Soccer
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Jeffrey
@Jeffrey -
2 days ago
Soccer player stands trial over sex tape affair - Reuters.com
The trial of Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema opened in France on Wednesday (October 20) over charges of complicity in the attempted blackmail of former international team mate Mathieu Valbuena over a sex tape. Francis Maguire reports.
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Jarod
@Jarod -
6 days ago
University of Arizona Holds Open Tryouts During Football Season
The Wildcats football team needs help, so it sought out reinforcements on campus.
2 minutes read
Jerrold
@Jerrold -
7 days ago
'Empower Academy' trains women soccer players - Reuters
Egyptian female soccer coach, Farida Salem, started her own academy to help aspiring women footballers achieve their dreams and challenge stigma and social boundaries in a male-dominated sport.
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Jarod
@Jarod -
8 days ago
France's Macron scores penalty in charity soccer match - Reuters
French President Emmanuel Macron scored a penalty goal when he turned out for a team of celebrities in a charity match on Thursday./cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/H4JVNF7RDRMZFASBTRFGLCS7V4.jpg)
2 minutes read
Casper
@Casper -
11 days ago
Brazil's unvaccinated president misses soccer match - Reuters
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Sunday he was not allowed to attend a league match between Santos and Gremio because the home club did not allow unvaccinated supporters into their stadium./cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/I7DGS4YD7ZKN7EOUBVH6TKUEQI.jpg)
2 minutes read
Iva
@Iva -
13 days ago
U.S. women's soccer hid issues for NWSL to succeed, says O'Reilly - Reuters
Women's soccer in the United States "swept a lot of bad things under the rug" to make the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) successful, former midfielder Heather O'Reilly said./cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/RBAAA7SUR5IFJGV6N6VZLDY2KY.jpg)
2 minutes read
Roger
@Roger -
13 days ago
Will British-Born Players Help Jamaica Achieve Soccer Greatness?
Jamaica recruited a crop of British-based players to bolster its World Cup qualifying campaign. The question now: Can it quickly mold them into a team?
2 minutes read
Zackery
@Zackery -
13 days ago
Women's football in America 'swept things under the rug' - ex-US midfielder O'Reilly
Former USA international Heather O'Reilly says that women's football in the US was guilty of ignoring issues in a bid to establish the National Women's Soccer League.
5 minutes read
Ericka
@Ericka -
13 days ago
U.S. Soccer's Top Women's League Faces Down Abusers, Uncertainty
The players in the National Women’s Soccer League, tired of abuse and harassment, are speaking up and seizing power. But the way forward for the troubled league isn’t clear.
10 minutes read
Angus
@Angus -
14 days ago
The Week in Numbers: debt deal, Saudi soccer - Reuters
From a U.S. debt deal of sorts, to a Saudi stake in English soccer, we round up the big numbers in business and finance over the week to October 8. Francesca Lynagh reports.
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Ryleigh
@Ryleigh -
15 days ago
Newcastle bid suits Saudi more than UK soccer - Reuters
Soccer clubs are often poor investments. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) may have found an exception with a possible 305 million pound acquisition of Britain’s Newcastle United, known as a “sleeping giant” of the game./cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/J2H6XYNVYBIRDGDMTZKCIF5DWA.jpg)
3 minutes read
Giovanni
@Giovanni -
15 days ago
USMNT's Tyler Adams Doesn't Need an Armband to Be a Captain
The RB Leipzig star is too young to be stained by the U.S.’s failure to qualify for the last World Cup. But he is old enough to know it is his job to make it right.
2 minutes read
Nelson
@Nelson -
17 days ago
'Systemic failure': Thorns apologise as allegations rock women's soccer - Reuters
National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) side Portland Thorns said on Monday they regret their role in "a systemic failure across women's professional soccer" after sexual harassment allegations against one of their former coaches and promised change.
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Iva
@Iva -
18 days ago
Afghan girls' soccer team settle in Portugal - Reuters
15-year-old Sarah says leaving her homeland Afghanistan was painful. But now, safely in Portugal, she hopes to pursue her dream of playing soccer professionally - and perhaps meeting her idol, star striker Cristiano Ronaldo. Lauren Anthony has more.
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Assunta
@Assunta -
19 days ago
The League of Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan Deserves Respect
Players in the National Women’s Soccer League are demanding the respect all female athletes deserve but rarely get.
5 minutes read
Pablo
@Pablo -
21 days ago
Paul Riley Fired as N.W.S.L. Is Shaken by Abuse Accusations
Paul Riley became the third N.W.S.L. coach fired for misconduct since August. All were men, leading prominent women’s players to demand action, and protection.
7 minutes read
Zetta
@Zetta -
21 days ago
Soccer Turkey name German Kuntz as manager - Reuters
Turkey named Germany Under-21 coach Stefan Kuntz as coach after parting ways by mutual consent with Senol Gunes, the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) said on Sunday./cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/XAXRSAJI4FNALDZ76AO2UJJGRU.jpg)
1 minute read
Rose
@Rose -
24 days ago
Kenya's Wanyama announces international retirement - Reuters
Kenya midfielder Victor Wanyama announced his retirement from international soccer on Monday./cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/6LTI3R5H3RLQHIPMSVT23NEHBM.jpg)
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Eleanora
@Eleanora -
28 days ago
Africa's rising soccer stars train in Egypt's refugee academy - Reuters
Professional soccer player Francis Deng Kowal imagines that life without soccer would be "very harsh", and that's why he founded a soccer academy in Egypt with the hope of inspiring young African refugees through the sport.
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Bobby
@Bobby -
29 days ago
Ronaldo leapfrogs Messi in Forbes list of top-earning players - Reuters
Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo has reclaimed top spot in the list of the world's highest-paid soccer players from Lionel Messi, according to/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/D4TUZVMGZ5LFRKCV5K7JSH7KZ4.jpg)
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Myles
@Myles -
29 days ago
Soccer - U.S. 777 partners acquires full ownership of Italy's Genoa soccer club - Reuters
U.S investment firm 777 Partners said on Thursday it had acquired full ownership of Italy's oldest soccer club, Genoa, from businessman Enrico Preziosi./cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/SPY2FXIHMNMFRCSVJQ5CQ5MQMU.jpg)
3 minutes read
Arvid
@Arvid -
about 1 month ago
Major League Soccer and Liga MX to Stage North American Tournament
The Leagues Cup, part of an effort to capitalize on global interest in the game, will likely raise new concerns about soccer players’ exhausting schedules.
5 minutes read
Jaydon
@Jaydon -
about 1 month ago
MLS and Liga MX Announce New Leagues Cup Tournament
The Leagues Cup, part of an effort to capitalize on global interest in the game, will likely raise new concerns about soccer players’ exhausting schedules.
5 minutes read
Hannah
@Hannah -
about 1 month ago
Afghanistan: Women's youth soccer team escapes to Pakistan
Their departure comes as part of a wider exodus of female cultural and sporting stars.
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Muriel
@Muriel -
about 1 month ago
Curious bears play 'soccer' in eastern India - Reuters
Two wild bears, a mother and its cub, played 'soccer' in India's eastern Nabarangapur district of Odisha state after finding a ball near the jungle area.
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