Tariq Panja is a Global Sports Correspondent at The New York Times. With nearly two decades of experience, he focuses on the intriguing and often controversial behind-the-scenes narratives of global sports, covering topics such as sports business, competitive sports, and the judicial aspects of the industry. He is the co-author of "Football’s Secret Trade: How the Player Transfer Market was Infiltrated" and has been featured in prominent publications including The Sydney Morning Herald, The Boston Globe, and The Economic Times.
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Tariq Panja's articles predominantly focus on sports, particularly FIFA and World Cup events. He also covers evolving stories and government announcements related to the sporting world.
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By: Tariq Panja
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Lionel Messi is perhaps the biggest draw in all of sports right now. Playing in what is almost certainly his final World Cup, each game could be the last on the most vaunted of stages for the 39-year-old Argentina captain.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Lionel Messi is perhaps the biggest draw in all of sports right now.
By: Lucía Cholakian Herrera, Tariq Panja
As was the case during his life, the years that have followed Diego Maradona’s death have been ridden with scandal.
By: Tariq Panja, Lucía Cholakian Herrera
Wednesday’s contest for a spot in the final carries the weight of a 1986 contentious clash, a war over the Falklands and a national mythology built around Diego Maradona.
ATLANTA — On the face of it, the mission was clear: Win two games, a World Cup semifinal and final.
With a wartime host nation, a referee deported and a ban overturned after a call from the White House, the 2026 tournament tested FIFA like no other.
After promising to learn from its role in a failed “Super League” that fueled fan anger, the Wall Street bank is involved in FIFA’s latest meltdown.
By: Tariq Panja
The day before the World Cup final, key FIFA figures faced a stunning demand to sign off on a multibillion-dollar privatization project.
By: Tariq Panja
Tariq Panja NEW YORK – The five men should have been in a celebratory mood. FIFA had just pulled off a World Cup that broke records on a number of fronts.
