Human Interest

USWNT and Portland Thorns star striker Sophia Wilson announces pregnancy

Sophia Wilson pregnant!? You read that correctly, the United States women’s national team striker and “Triple Espresso” member announced on Wednesday that she and her husband Michael Wilson are expecting.

Wilson, née Smith, had perhaps the greatest past year which included winning gold with the USWNT in Paris, marrying NFL receiver Michael Wilson and now announcing her pregnancy.

Sophia Wilson pregnant

U.S. will have a halftime show for 2026 World Cup final says FIFA president Gianni Infantino

The 2026 World Cup final will feature its first ever halftime show, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Wednesday.

FIFA will be working with international education and advocacy organization Global Citizen as well as British band Coldplay for the halftime show.

World Cup halftime show

When is the Sidemen Charity Match 2025? Date, U.S. kick-off time and confirmed players

The Sidemen Charity Match is finally back after two years and this year’s event will arguably be the biggest and most spectacular edition of the game since its inauguration in 2016.

KSI and the Sidemen crew, alongside some of the most popular YouTubers and streamers in the world, will take to the pitch once again in one of the most popular annual events in the social influencer realm. 

Canada head coach Jesse Marsch calls out Donald Trump over Canada being 51st state talk

Jesse Marsch, the American-born head coach of the Canadian men's soccer team, took aim at President Donald Trump on Wednesday and suggested he back off the "ridiculous rhetoric" of making Canada the 51st U.S. state.

Marsch, speaking during a CONCACAF Nations League media day in Inglewood, California, told reporters he considered Trump's repeated suggestions that Canada would be better off as a U.S. state "unsettling and frankly insulting".

Jesse Marsch Trump comments

USMNT star Antonee Robinson calls out X and says Elon Musk can influence election results

United States men’s national and Fulham star left back gave his two cents on the impact of Twitter (now called X) and his feelings on the way algorithms and social media influence people.

Appearing on former England goalkeeper Ben Foster’s podcast “Fozcast”, Robinson was asked his thoughts on the current climate of social media.

Luis Rubiales found guilty of sexual assault for World Cup kiss and is fined over $10,000

MADRID — Spain's High Court has found former soccer federation boss Luis Rubiales guilty of sexual assault for kissing player Jenni Hermoso without her consent and fined him over 10,000 euros ($10,434) in a case which caused a nationwide furore.

It acquitted him of a charge of coercion, the court said on Thursday in a ruling seen by Reuters. Rubiales told Reuters he would appeal, saying: "I am going to keep fighting."

Inter Miami and Sporting KC match in Concacaf Champions Cup to be played under snow

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami are set for a challenging and potentially historic encounter as they face Sporting Kansas City in the first round of the Concacaf Champions Cup — and not exactly for its exciting head-to-head entertainment potential. Get ready for snow, Messi.

Inter Miami and Sporting KC Concacaf Champions Cup match to be played under snow

According to reports, the match between Kansas City and Miami on Tuesday will be held under potentially freezing conditions, with the forecast predicting temperatures as low as 8 degrees Fahrenheit.

Video: Logan Paul challenges Lionel Messi to a boxing match to end legal dispute between Prime and Mas+

Messi getting challenged to a boxing match… this is 2025, folks.

Social media personality, WWE superstar, entrepreneur and boxer, Logan Paul, has challenged Lionel Messi to boxing match. Yes, you read correctly.

Logan Paul challenges Messi to a boxing match: Social media star responds to legal dispute between Prime and Mas+

Logan Paul, co-owner of hydration drink, Prime, challenged Messi, owner of hydration drink, Mas+, to the boxing ring as a way to resolve their brands' controversial legal dispute. 

NOT GUILTY! Chelsea superstar Sam Kerr cleared of racial abuse incident with police officer

LONDON — Australia women's soccer captain Sam Kerr was on Tuesday found not guilty of racially abusing a British police officer after a dispute with a cab driver.

Kerr, who has Indian ancestry, called officer Stephen Lovell "stupid and white" after police were called following a drunken dispute with a cab driver in the early hours of January 30, 2023.

"When football ends, fútbol begins" — MLS and Apple TV release Super Bowl ad starring Lionel Messi

Move over football, fútbol is coming back.

Super Bowl LIX was one of the books, with the Philadelphia Eagles cruising past the former back-to-back champions Kansas City Chiefs to take the American football throne in perhaps one of the most memorable one-sided performances in recent NFL championship game history. It was an incredible result in the United States' biggest sporting event.

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