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Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. The tiny Caribbean island country of Curaçao will go to the 2026 World Cup as the smallest nation by population ever to qualify for the marquee event …
Read More »Liverpool soccer player Diogo Jota, his brother killed in car accident
Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother were killed in a car accident in Spain when the Lamborghini they were in veered off a road and burst into flames, police said Thursday. The Spanish Civil Guard confirmed to The Associated Press that the 28-year-old Jota and his 25-year-old brother, Andre …
Read More »CONCACAF clears Canadian coach Marsch of any wrongdoing but fines Canada Soccer
CONCACAF has cleared Canada coach Jesse Marsch of any wrongdoing but fined Canada Soccer for incidents at Canada’s opening Gold Cup game last week in Vancouver. Marsch missed the first two games of the tournament, serving a ban arising from being shown a red card in March at the CONCACAF …
Read More »How a soccer team in Chile with Palestinian roots gives fans reason to cheer amid Gaza war
Nahil Sadaqa loves soccer — and one of his favourite teams helps him connect with his Palestinian identity. This club plays in Palestinian colours, its fans wave Palestinian flags, its sponsors include the Bank of Palestine and its jerseys have images of the keffiyeh and the Al-Aqsa Mosque. But the team isn’t …
Read More »Female athletes to be in majority at 2028 L.A. Olympics after big win for women’s soccer
Female athletes will be in the majority at an Olympics for the first time at the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games thanks to a big win for women’s soccer. The Olympic women’s soccer tournament will be bigger than the men’s edition for the first time in 2028, the International Olympic …
Read More »Former Afghan women’s soccer captain fights for team’s chance to compete in World Cup
As It Happens5:59Former Afghan women’s soccer captain fights for team’s chance to compete in World Cup Khalida Popal, the former captain of Afghanistan’s national women’s football team, is making a call to the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to allow Afghan women to participate in the 2027 Women’s World …
Read More »Bayern Munich threatens Canada Soccer with legal action over Alphonso Davies’ injury
Bayern Munich is considering legal action against the Canadian soccer federation following Alphonso Davies’ serious knee injury in a match of little importance. “We’re demanding a full investigation into the events from Canada Soccer and expressly reserve the right to take legal action,” Bayern chief executive Jan-Christian Dreesen told the …
Read More »Ex-Spanish soccer boss Luis Rubiales to pay fine over kissing player without consent
Spain’s High Court said on Thursday it had found former soccer federation boss Luis Rubiales guilty of sexual assault for kissing player Jenni Hermoso without her consent, and set a fine of over 10,000 euros, but acquitted him of coercion. Prosecutors had sought a prison sentence for Rubiales in a …
Read More »135 killed in Guinea soccer stampede, say human rights groups
Some 135 people were killed in a crush at a soccer stadium in southeast Guinea on Sunday, a local group of human rights organizations said, sharing an estimated death toll more than twice as high as the official count of 56. A controversial refereeing decision sparked crowd violence and tear …
Read More »56 people killed in Guinea soccer stampede
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 …
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