U.S. women’s national soccer team star Korbin Albert was booed during a SheBelieves Cup win against Japan Saturday. Albert entered the match at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in the 78th minute of the match. As the PA announcer mentioned Albert’s name, boos could be heard inside the Atlanta Falcons’ stadium. She entered the match after Lindsey Horan gave the U.S. a 2-1 …
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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Luis Rubiales, the disgraced former president of Spain’s soccer federation who kissed a player on the lips without her consent at the Women’s World Cup final, was arrested Wednesday as part of a separate corruption probe by Spanish police before being released. The Civil Guard said that Rubiales was questioned by police at Madrid’s airport after …
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Emma Hayes, the current Chelsea manager of the Women’s Super League in England and the future U.S. women’s national team coach, took issue with “male aggression” as a result of a clash with Arsenal’s boss after a loss in the FA Women’s Continental Tyres League Cup final. Arsenal’s Jonas Eidevall guided the club to a 1-0 victory in extra time …
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U.S. women’s national team midfielder Korbin Albert issued an apology Thursday after she was called out by former U.S. captain Megan Rapinoe for commenting on social media content Rapinoe ripped for being hateful toward the LGBTQ community. Rapinoe, who’s legendary career came to an untimely end when she suffered an Achilles injury in the final match of her career in …
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An Australian soccer team caused controversy on social media earlier week as its club with five transgender soccer players dominated a women’s preseason tournament. Flying Bats FC won the Beryl Ackroyd Cup final over the Macquarie Dragons 4-0 and were given a $1,000 prize, according to news.au.com. The club went undefeated over the course of the four-week tournament and had …
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Tennis icon Martina Navratilova has been a major proponent of fairness in women’s sports and on Tuesday spoke out again against transgender athletes competing in the female space. Navratilova responded to posts about transgender women competing in an Australian soccer league. The Flying Bats FC, the club in question, won the Beryl Ackroyd Cup. The team also received a check …
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American soccer great Alexi Lalas questioned NBC News’ decision to drop former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel from its network after only a few days. The decision came following backlash from on-air talent like Rachel Maddow, Chuck Todd and others. Lalas wondered why it wasn’t up to the staff to “publicly destroy her on air” if she was truly as “deplorable” …
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians have expressed pride and gratitude toward their men’s national soccer team for qualifying for the European Championship, a rare bit of good news and a welcome distraction from the war with Russia. Though celebrations after Ukraine’s 2-1 win over Iceland were muted as Russian missiles kept raining down on the country, the team’s success gives …
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Germany will carry out border controls at all its frontiers during soccer’s European Championship in June and July, the country’s top security official told local media. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser told the daily Rheinische Post in comments published Tuesday that checks will be carried out at all German borders during the tournament “to be able to prevent possible violent criminals …
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New York Red Bulls star Emil Forsberg was accused of neglecting and ghosting his family in a social media post by his wife, Shanga, as the two split after nearly eight years of marriage. Forsberg moved from RB Leipzig in Germany to the Major League Soccer club during the offseason, and his wife wrote on Instagram that since then, he …
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