YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — The tragedy of Marc-Vivien Foé’s death hits much harder at his gravesite. It overlooks a soccer field, but not the kind the late Cameroon and Manchester City player wanted. The goalposts are part of a shoddy metal frame, unpainted and leaning to one side. The field is bare earth and lined … Read more
Before he medaled at the Olympics this weekend, Mikael Kingsbury donated a pair of his freestyle skis for an interesting project: a limited edition series of kitchen knives. Saint-Jerome blacksmith Gabriel Clerk came up with the idea and proposed it to the Olympian. “These skis have won two world championships in moguls. And when I … Read more
The last-place team in the English Premier League was at practice last week when the Burnley players noticed that things were a little sparse. There was more space in the locker room, fewer familiar faces running drills. Even picking teams for small-sided scrimmage was suddenly a challenge. That’s because only 10 members of Burnley’s 25-man … Read more
You will be able to drink at the 2022 World Cup—but it will cost you. The FIFA World Cup in the new year looms large in the oil-rich Middle Eastern peninsula, and buttoned-up locals are bracing for a huge culture clash with excitable (and notoriously badly behaved) soccer fans. Insiders tell the Post that host … Read more
Chinese team coach Li Xiaopeng has apologized to for the Chinese team’s “humiliating” defeat to Vietnam in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in Hanoi, amid a chorus of criticism from soccer fans online. Vietnam beat China on Feb. 1, the first day of the Lunar New Year, by three goals to one after a … Read more
CHAMPAIGN — Shayla Brown determined before entering high school she wanted to play soccer in college. In fact, she may have initially visualized her desired athletic future when she was in first grade. “I knew I loved it. … I realized I just really enjoyed the competition,” Brown said. “Coaches start asking you once you … Read more
article Oakland Roots’ Technical Director Jordan Ferrell and Director of Player Personnel Nana Attakora. Courtesy: Oakland Roots OAKLAND, Calif. – The Oakland Roots Soccer Club has always prided itself on being about more than soccer, and about putting Oakland first. But for the team, the last few years have brought an even deeper discussion about … Read more
LONDON (AP) — An improved maternity policy will feature in the new contracts of professional female players in English soccer from next season. Women’s Super League and Women’s Championship players going on maternity leave will be entitled to 14 weeks at 100 per cent of their regular salary and any additional pay, before reverting to … Read more
LONDON (AP) — An improved maternity policy will feature in the new contracts of professional female players in English soccer from next season. Women’s Super League and Women’s Championship players going on maternity leave will be entitled to 14 weeks at 100 per cent of their regular salary and any additional pay, before reverting to … Read more
Cristina Vita Aranda (left) with Ivan Torresivan_torres11/Instagram Paraguayan pro soccer player Ivan Torres is mourning the tragic death of his wife, Cristina Vita Aranda, after she suffered a gunshot wound to the head at a concert on Sunday. According to The Sun, which cited local reports, the couple was in a VIP area at the … Read more