“I can’t wait to get out on the pitch with my new team-mates,” said Niclas Fullkrug upon signing for West Ham in August.

Trying to evaluate the football of the Noughties through a modern lens — and vice versa — is fraught with difficulty. We gave ...

Now she has upset many by having a son with a tycoon accused of corruption, and running against the pro-West president in elections. Some N.F.L. players called Brazil dangerous ahead of the league ...