How Kansas City became the 2026 World Cup’s most unlikely host city The city will be the smallest US metro area to host games at the tournament, but it has a long and proud soccer history to call on The Guardian - US · Jun 30, 2022
Italian Veteran Chiellini Excited to Join Young LAFC Roster Georgio Chiellini is hoping Los Angeles FC's young roster can help him at least partially rediscover the fountain of youth. In return, the veteran Italian defender looks to help the club capture its first Major League Soccer championship. "I would say that LAFC is the perfect team for me because… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 30, 2022
6 months' home confinement for ex-USC coach in college scam A former University of Southern California soccer coach who took bribes in exchange for helping unqualified kids into the school has been sentenced to six months in home confinement The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2022
Ronaldo lawyers seek $626K from woman's lawyer in Vegas case Cristiano Ronaldo wants a U.S. judge to order a woman’s lawyer to pay more than $626,000 for losing a lawsuit that sought millions of dollars with a claim in 2018 that the international soccer star raped the woman in Las Vegas nearly a decade earlier The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2022
The Support System That Sparked a USWNT Opportunity For Naomi Girma, the daughter of Ethiopian immigrants, her path to the national team and its pivotal upcoming qualifying tournament has been anything but standard. Sports Illustrated · Jun 29, 2022
Gareth Bale could join Cardiff after year at Los Angeles FC, Vincent Tan claims The 32-year-old revealed on Saturday he had agreed to join Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2022
We Americans are dancing on the Titanic. Our iceberg is not far away The greatest shock of all would be to wake up and find that while we were driving the kids to soccer practice and enjoying cocktails, autocracy took hold The Guardian - US · Jun 27, 2022
LAFC hoping to form ‘long-term partnership’ with new signing Gareth Bale Wales international Bale revealed on Saturday he had agreed to join the Major League Soccer franchise. The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2022
Ovechkin Scores Goal in Soccer Friendly for Dynamo Moscow The Capitals forward proved he can score goals on any playing surface. Sports Illustrated · Jun 26, 2022
7 former Premier League players in MLS after Gareth Bale announcement Former Tottenham and Real Madrid star Gareth Bale is set to join Los Angeles FC in Major League Soccer, and he won't be the only former Premier League favourite in MLS Daily Mirror · Jun 26, 2022
Bale Set to Join MLS Side Los Angeles FC Wales forward Gareth Bale on Sunday appeared to confirm his move to Major League Soccer (MLS) side Los Angeles FC (LAFC) following his departure from LaLiga champions Real Madrid. The 32-year-old, who signed for Spanish giants Real from Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur in 2013 for a then-record transfer fee… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 26, 2022
Sophia Smith, Rose Lavelle lead U.S. women’s soccer team to 3-0 win over Colombia COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — The U.S. women’s soccer team beat Colombia, 3-0, on Saturday night in the first of a two-game series that serves as the final tuneups for next month’s World Cup and Olympic qualifying tournament. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 26, 2022
Alexander Ovechkin moonlights as soccer player for FC Dynamo Moscow, somehow continues scoring goals On the ice or on the field, Ovechkin will score either way. USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 26, 2022
Cardiff City issue classy message to Gareth Bale after learning he's chosen Los Angeles FC Wales captain Bale has chosen to head to the Major Soccer League after being torn between signing for the Bluebirds and moving to America Wales Online · Jun 25, 2022
Tribune News Service · Jun 25, 2022 Sam McDowell: ‘Can’t miss this opportunity’: How Kansas City is thinking big as World Cup host KANSAS CITY, Mo. — About 15 years ago now, Sporting Kansas City’s new ownership group contemplated a site for a soccer-specific stadium, making good on a vision Lamar Hunt had told them would be a necessity for survival in this town.
ABC News · Jun 24, 2022 WNBA, NWSL, athletes react after United States Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade Sports leagues and high-profile athletes are speaking out against the US Supreme Court's decision to overturn the 50-year-old abortion law decision.
The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022 Athletes react to the Supreme Court's abortion decision U.S. national soccer team star Megan Rapinoe is among a group of leading sports figures who have expressed anger over the Supreme Court’s decision to strip the nation’s constitutional protections for abortion, decrying an erosion of rights that women have had for a generation
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 24, 2022 U.S. women’s soccer star Megan Rapinoe says overturning Roe v. Wade ‘is not pro-life’ DENVER — Megan Rapinoe would have liked to talk about soccer on Friday. But when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade a few hours before the U.S. women’s soccer team went off to practice, that became impossible.
Caixin Global · Jun 23, 2022 Spain’s La Liga Terminates Broadcasting Deal With Chinese Partner Wuhan DDMC’s Super Sports missed $47 million payment, prompting top soccer league to scuttle six-season deal inked in 2019
Benzinga · Jun 23, 2022 Cristiano Ronaldo Announces Exclusive NFT Deal With Binance: Here Are The Details One of the greatest football (soccer) players of all time has signed an exclusive non-fungible token partnership with a leading cryptocurrency platform.
Sports Illustrated · Jun 23, 2022 SI:AM | Title IX’s Next Hurdles And, Jeremy Woo’s final NBA mock draft.
WEKU · Jun 23, 2022 An Argentine judge orders 8 to face a homicide trial in soccer star Maradona's death The defendants include a neurosurgeon, two nurses and a car coordinator. Diego Maradona was under their care when he died at age 60 — and prosecutors say they were recklessly negligent.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 23, 2022 Megan Rapinoe answers the call to be a player-coach with the U.S. women’s soccer team’s young stars DENVER — Whenever a national soccer team unveils its roster for a major tournament, you can usually tell who the last player to make it was.
The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2022 Maradona's medical personnel to face homicide trial An Argentinian judge has ruled that eight medical personnel involved in the care of soccer star Diego Maradona will face a public trial for criminal negligence
Reuters · Jun 22, 2022 Argentine courts to try Maradona doctors, nurses for homicide Eight people who took care of soccer legend Diego Maradona will be tried in Argentina courts for homicide, according to a ruling released on Wednesday following an investigation into his November 2020 death due to cardiac arrest.