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TikTok Is Cutting Deals With Pro Sports Leagues, and Now Men's and Women's Soccer Clubs Are Signing on
The ByteDance-owned company will have a patch on the MLS Portland Timbers and its sister club, Thorns FC of the National Women’s Soccer League.
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Inequality in America: DC United Goalkeeper Discusses Racism in Soccer
Although soccer is referred to as “the beautiful game,” in some places, there is an ugly side to the sport that players are now joining forces to address. News4’s Justin Finch spoke to DC United goalkeeper Bill Hamid about how he’s leading the way for this effort in a special broadcast of “Inequality in America” on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020.
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Soccer Players Walk Out of Match in Paris After Referee Accused of Making Racist Remark
The Champions League game between Paris Saint-Germain and Basaksehir was postponed when players walked off the field on Tuesday after alleging that fourth official Sebastian Coltescu of Romania used a racist remark when identifying a Black assistant coach.
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Women's Team, US Soccer Settle Part of Their Lawsuit
U.S. Soccer and the women’s national team have settled the players’ legal claim over inequitable working conditions, putting to rest a part of the team’s gender discrimination lawsuit
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Thousands Mourn Soccer Legend Maradona in Buenos Aires
Soccer superstar Diego Maradona has been buried in a private ceremony attended by only two dozen people
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Soccer Great Diego Maradona Dead at 60
Argentinian soccer great Diego Maradona has died after undergoing surgery for a subdural hematoma earlier this month. He was 60 years old.
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Tim Howard on USMNT's Pulisic Stepping Up to ‘Captain America' Role
NBCSN Premier League Analyst Tim Howard talks to News4 about the future of USMNT and how Christian Pulisic is stepping up for team.
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Cristiano Ronaldo Tests Positive for COVID-19
The Portuguese soccer federation says Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for the coronavirus
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8 of 10 Premier League Matches This Weekend Streamed in US
NBC has moved eight of this weekend’s 10 Premier League matches to its online streaming service Peacock behind a pay wall
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Messi Will Stay With Barcelona Despite Wanting to Leave
Lionel Messi says he will stay with Barcelona for the upcoming season
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Greece: Man United Defender Maguire Found Guilty of Assault
Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has been found guilty of assault at a trial and handed a 21-month suspended sentence following his arrest after a brawl last week on the island of Mykonos, court officials in Greece said
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Messi Tells Barca He Wants to Leave, Signaling End of Era
Lionel Messi’s spectacular career with the Catalan club could be coming to an abrupt end
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‘Play Like a Girl' Author Wants to Inspire Young Girls Through Soccer
Author and photographer Kate T. Parker calls her latest book “Play Like a Girl: Life Lessons from the Soccer Field” a “love letter to the game,” and hopes it will inspire young girls to stand up for themselves and speak their minds.
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Criminal Case Opened Against FIFA President Gianni Infantino
A criminal case against FIFA president Gianni Infantino has been opened by a Swiss special prosecutor
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Spain and Barcelona Great Xavi Tests Positive for COVID-19
Former Spain and Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez has tested positive for the coronavirus. The 40-year-old Xavi, now the coach of Qatari club Al-Sadd, said Saturday that he was tested according to the Qatar league protocol and that the latest test showed he had contracted COVID-19. “Fortunately, I’m feeling OK, but I will be isolated until I am given the...
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MLS Returns to Action After Poignant Moment of Silence
Nearly 200 players took the field for an 8-minute, 46-second moment of silence to protest racial injustice before Major League Soccer’s return to action Wednesday night.
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English Soccer Returns With Social Distancing — And a Push for Social Justice
As English soccer fans settle down to watch Manchester City take on Arsenal on Wednesday in the English Premier League’s long-awaited return after coronavirus stopped play in March, it will be clear something has changed.
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USWNT Wants Soccer Federation to Repeal Anthem Policy
The U_S_ women’s national team wants the U_S_ Soccer Federation to repeal the anthem policy it instituted after Megan Rapinoe started kneeling during “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
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LA Galaxy Player's Wife Mocks Black Lives Matter, Will Meet With Team on Thursday
The LA Galaxy will meet with new Serbian winger Aleksandar Katai on Thursday to discuss a series of alarming social media posts by his wife. Tea Katai made the since-deleted posts on her Instagram story this week, the Galaxy confirmed Wednesday night in a statement that called the posts “racist and violent.” The team says its meeting with Katai, who…
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Real Madrid, Barcelona and All Spanish League Teams Cleared to Start Group Training
All Spanish league clubs can begin group training sessions this week despite stricter lockdown restrictions remaining in place in parts of Spain because of the coronavirus pandemic.