Jack Lang

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Steve Madeley |Jack Lang

Perhaps Matheus Cunha and Manchester United were always meant to be. The Brazilian forward, who has been given permission to undergo a medical at Old Trafford before a proposed £62.5million ($83.7m) summer transfer from Wolverhampton Wanderers, was born just hours after one of United's most famous nights and 18 years later cemented his reputation as a prodigious talent by starring against them.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Jack Lang

The flag is huge. Alone, she would not be able to wave it for long. But she is not alone. She swishes it above her head, hands interlocked with those of her father. She watches it billow and flicker, the maroon and the blue and the yellow of it cutting through the warm air. She is delighted by the spectacle, delighted by her command of it. It is late now, nearly midnight, but she is in her element, beaming and giggling. Her father is, too, his moment now also hers, doubly precious for being shared.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jack Lang

Ednaldo Rodrigues, the president of the Brazilian Football Federation (CBF), has been removed from his position after a court ruling in Rio de Janeiro. Judge Gabriel de Oliveira Zefiro issued an order on Thursday night that effectively suspended Rodrigues and the rest of the CBF board. One of Rodrigues' vice-presidents, Fernando Sarney, was named interim president. He has been asked to organise new elections at the federation.

3 weeks ago | bvmsports.com | Jack Lang

May 16, 2025 12:11 am EDT Say what you want about Ednaldo Rodrigues, the beleaguered head of Brazil's beleaguered football federation; the man knows his way around a soundbite. "This is more than a strategic move," he said this week after finally reeling in Carlo Ancelotti, his own white whale. "It's a declaration to the world that we are determined to get back to the top. The best coach in history is now in charge of the best national team on the planet.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jack Lang

Say what you want about Ednaldo Rodrigues, the beleaguered head of Brazil's beleaguered football federation; the man knows his way around a soundbite. "This is more than a strategic move," he said this week after finally reeling in Carlo Ancelotti, his own white whale. "It's a declaration to the world that we are determined to get back to the top. The best coach in history is now in charge of the best national team on the planet.