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Spain's World Cup winners return to action after sexism scandal with 3-2 win in Sweden
GOTHENBURG, Sweden (AP) — Spain’s World Cup-winning women’s team got back to being soccer players on Friday. A 3-2 victory over Sweden in Gothenburg — secured by a penalty with virtually the last kick of the game — was Spain’s first match since capturing the biggest prize...
Megan Rapinoe's legacy with US team is bigger than soccer
Whether she was advocating for equal pay and racial justice or just scoring a rare goal off a corner kick, Megan Rapinoe was always unabashedly authentic during her soccer career. As she prepares to step away, the 38-year old Rapinoe is showing a more vulnerable side, too. ...
Spain is removing the word 'women' from national team name to show 'conceptual shift'
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — By eliminating the phrase for “women's soccer” from the name of its national team, the Spanish Football Federation is hoping to show it has made a “conceptual shift” in its view of the sport. It remains to be seen if more countries will follow...
Germany hires Julian Nagelsmann as men’s national soccer team coach through Euro 2024
BERLIN (AP) — Germany hired Julian Nagelsmann to lead the men’s national soccer team on Friday, entrusting the former Bayern Munich coach with doing a better job than the last Bayern Munich coach who tried. The German soccer federation said Nagelsmann was taking over on a...
Julie Ertz says goodbye to the US national team during a 3-0 win over South Africa
CINCINNATI (AP) — Two-time Women's World Cup winner Julie Ertz played her final match for the United States, an emotional 3-0 victory over South Africa in an exhibition on Thursday night. Ertz announced last month that she was retiring after a 10-year career. She started against...
South America's 2030 World Cup soccer bid seeks to rise above political tensions in the region
SAO PAULO (AP) — The bid by four South American countries to host soccer's 2030 World Cup will stay intact until next year regardless of political tensions in the region, a top team bid official says. Michael Boys, the executive secretary of the bid of Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay...
Alexia Putellas says Spain's women's team has reached 'before and after' point in fight for equality
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — One month after Spanish soccer was rocked by a sexism scandal, players from Spain's Women’s World Cup-winning team said Thursday a turning point has been reached in their fight for equality. Spain star Alexia Putellas, the two-time Ballon d'Or winner, said...
Pay dispute between England women's international players and FA appears to be resolved
LONDON (AP) — Players from the England women’s team appear to have reached an agreement with the country’s soccer federation regarding a dispute over bonuses and commercial structures. England captain Millie Bright said at a news conference on Thursday that the players “feel...
England and Arsenal player Leah Williamson calls for equality in soccer
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — When England soccer player Leah Williamson addressed the United Nations in New York this week, she spoke of her recent visit to Za’atari in Jordan, the world's biggest Syrian refugee camp. She spoke of the power of sport — soccer in particular — to...
The Asian Games: larger than the Olympics and with an array of regional and global sports
The Asian Games are an attention grabber. For starters, they involve more participants than the Summer Olympics. Organizers say more than 12,000 will be entered when the opening ceremony takes place Saturday in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou. This is more than the 10,500 expected for next...
