The English Premier League has long been decided by the finest of margins; a dropped point here, a missed goal there. Just a single point separated last year’s champion Manchester City from runner-up Liverpool and, as …
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Canadian women’s national soccer team call off strike, captain says players are ‘being forced back to work’
The Canadian women’s national soccer team has called off its strike and resumed training after the sport’s governing body Canada Soccer threatened legal action, players said on February 11. A day earlier, captain Christine…
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FIFA Women’s World Cup hosts ‘disappointed’ about Saudi Arabia’s reported sponsorship of tournament
Australia and New Zealand’s soccer federations say they are “disappointed” about Saudi Arabia’s reported sponsorship of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The two countries will co-host the global showpiece from July 20…
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The organizers of the European Super League (ESL) have unveiled a revamped competition with “60 to 80 teams,” they announced in a statement on Thursday. The ESL was set up in 2021…
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When Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney took control of lower league soccer club Wrexham AFC in 2021, it was widely assumed that it was the Hollywood stars who would be bringing the magic. Two…
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Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal will award a one million riyals ($266,500) bonus to each player from Al Hilal for the 3-2 win over South American champions Flamengo on Tuesday…
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Barcelona Femení have made history by becoming the first football team to win 50 consecutive league games. It achieved the unprecedented feat by thrashing Levante Las Planas 7-0 at the Estadi…
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South Africa is in the midst of crisis. So why did its government want to spend a reported $58 million on sponsoring a UK soccer club?
When plans for the South African government’s tourism board to sponsor English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur were leaked and then confirmed last week, they caused widespread public anger. The controversial sponsorship deal, which…
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Global football’s governing body FIFA released its Global Transfer Report for 2022 on Thursday, revealing the dominance of English clubs in the transfer market and the growing professionalization of women’s…
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Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves, under investigation on a sexual assault charge, was remanded to jail on Friday by a Spanish judge, the Catalonia Higher Court of Justice press office said…