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Neymar breaks Pele's Brazil goal-scoring record in 5-1 win in South American World Cup qualifying

Neymar eclipses Pelé as Brazil's top goal scorer, scoring 78 goals in 114 matches. He celebrated with a punch in the air, as Pelé usually did, and was congratulated by the Brazilian soccer confederation and Pelé's Foundation. Neymar said he was "very happy" and wanted to write his story in…

The Hindu · Sep 9, 2023

Saudi Arabia has gone so soccer crazy that it spent $875 million to buy top players—more than any European country except England

The country is keen to establish itself as a soccer hub.

Fortune · Sep 8, 2023

Spanish prosecutors charge Luis Rubiales with sexual assault over Hermoso kiss

Spanish state prosecutors have accused Luis Rubiales of sexual assault and coercion for kissing a player on the lips without her consent after the Women’s World Cup final, the country’s prosecutors’ office said Friday.

France 24 · Sep 8, 2023

Spanish soccer player Jenni Hermoso accuses Luis Rubiales of sexual assault for World Cup kiss

Spanish state prosecutors say soccer player Jenni Hermoso has accused Luis Rubiales of sexual assault for kissing her on the lips without her consent after the Women’s World Cup final

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023

Black Players for Change’s Allen Hopkins: ‘We can eradicate racism in sport’

Athletes, coaches, and staff working within Major League Soccer have joined forces to change the game from within

The Guardian - US · Sep 6, 2023

GOOD: Spanish Soccer Coach Jorge Vilda Has Been Sacked & Replaced W/ First-Ever Female Coach

The Spain women's soccer team has appointed its first-ever female head coach after her predecessor Jorge Vilda was sacked the same day.

Pedestrian.tv · Sep 6, 2023

Soccer player's killing draws attention to struggles in one of Panama's principal ports

The killing of a member of Panama’s national soccer team in this rough Caribbean port has shown a light on the high levels of violence residents suffer here despite having a bustling port and one of the world’s largest free-trade zones

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2023

Spain's women's soccer coach is fired as fallout grows from unwanted World Cup kiss

Spain's soccer federation named Montse Tomé as head coach of the women's national team, the first woman in the role. She was assistant coach to Jorge Vilda, who was dismissed on Tuesday.

WEKU · Sep 5, 2023

Spanish soccer federation fires women's national team coach Jorge Vilda amid Rubiales controversy

The Spanish soccer federation has fired women’s national team coach Jorge Vilda less than three weeks after Spain won the Women’s World Cup title and amid the controversy involving suspended federation president Luis Rubiales

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2023

Officials use soccer to highlight climate worries in India's ecologically fragile Ladakh region

A first of its kind “climate-friendly” soccer tournament is underway in India's remote desert region of Ladakh, an ecologically fragile territory where oxygen is thin and breathing is hard

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2023