International human rights groups have slammed Saudi Arabia for sportswashing and using world’s most famous soccer players as a “means to distract from its appalling violations of human rights record.” Dana …
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Qatari Shiekh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani has officially made a bid for English Premier League club Manchester United, Al Thani confirmed in a statement Friday. “Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani…
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The body of Ghana soccer star Christian Atsu was found under rubble on Saturday, according to his agent, almost two weeks after the earthquake that devastated Turkey and Syria. “It is with…
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Tom Hanks endures soccer’s highs and lows as Aston Villa succumbs to Arsenal in six goal thriller
Watching soccer seems to be becoming a favorite pasttime for Hollywood stars. Last week, Will Ferrell was spotted at Wrexham, before watching Manchester City and then Liverpool. This week, it was Tom Hanks who experienced…
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Real Madrid was crowned Club World Cup champion for a record-extending fifth time after the Spanish team beat Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal 5-3 in a thrilling final in Rabat. Two goals each from…
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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…