Human Interest

Wolves Seek Solution For Raúl Jiménez Absence, But Mexican Striker ‘Going To Return’ Soon

The loss of Raúl Jiménez has been a big blow to Wolverhampton Wanderers but manager Nuno Espírito Santo says they must find other ways to score in the absence of the injured Mexican striker.

Jiménez, 29, will be sidelined for the foreseeable future after he underwent surgery on a fractured skull. Without their top goalscorer and focal point of attack, Wolves rarely tested Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday, going down 4-0 at Anfield.

FA Investigating Racist Fans Who Booed Players Taking A Knee

The Football Association on Monday said it is investigating crowd-related incidents at Millwall and Colchester United that involved supporters booing players taking a knee during their games on Saturday.

This Mewis Sisters Quiz Is The Friday Content You Need

After 10 years, the Mewis sisters are still supplying superb content to U.S. Soccer’s YouTube channel. This Mewis sisters quiz remake is easily the best reboot since the Lion King. 

FIFA Approves Maternity Leave For Women’s Players That’s Better Than U.S. Law

FIFA is slowly being dragged into the 21st century. On Friday, soccer’s global governing body approved increased protection for female players and coaches by establishing minimum standards for employment, including guaranteed paid maternity leave.

FIFA’s only a few decades late in catching up to the rest of the world on this matter, but at least it plans to do far more than the U.S. government.

Chronicles Of The Crest: AFC Ajax

On the morning of March 18, 1900, Floris Stempel created Football Club Ajax. Quite rare that time in sports, the team launched with their first graphic emblem.

The team's first logo featured an Ajax football player in the center of a circle, with the words "AMST. FOOTBALL-CLUB AJAX" around the outer ring.

The logo changed 11 years later when the team earned their first Erste Klasse title and moved to the top division.

Designers painted the shorts white and added a verticle red stripe to the T-Shirt. In 1928 the owners decided to associate the emblem with the name.

Crazy Training Techniques

Athletes will go to extremes to excel at their sport. Sometimes their methods are unconventional. Here are some of the craziest training techniques.

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