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Luis Rubiales, the former head of Spain’s soccer federation, was convicted on Thursday of sexual assault for forcibly kissing a member of the women’s national team on the lips after the team won the 2023 Women’s World Cup. Mr. Rubiales’s kiss of the player, Jennifer Hermoso, set off a national scandal, deepened debates about longstanding…
After 30 seasons in the MLS, the Colorado Rapids will retire their second jersey number ever. The honor will go to club legend and Rapids original defender Marcelo Balboa, whose No. 17 will be retired Aug. 16 during a home game against Atlanta United. Former Rapids midfielder and head coach Pablo Mastroeni’s No. 25 is…
The plan to bring a National Women’s Soccer League team to Colorado began with a 10-year-old girl demanding answers. Eloise Hubbard sat with her dad, Ben Hubbard, watching the Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park a few summers ago and grilled the entrepreneur about Denver’s lack of a professional women’s sports team. A soccer player…
Saudi Arabia, long on the lookout for a global platform to showcase its sporting ambitions, is nearing the end of its search. The Gulf kingdom is close to acquiring up to a 10 percent stake in DAZN, a sports-only network that has been privately funded by the billionaire businessman Len Blavatnik, according to three people…
Kingston, Ont., could soon be home to a professional soccer team and a multi-purpose stadium under a new proposal by Victory Grounds Ventures. The project, which would repurpose city-owned land at the Memorial Centre, promises to blend community use with the excitement of professional soccer. “This facility will primarily serve the community while also bringing…
A recreational soccer team in Toronto says controversy surrounding its league’s gender policy, which temporarily excluded non-binary players from women’s teams, has sparked a bigger conversation about accessibility and support for LGBTQ+ athletes. Evergreen FC co-captain Riley Yesno says her team, composed of female, LGBTQ+ and gender diverse members, has been playing in the women’s division of…
Fifty-six people were killed and several injured in a stampede at a soccer stadium in southern Guinea, following clashes between fans, Guinea’s government said Monday. Authorities are conducting an investigation to establish those responsible for the stampede on Sunday, Communications Minister Fana Soumah said in a statement read on national television. Among the victims are…
