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Approaching 80, Billie Jean King is still globetrotting for investment in women’s sports
NEW YORK (AP) — Billie Jean King is still globetrotting in support of more investment and equity in women’s sports. She attended the Women’s World Cup in Australia, kicked off the player draft for the new women’s professional hockey league in Toronto and is opening an office...
English Football Association to honor the Israeli and Palestinian victims at Wembley Stadium
LONDON (AP) — The English Football Association will pay tribute to the Israeli and Palestinian victims of the war in the Middle East when England hosts Australia in a friendly match at Wembley Stadium on Friday. Plans, however, do not include lighting up the national stadium's...
Australia in talks with Indonesia about a possible challenge to Saudi Arabia for the 2034 World Cup
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) — Soccer officials in Australia and Indonesia have floated the idea of teaming up in a bid to rival Saudi Arabia for the hosting rights to the men’s World Cup in 2034. The Sydney Morning Herald reported comments Wednesday from Indonesia soccer federation...
Saudi Arabia formally informs FIFA of its wish to host the 2034 World Cup as the favorite to win
GENEVA (AP) — Saudi Arabia formally informed FIFA of its wish to host the men’s World Cup in 2034 on Monday in a bidding contest that increasingly looks designed for the kingdom to win. The Saudi Arabian soccer federation said it “submitted a letter of intent and signed...
Megan Rapinoe honored by team OL Reign in front of record NWSL crowd of 34,130
SEATTLE (AP) — It's rare that Megan Rapinoe is at a loss for words. The retiring star was honored by club team OL Reign on Friday night in front of a National Women's Soccer League record crowd of 34,130 fans, many of whom wore pink wigs in her honor. “I do know...
Saudi Arabia in lead and maybe all alone in race shaped by FIFA to host soccer's 2034 World Cup
GENEVA (AP) — If Saudi Arabia could have designed a process for choosing future World Cup hosts, it might look similar to what FIFA unveiled this week for the 2030 and 2034 men's soccer tournaments. The Saudi Arabian soccer federation became the favored — and possibly only —...
Former Spain women's national team coach Jorge Vilda added to probe into Rubiales' kissing a player
MADRID (AP) — Former Spain women’s national team coach Jorge Vilda has been summoned to appear before a judge in the probe involving former soccer federation president Luis Rubiales for his kissing a player on the lips after the team won the Women's World Cup title last month, court officials...
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. ...
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...
Gary Neville and Jill Scott secretly swapped X accounts to shine a light on gender bias in soccer
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — As one of soccer's most outspoken commentators, Gary Neville is used to getting abuse from fans. Over the space of five days in May, however, the attacks he received on social media were unlike anything he'd experienced before. For Jill...
