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Tigray footballers play for victory and Ethiopian unity

AFP · 6 days ago

Tigrayan football captain Anteneh Gebrekirstos Haile vividly remembers the day in July 2019 when his team Mekelle 70 Enderta won its first Ethiopian Premier League title.

Standard Liege troubles shine light on Everton's would-be buyers

AFP · 3 weeks ago

The Miami-based investment firm that has been trying to buy English Premier League outfit Everton is already mired in difficulties at some of the existing clubs in its portfolio, with recent events at Standard Liege in Belgium shining a particularly unfavourable light on 777 Partners.

Germany set for massive security challenge at Euro 2024

AFP · 3 weeks ago

Keeping fans and players safe will be a mammoth task for Germany as it hosts Euro 2024 this summer in a tense global climate with major conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.

North Africa football fans use stadium freedoms to back Palestinians

AFP · 1 month ago

In North Africa, where political speech is often harshly policed, football stadiums have long been an exception.

Liga MX - Preview and broadcast info for Match Day 14: April 6-7, 2024

Live Soccer TV · 2 months ago

Only four weeks are left in Mexico's top-flight, and the race to win a spot in the play-in or playoffs is hotter than ever. Here's what to keep an eye on in Liga MX this weekend.

'Rabbit Girls': Thai football's last women promoters

AFP · 2 months ago

At a rowdy Bangkok stadium, BG Pathum United's "Rabbit Girls" dance to a drumbeat and cheer their team on -- the Thai football league's last band of women promoters.

Swedish midfielder Olsson in rehab after brain illness: club

AFP · 2 months ago

Sweden's Kristoffer Olsson, hospitalised last month with a rare brain illness that has left him without motor or verbal skills, has left hospital for a rehab centre, his Danish club said Monday.

Nancy 'proud but not happy' to be first Black coach to win MLS Cup

AFP · 5 months ago

Frenchman Wilfried Nancy became the first Black coach to win the Major League Soccer title after his Columbus Crew beat Los Angeles FC on Saturday but said the moment held mixed emotions for him.

Frenchman Nancy's journey reaches MLS summit

AFP · 6 months ago

Columbus Crew coach Wilfried Nancy had a modest playing career as a journeyman in the lower divisions of French football but now, as a coach, he finds himself one game away from a place in Major League Soccer history.

Liga MX - Preview for the first play-in games on November 23, 2023

Live Soccer TV · 6 months ago

Four teams battle for the final two spots to play in Liga MX's liguilla, starting next week. Keep track of the games with our detailed guide for both matches.

'Matilda' Australia's word of the year after Women's World Cup run

AFP · 6 months ago

"Matilda" was picked as Australia's word of the year on Wednesday after the national football team's historic run to the semi-finals of their home Women's World Cup.

Football helps migrant youths find their place in Spain's Canary islands

AFP · 7 months ago

When Younousse Diop was just 13, he said goodbye to his family in Senegal and boarded a packed boat bound for Spain's Canary Islands, part of the influx of migrants to the Atlantic archipelago.

Most-watched soccer games in the USA: October 16-22, 2023

Live Soccer TV · 7 months ago

Arsenal's dramatic 2-2 draw at Chelsea made the podium but this Premier League showdown was only the third most-watched fixture in the USA last week.

América vs Santos - Preview and broadcast details for the Liga MX clash

Live Soccer TV · 7 months ago

The leaders in Mexico's top-flight get to face one of the toughest teams in recent history. Here's how you can keep track of the game.

Kiss row highlights Spain revolt over 'old world' machismo

AFP · 9 months ago

The huge outcry in Spain over football federation chief Luis Rubiales' forcible kiss of World Cup player Jenni Hermoso highlights the waning power of male chauvinism in a country that has become a benchmark for feminism, experts say.

Missed chance? Majority of games behind paywall in World Cup hosts

AFP · 10 months ago

It was France versus Brazil and one of the biggest matches so far at the Women's World Cup, but unless you paid, you could not watch it on primetime television in host nation Australia.

Kerr spearheads Australia's Women's World Cup squad

AFP · 11 months ago

Australia's women's football team continued their World Cup preparations on Monday when the co-hosts named a provisional squad, including 10 players currently with English clubs.

Former footballers three times more likely to suffer dementia, study finds

AFP · 1 year ago

Former professional footballers are almost three-and-a-half times more likely to be diagnosed with dementia than the general population, according to a study commissioned by the English Football Association (FA) and Professional Footballers'

Dutch tackle surge in football violence