Photo Sunil Gulati, the president of U.S. Soccer, said a final decision on the federation’s choice for FIFA president would be made this week. Credit Pascal Mora for The New York Times Nine months ago, just before the last election for FIFA president, the United States Soccer Federation publicly endorsed Prince Ali bin Al Hussein…
Photo The draw for the Copa América Centenario at Manhattan’s Hammerstein Ballroom. The United States faces Colombia, Costa Rica and Paraguay. Credit Mladen Antonov/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Someday there will be a tournament draw so ominous that even Jurgen Klinsmann will not be able to see its bright side, but Sunday was not that…
Photo Chris Brunt of West Bromwich Albion was struck below the left eye by a coin thrown by a West Brom supporter after the team’s 3-1 F.A. Cup loss at second-tier Reading F.C. Credit Peter Cziborra/Reuters LONDON — It is the oldest competition in soccer, and the essence of the F.A. Cup still thrives after…