It’s been a while since Lionel Messi’s last in-depth interview with a major news outlet, but one has just landed today from Barcelona-based daily SPORT.
Cuba’s national team left Toronto on Saturday having not only lost its opening Nations League match to Canada 6-0, but having lost five of its players permanently.
| #MLS | [La Presse][French]Five Cuban players defect after the loss to Canada https://t.co/gAMGPcwFC5
Most 9-year-old girls are asking their parents for new iPhones, the newest trend of clothing and hoping to go viral on Tik-Tok. However, not all 9-year-olds are focused on these societal norms. If you haven’t heard of her already, well you’re welcome. Ariana Dos Santos is one of the most technical players on the pitch and shows off her skills on social media for the world to see.
Ahead of the 2019-20 season, French football instituted new laws calling for referees to stop matches if anti-gay messages come from the stands, a response to increased homophobia in Ligue 1 and 2. High-profile matches such as Nice-Marseille and PSG-Metz have already been halted for this reason.
In his ignorance, French Football Federation president Noël Le Graët has shown why the rule is so necessary.
Remember not so long ago when Usain Bolt decided he wanted to make his love for soccer more than just a passion, and turn it into a career?Well, it seems there is somebody else with a similar idea.
Caster Semenya, a two-time Olympic 800-meter champion, has now officially joined a soccer club in South Africa after difficulties with the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations), otherwise known as one of the governing bodies for track and field. On Friday she joined up with JVW Football Club, based in Gauteng, South Africa as she takes her speed to the pitch.
NISA (National Independent Soccer Association), the first major soccer league with a promotion/relegation system, kicked off its inaugural season recently, with the opening match between California United and the Oakland Roots ending in a thrilling 3-3 tie.
Sahar Khodayari, a 29-year-old woman facing six months in prison for simply attending a men’s soccer match, died Monday.
Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Iranian women have been barred from stadiums to watch men’s soccer matches (or any other sport). The clerical regime claims it promotes promiscuity to see men play in shorts.
Spain may have made beating Romania look difficult Thursday, but before the match Thiago made playing soccer look easy. A video released by the Spainish national team of Thiago skills has gone viral among the soccer community.
The video captures the Bayern midfielder making cross-field passes with another teammate; sounds simple enough right? Oh yeah, I forget to mention that he's juggling and passing the ball between teammates without the ball touching the ground.
The Jamaica women’s national team has announced that it will refuse to play until it receives the compensation that the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) owes them.
Jamaica's women's national soccer team made the #FIFAWWC for the first time ever in 2019.
They apparently were never paid for their effort, and now they're refusing to play or train. https://t.co/BHkfZO09Pt