Footballer Ivan Toney taken into custody following claims of a headbutt incident
An English football player was detained following a suspected incident at a popular venue in London over the weekend. Ivan Toney reportedly headbutted a man at 100 Wardour Street, a hotspot located in Soho, early Saturday morning. This occurred after the individual tried to take a selfie with the 29-year-old striker by grabbing him. According […]
‘Bittersweet’: plaque revealed for black footballer whose England selection was taken back
Emotional Day for Jack Leslie’s Family Today is a blend of pride and sorrow for the family of Jack Leslie. They’re celebrating the unveiling of commemorative plaques at the Devon home where he made history as the first black player to captain a British football team. Yet, this occasion is bittersweet, marking a century since […]
Georgia high school footballer hit with terroristic threats charges over ‘diss track’ about teammate
A Georgia high school soccer player is accused of creating a terrorist threat to record a dis rap threatening to defeat another player. The 18-year-old Cortes Ryles was charged last month after sharing a track on Instagram following a field scuffle with his teammate at Conaires Heritage High School last November. Fox5 reported. The teenage […]
Protesters Blast BBC for Picking Zambian Soccer Player who Failed Gender Tests as ‘Female Footballer of the Year’
The BBC has come under fire for choosing a Zambian soccer player, who was dropped from the team after failing a gender test, as its female player of the year. The station selected Barbara Banda, 24, for the award. Banda was the same player who was forced to withdraw from Zambia's squad for the 2022 […]
Juan Izquierdo, Uruguayan footballer, dies aged 27 after collapsing on pitch | Soccer
Juan Izquierdo, the Uruguayan soccer player who collapsed on the pitch last week after suffering from arrhythmia, has died, his club, the Uruguay National Football Club, announced. The 27-year-old had been undergoing treatment since collapsing during the second leg of the Copa Libertadores round of 16 tie against Sao Paulo at the Morumbi Stadium in […]
Brazilian footballer Robinho arrested after rape conviction | Robinho
Former Brazilian and Manchester City striker Robinho was arrested by federal police at his home in the city of Santos after a Brazilian court sentenced him to nine years in prison for rape for which he was convicted in Italy. The 40-year-old footballer, whose full name is Robson de Sousa, was taken into custody on […]
Footballer Sam Kerr accused of racially aggravated harassment of London police officer | UK news
Chelsea and Australian footballer Sam Kerr is to stand trial in the UK on charges of racist harassment of a police officer. The 30-year-old was accused on Monday of using insulting, threatening and abusive language which caused alarm and distress at police officers who were responding to a complaint about taxi fares in Twickenham, south-west […]
Three French police officers given suspended sentences for assault on young footballer | France
In a case that put police brutality and racism in the spotlight in France, three police officers were given suspended prison sentences for assaulting a young soccer player during an arrest in 2017. The decision not to send the officers to prison sparked angry protests in Paris on Friday. In February 2017, Théodore Luhaka was […]