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@newyorker staff writer. Author of 3 books, including Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams. Co-editor of Losers.
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LeBron James: An Odyssey

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In the eyes of the public, the Decision was a bad decision. The response to the move wounded him for a time, and the scar is still visible. Sixteen years later, it is hard to understand now the anger, the charges of egotism and selfishness, that accompanied James’s choice—and not just from Cavs fans who felt betrayed. It was shocking national news. Book V Surviving the bruising to his reputation became another test.
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Spain’s Beautiful Balance

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An eighteen-year-old soccer phenom—still young enough to be called a boy, and to act like it—is not typically someone known for doing the dirty work. He doesn’t usually submit to structure. Especially not when he announces himself as the sport’s heir apparent, at sixteen, by rocketing in a long-range goal to equalize against France during the semifinals of Euro 2024 and leading his country to that prestigious title.
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The Story of France vs. Morocco Original

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Maybe we’d been spoiled. Was every World Cup game supposed to be like England’s win over Mexico at the iconic Azteca—mythic and elemental? Or operatic, like Argentina’s comeback over Egypt? Or as karmic as the U.S. loss to Belgium, as satisfying to his critics or as sad to his supporters as Ronaldo’s defeat? France and Morocco seemed to drift along, Morocco letting France control the game without scoring, in the hopes that they might find a crack of opportunity and slip the ball in.
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