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Heart Issue Forces Brighton Player Enock Mwepu to Retire

Brighton midfielder Enock Mwepu has retired from soccer at the age of 24 because of a hereditary heart condition, the Premier League club said Monday. Mwepu became ill last month on a flight to join the Zambia national team squad in Mali and was treated in a hospital there. He…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Julia Poe: Chicago Red Stars — from owner Arnim Whisler to those who knew — face a turning point after damning Yates report

For nearly a decade, the Chicago Red Stars and the National Women’s Soccer League sold fans and players a lie.

Chicago Tribune

Ukraine coach wants Euro success to help fight Putin

Ukraine head coach Oleksandr Petrakov is aiming to lift spirits in his country by leading the national soccer team to the European Championship tournament in 2024

The Independent UK

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Qatar population surges 13.2% in year leading up to World Cup

Qatar's population has surged by 13.2% over the last year, official data showed, as the tiny Gulf Arab state recruits thousands of overseas workers ahead of hosting the soccer World Cup next month to cope with an unprecedented influx of fans.

Reuters

‘We need action’: how an Iranian soccer player is using his fame to fight the regime

Mahmood Ebrahimzadeh is one of a network of former athletes living in exile and urging global support for the uprising rocking Iran

The Guardian - US

U.S. Soccer President: More Abuse Cases Emerged After NWSL Report

Cindy Parlow Cone announced new reports came to light in the wake of an investigation that uncovered systemic emotional abuse and sexual misconduct in the National Women’s Soccer League.

Sports Illustrated

High schooler Alyssa Thompson debuts on U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team

At just 17 years old, Alyssa Thompson become the youngest player to debut with the U.S. National Women's Soccer Team since 2016.

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FIFA won’t sanction Indonesia over fatal crush, says country’s President Widodo

The firing of tear gas inside a half-locked stadium caused a crush at the exits, killing 131 people, including 17 children, in Indonesia on October 3

The Hindu

Robbie Keane sends crowd into frenzy after Soccer AM finishing challenge

The Ireland legend showed off his finishing skills on the flagship Sky Saturday morning show

Irish Mirror

Latino fans have helped deliver Charlotte FC its magic. Along the way, they found home.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Somewhere in the pre-match hoopla, you’ll find Hector Cortes.

Tribune News Service

Widodo says Indonesia won't face FIFA sanctions over crush

Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo says the country won't face sanctions from soccer’s world governing body after the firing of tear gas inside a half-locked stadium caused a deadly crush

The Independent UK

USWNT-England Delivers What Women’s Soccer Needed

After a difficult week for the sport, the U.S. put out a brave performance as England ran away with a 2–1 victory.

Sports Illustrated

Tom Aspinall says he used Cristiano Ronaldo’s rehab guy to recover from knee surgery

UFC heavyweight Tom Aspinall sought help from a rehab doctor known for his work with soccer legend Cristiano Ronaldo.

USA Today Sports Media Group

England vs USA: Players unite at Wembley in show of solidarity with the victims of abuse and misconduct

England and USA players united before their friendly at Wembley on Friday in a show of solidarity with the victims of abuse and misconduct in the National Women’s Soccer League.

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The Guardian - UK

England 2-1 USA: women’s international football friendly – as it happened

Lauren Hemp and Georgia Stanway got the goals that did for the World Champions in front of a sell-out 90,000 crowd at Wembley

The Independent UK

Soccer's worst disasters: Same mistakes by police, fans die

Police firing tear gas into a crowd of soccer fans

Reuters

Fans mourn victims of Indonesian stadium crush at Friday prayers

Indonesians gathered for Friday prayers mourned 131 people killed in a soccer crush six days ago amid calls for a prompt investigation into one of the world's most deadly stadium disasters to enable its victims to rest in peace.

Reuters

Soccer-Argentina govt fires security chief after fan dies in match scuffle

The government of Argentina's Buenos Aires province said it has fired the head of a security operation carried out on Thursday outside a soccer stadium, which resulted in violent clashes and the death of a fan.

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The Independent UK

1 dead as police, fans clash outside Argentine soccer match

At least one person has died while police clashed with soccer fans trying to push into an Argentine league match, and the referee stopped the game as clouds of tear gas spread inside the stadium

AAP

Ban for second fascist-salute soccer fan

A second Sydney United 58 fan has received a lifetime spectator ban from Football Australia for performing a fascist salute at the Australia Cup final.

Chicago Sun-Times

Megan Rapinoe, Becky Sauerbrunn call for removal of NWSL owners mentioned in Yates report

“It’s my opinion that every owner and executive and U.S. soccer official who has repeatedly failed to protect the players, hidden behind legalities and have not participated fully in these investigations should be gone.”

Sports Illustrated

NWSLPA Releases Statement on Joint Investigation After Yates Report

The organization shared that the joint investigation serves as “vehicle” for creating a “clear, accurate and evidence-based” set of recommendations to NWSL.

ABC News

Indonesians flag ideas for improved safety at soccer matches after stampede tragedy

As Indonesia reels from the football stampede tragedy that killed 131 people — including 33 children — parents and security experts say more needs to be done to ensure match safety.

Sports Illustrated

The USWNT Is Used to Shouldering Dark Times

What should have been a celebratory week for women’s soccer ahead of Friday’s friendly at Wembley Stadium has been soured by damning revelations within the sport.

The Independent UK

Indonesian police to charge 6 people in soccer disaster

Indonesian police say they are bringing criminal charges against three officers and three civilians for their roles in the deaths of 131 people when police fired tear gas inside a soccer stadium, setting off a panicked run for the exits in which many were crushed

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