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Luis Rubiales was suspended by FIFA to prevent witness tampering in his Women's World Cup kiss case

FIFA moved to block potential witness tampering by Luis Rubiales when its disciplinary committee suspended the now-ousted Spanish soccer president

The Independent UK

Ronaldo gets 1st Asian Champions League goal. Saudi team refuses to play in Iran over statue dispute

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored his first goal in the Asian Champions League in a 3-1 win for Al-Nassr over Istiklol to put some of the spotlight back on soccer after an earlier match between host Sepahan of Iran and Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ittihad was controversially canceled

The Independent UK

Saudi soccer team refuses to play in Iran over busts of slain general, in potential diplomatic row

Saudi state media say a Saudi soccer team has refused to play a match in Iran because of busts of a slain Iranian general placed on the sidelines

The Independent UK

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Sacramento’s Da’Vian Kimbrough makes professional soccer debut aged 13

Sacramento forward Da’vian Kimbrough became the youngest North American soccer player to make their professional debut on Sunday

The Guardian - US

Spain's women's team players Putellas, Rodríguez and Paredes appear before a judge in Rubiales probe

Two-time Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas and two of her teammates on Spain’s women’s national team have appeared before a judge as witnesses in the investigation of former soccer federation president Luis Rubiales for kissing a player on the lips

The Independent UK

US owners understand profit but do they appreciate clubs’ tradition and values?

Half of the Premier teams are part- or fully-owned by Americans or US companies. Fans’ suspicions are understandable

The Guardian - US

David Beckham reflects on highs and lows in 'Beckham' doc, calls it an 'emotional rollercoaster'

Ten years after retiring from the game, David Beckham reflects on his soccer career and life for a new four-part documentary series

The Independent UK

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European soccer body UEFA's handling of Russia and Rubiales invites scrutiny on values and process

A reputation built over decades that European soccer body UEFA is the good guy compared to FIFA as a cartoon caricature villain is being tested in this tough season for off-field politics

The Independent UK

One year after deadly fan crush at Indonesia soccer stadium, families still seek justice

A year has passed slowly for Devi Athok, an Indonesian man whose two teenage daughters died in a crush of fans at a soccer stadium in East Java in October 2022 after police fired tear gas, setting off a panicked run for the exits that left 135 people dead

The Independent UK

Soccer is taking over America–and proving Apple scored the biggest win in the sports streaming wars with its $2.5 billion MLS deal

As aging sports with aging demographics head into their final innings, the playing field of the future is going to look very different from the past.

Fortune

Soccer kiss scandal exposes how structural sexism in Spain can be a laughing matter

Amid expressions of outrage and disgust over a nonconsensual kiss between the male head of Spanish soccer and a Women’s World Cup-winning player, there was also laughter.

The Conversation

Despite his absence, Lionel Messi keeps hold on American fans

But an injury puts an appearance at Soldier Field next week in doubt.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ukraine's Zelenskyy taps celebrities for roles as special adviser and charity ambassador

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed former Ukrainian soccer great Andriy Shevchenko as a special adviser and British actor Mark Strong as an ambassador to the charity the Ukrainian president set up to raise money for Ukraine

The Independent UK

Spanish police raid soccer federation as part of probe into Barcelona's payments to referee official

Spanish police have raided offices of the country's soccer federation as part of an investigation into the payment of millions of dollars over several years by Barcelona to a former vice president of Spain’s refereeing committee

The Independent UK

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5 trainer trends that will be everywhere this autumn

Update your look with these stylish sneakers. By Katie Wright.

The Independent UK

Former Spain women's national team coach Jorge Vilda added to probe into Rubiales' kissing a player

Former Spain women’s national team coach Jorge Vilda has been summoned to appear before a judge in the probe involving former soccer federation president Luis Rubiales for his kissing a player on the lips after the team won the Women’s World Cup title last month

The Independent UK

Soccer star Paulinho becomes torchbearer in Brazil for his sometimes-persecuted Afro-Brazilian faith

When Brazilian soccer player Paulinho scored a goal at the Tokyo Olympics, he celebrated by pointing an imaginary arrow at the flashing cameras as homage to a deity in his persecuted Afro-Brazilian faith

The Independent UK

Messi Mania has grabbed hold in Major League Soccer, but will it be a long-lasting boost?

Lionel Messi's arrival in the United States has boosted his team and Major League Soccer

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The Independent UK

UEFA moves toward partially reintegrating Russian teams and match officials into European soccer

UEFA has made two moves toward partially reintegrating Russia into European soccer despite the ongoing war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Rubiales crisis fallout sees next UEFA annual meeting moved from Spain to France

The Spanish soccer federation has been stripped of hosting the next annual meeting of European governing body UEFA

Chicago Sun-Times

Interactive mural on West Side aims to coach, inspire next generation of soccer players

Tierna Davidson and Alyssa Naeher of the Chicago Red Stars surprised dozens of aspiring USWNT stars during the unveiling of the teaching tool at Intentional Sports in North Austin.

Sports Illustrated

Colombian Soccer Club President Fatally Shot After Team's Home Defeat

The president of a second-tier Colombian soccer club was shot dead following the team’s home loss over the weekend.

WEKU

Megan Rapinoe, an icon bigger than soccer, takes a bow for the U.S. national team

Taking it all in one last time while wearing the U.S. Soccer crest, Rapinoe reflected on how she and her generation had changed the game during her 17 years on the team.

The Independent UK

Call for sanctions as homophobic chants again overshadow French soccer's biggest game

Homophobic chanting by sections of Paris Saint-Germain fans targeting Marseille players has again marred the biggest game in French soccer and prompted calls for sanctions

USA Today Sports Media Group

Celtics team president Brad Stevens opens up on his, his wife Tracy’s investment in NWSL soccer

Tracy Stevens and Celtics Prez husband Brad have invested in the Boston-based women's soccer expansion team.

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