German soccer assoc. will let trans athletes choose gender
Germany's top soccer association has decided to allow transgender players to self-declare their gender identity in order to comply with new German law. The German Football Association (Deutscher Fussball-Bund) recently held a workshop in Frankfurt to discuss what reforms it could implement to the football league. The DFB said it continues to work to “liberalize […]
It’s Official: The United States Men’s Soccer Program Has Hired Mauricio Pochettino As Manager
It's official! Mauricio Pochettino will be the next manager of the USA! Yes, it may have taken a while for the United States Men's National Team (USMNT) to get it all together, but they've finally gotten their wish by hiring world-class coach Mauricio Pochettino as their new manager. Announced On Tuesday, it was announced that […]
Alex Morgan gets emotional send-off in final soccer match before retirement
Women's soccer star Alex Morgan was given a hero's send-off as she walked off the pitch for the final time in her career in the 15th minute of Sunday's game between San Diego Wave FC and North Carolina Courage. Morgan suddenly announced last Thursday that he was retiring from football and would play his final […]
San Marino national soccer team ends 176-game winless streak
Nico Censoli, a semi-professional footballer in Italy's fourth division, became a national hero in San Marino on Thursday. In the 53rd minute of the UEFA Nations League match between San Marino and Liechtenstein, Censoli scored the winning goal, a goal that was not only significant in this particular match, but also historic: the 1-0 victory […]
U.S. Soccer icon Alex Morgan announces her retirement
Alex Morgan, an icon of U.S. soccer and a defining figure in a generation of women's soccer, announced her retirement from soccer on Thursday. A tearful Morgan took to social media to thank the countless fans who supported her during a 15-year career with the senior national team and women's professional team that saw her […]
BlockDAG latest crypto firm to score deal with major European soccer clubs
The hosts of the CoinStories podcast discuss the state of cryptocurrencies following the global market sell-off. Cryptocurrency teams up with major European football club to usher in a new era of sports marketing. Sponsorship deals between cryptocurrency companies and big-name soccer teams have been particularly hot this season, with the latest deals involving blockchain company […]
Former Leeds and Cardiff defender Sol Bamba dies aged 39 | Soccer
Former Cardiff and Leeds defender Sol Bamba has died, aged 39. Bamba works as a coach at Adanaspor and the Turkish club announced the news late on Saturday night. A club statement said: “Technical director Suleimane Bamba, who felt unwell before yesterday's match against Manisa Football Club, was taken to Manisa Celal Bayar University Hospital […]
Hope Solo still refuses to ‘bow down’ to U.S. Soccer Federation
Ten years later, Hope Solo's story remains the same. In “Hope Solo vs. U.S. Soccer,” Netflix's “Untold” sports series premiering Sept. 3, the former goalkeeper sticks to her claim that the U.S. Soccer Federation had another agenda when it terminated her contract and kicked her off the team in 2016. At the time, the U.S. […]
Women’s soccer team with 5 trans players goes undefeated
An Australian soccer team featuring five transgender men won the league title without losing a single game. The team scored 61 goals and allowed only six. 14 wins, 0 lossesThe team made headlines earlier in the season when one of its players, who is identified as transgender, scored six goals in a 10-0 victory. Anger […]
Uruguayan soccer player Juan Izquierd dies after collapsing on field
SAO PAULO — Uruguayan soccer player Juan Izquierdo died in a Brazilian hospital on Tuesday, five days after collapsing during a match in Sao Paulo. He was 27 years old. The Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo said in a statement that the Nacional defender died at 9:38pm local time after “cardiac arrest following arrhythmia.” […]