong Kong weren’t interested in seeing Lionel Messi, left, and Luis Suárez in street clothes. (Stephen Law/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images) Fans in Hong Kong showed up on Sunday to watch Lionel Messi play. They did not get what they paid for. A crowd of roughly 40,000 fans at Hong Kong Stadium rained down … Read more