Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Soccer

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

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

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

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Member of Panama's national soccer team shot and killed in Colon; 2nd in 6 years

A member of Panama’s national soccer team has been killed after gunmen opened fire on a group of people gathered in the country’s violent port city of Colon

The Independent UK

Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías arrested near Los Angeles stadium where Messi was playing MLS game

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías was arrested near BMO Stadium, where Lionel Messi was playing in a Major League Soccer game with numerous celebrities in attendance

The Independent UK

Brickbat: Keep It Down In the Library

An official at the Mary L. Stephens Davis Library in Davis, California, shut down a presentation by Moms for Liberty after claiming that guest speaker and former collegiate soccer player Sophia Lorey misgendered trans athletes. In her presentation, Lorey said that it was unfair for men to compete against women,…

Reason

Muhseer fires in seven goals in Kasargod’s big win

Kerala State beach soccer championship kicks off with Kasargod 27-7 win over Pathanamthitta. Thrissur-Malappuram match ends in draw with 20 goals. Thiruvananthapuram tops Group D with 5-0 win over Pathanamthitta. T.K.B. Muhseer and K.K. Vishnu score 7 and 5 goals respectively. Kannur 3-0 win over Malappuram in Group C.

The Hindu

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Madrid prepares for heavy rain, cancels trains and soccer game

Forecasts of heavy rain in central Spain have led authorities to shut down train lines, cancel a Spanish league soccer game and order citizens to stay indoors

The Independent UK

The unwanted Spanish soccer kiss is textbook male chauvinism. Don’t excuse it

This kind of behavior is a way to contradict women’s achievements, and knock them down

The Guardian - US

Spain opens case against soccer chief for World Cup kiss. Luis Rubiales breaks week-long silence

On Friday, a Spanish government legal panel handling sports issues opened a formal case against suspended soccer chief Luis Rubiales over his conduct that was televised globally

The Hindu

Spain legal panel opens case against suspended soccer chief over World Cup kiss, reports say

A Spanish government legal panel is opening a case against suspended soccer chief Luis Rubiales, says the state news agency Efe

The Independent UK

Humans Could Be Playing Soccer on the Moon in 15 Years — But Should We?

The first lunar football match could kick off as soon as the year 2038, according to a panel of scientists from The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).

Inverse

Spain's men's coach asks for forgiveness for applauding Rubiales' diatribe against 'false feminists'

The coach of Spain’s men’s national soccer team has asked for forgiveness for applauding the claim by Luis Rubiales that he was the victim of a smear campaign from “false feminists” following an uproar after he kissed a player on the lips at the Women’s World Cup

The Independent UK

Saudi Arabia has so much money to spend on sports no one else can compete, says one of world’s most popular athletes

The oil-rich nation is investing billions in sports—which includes splashing out on huge salaries for some of the world’s most famous athletes.

Fortune

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

WEKU

The USWNT's Julie Ertz, a back to back World Cup champion, is retiring from soccer

Ertz is the only player to win two U.S. Soccer Player of the Year awards and a U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year. She has won two World Cups and is a two-time Olympian.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ex-Red Stars star Julie Ertz retires from soccer after 10-year career

Ertz, 31, had already hinted at her retirement at this summer’s World Cup after the United States fell to Sweden on penalties in the Round of 16, tearfully telling reporters it was likely her final match wearing the team crest.

Sports Illustrated

USWNT Great Julie Ertz Shares Significant News About Her Future in Soccer

One of the greats in U.S. women’s soccer history is hanging up her cleats.

The Independent UK

Spain players Bonmatí and Carmona await UEFA award ceremony amid Rubiales crisis

Two players who won the Women’s World Cup with Spain are on the short-list for the player of the year award from European soccer body UEFA as the sport continues to deal with the turmoil created by Luis Rubiales

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Nebraska volleyball stadium event draws 92,003 to set women's world attendance record

An attendance record of global proportions could be set Wednesday night when the University of Nebraska hosts a celebration of volleyball at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln

The Independent UK

Spain has condemned inappropriate World Cup kiss. Can it now reckon with sexism in soccer?

Spain has spoken loudly through its government, political parties, soccer clubs, players and ordinary citizens to condemn the kiss of a player by the head of its soccer federation that sullied its Women’s World Cup victory

The Hindu

Triumph of spirit, Keralite boy excels in Power Soccer

15-yr-old Akshay, afflicted with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, found his happy space in Power Soccer, a sport designed for power wheelchair users. His parents relocated to the US for better treatment & facilities. Power Soccer has opened up his world, giving him confidence & independence. It can help disabled children lead…

Fortune

One man's actions are overshadowing the Women's World Cup

Spanish soccer chief Luis Rubiales is the target of protests after he forcibly kissed player Jenni Hermoso at the World Cup.

WEKU

Up First briefing: Hurricane Idalia; Proud Boys; Spanish Soccer controversy

Hurricane Idalia makes landfall. The ex-leader of the Proud Boys will be sentenced today. An unwanted World Cup kiss sparks controversy in Spain.

The Guardian - US

Behind the scenes, women in football see Spain scandal as part of systemic problems

The aftermath of this year’s Women’s World Cup final has raised issues that many have known about for years. Change could be slower than expected

The Independent UK

Rubiales crisis hangs over European soccer ahead of gala award ceremony in Monaco

The governing body of European soccer heads to its annual awards gala on Thursday in Monaco amid turmoil created by its vice president from Spain

1 … 130 131 132 133

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

UEFA Champions League