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PARIS — The contrast could not be more stark.On a frigid Saturday evening earlier this year inside the Stade Charléty, a World War II-era stadium tucked alongside a highway, the stands are barely a quarter full. Only about 3,000 fans have…

“Your last column was needlessly equivocal about why the Bundesliga is so boring,” S.K. Gupta feels. “There is only one reason and that is the 50+1 rule. By precluding outside investment, no one can challenge the status quo. If the…

The Borussia Dortmund frontman seems certain to leave Ruhr valley at the end of the season. Why is he so coveted, where is he likely to end up and what are the downsides, if any, of signing him? The Borussia Dortmund frontman seems…