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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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Ex-CSUN Soccer Player's Conviction Upheld for Campus Rape
A state appeals court panel upheld a former Cal State Northridge soccer player’s conviction for raping a woman on the campus. The three-justice panel from California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal Friday rejected the defense’s contention that a judge erred in allowing jurors in Davis Moreno-Jaime’s trial to hear evidence about three uncharged sexual offenses within one calendar...
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‘Let Them Play' Rallies in San Diego Call for End to Pandemic Restrictions on Youth Sports
A series of rallies across California Friday will push for an end to coronavirus pandemic-related restrictions on competitive youth sports, calling on the state to just “let them play.”
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Carlos Vela's Brace Sends 10-Man LAFC to CONCACAF Champions League Final
Carlos Vela scored a pair of goals in a two-minute span of the second half and Los Angeles FC, playing with 10, came back on Saturday to beat América 3-1, qualifying for the first time in its history to the final of the Concacaf Champions League, where they will face Tigres.
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Columbus Crew Defeat Seattle Sounders, 3-0, to Win 2nd MLS Cup
Lucas Zelarayán scored midway through the first half and added the clincher in the 82nd minute and the Columbus Crew won their second MLS Cup title, beating the defending champion Seattle Sounders 3-0 on Saturday night. Derrick Etienne Jr. also scored in the first 45 minutes for Columbus. The Crew withstood Seattle’s second-half pressure and finally celebrated after Zelarayán’s...
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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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Two More LAFC Players Test Positive for the Coronavirus
Two more Los Angeles Football Club players have tested positive for the coronavirus, prompting cancellation of all in-person activities at its training facility, the Major League Soccer team announced Friday.
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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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Loyal SC Forfeits Match After Galaxy II Player Uses Racial Slur Against Their Player
On Wednesday night, San Diego Loyal SC played to a 1-1 draw against LA Galaxy II. On Friday night the Loyal announced it’s forfeiting the match. The club says a player from the Galaxy used a racial slur against one of San Diego’s Black players. According to the Loyal the incident occurred in the 71st minute of the match....
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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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$250M+ at stake for teams fighting relegation in EPL finale
The anguish of Leeds and Nottingham Forest provides a reminder of just what is at stake on the final day of the English Premier League for the teams fighting relegation. Leeds has only just secured a ticket back after 16 years in exile. Forest’s attempt to gain promotion will extend into a 22nd season after collapsing to miss out on…