The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked President Joe Biden's administration for its views on whether the justices should take up the U.S. Soccer Federation's bid to bar a lawsuit accusing it of conspiring with FIFA to prohibit foreign teams from playing official matches in the United States.
RIYADH – Saudi Arabia said on Monday it was launching an annual Esports World Cup, which will include the most popular games in the world and have the largest prize pool in esports history.
The competition will be held annually in Riyadh starting summer 2024, a statement from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said.
Clubs will compete across games from various genres to become the ultimate Esports World Cup champion, the statement said.
Gigantic release clauses are becoming a club's main defense mechanism against the world’s biggest spenders, especially in Spain. So, amidst the arms race to keep talent, we decided to take a look at players with the highest release clauses in soccer today.
Earlier this year, in April, Lamine Yamal became Barcelona and LaLiga's youngest-ever first team player when he donned Barça's jersey at just 15 years old. Then, last month, the teenager earned a similar honor for Spain when he took the field for the men's team and proceeded to not just make an appearance, but also score a goal – becoming his country's youngest-ever goal scorer at 16 years and 57 days old (beating Barcelona and Spain teammate Gavi's record of 17 years and 62 days old).
MADRID — Spanish soccer club Barcelona are under investigation for suspected "active bribery" as part of a probe into suspected corruption spanning two decades at the refereeing committee, according to a court document seen by Reuters on Thursday.
Police also searched the offices of the Spanish refereeing committee (CTA) inside the football federation (RFEF) headquarters in Madrid on Thursday, the Barcelona court said, as part of the ongoing inquiry into "possible systemic corruption" within the CTA.
Gareth Bale's love for golf has been well-documented and the former Real Madrid and Wales forward has swapped the pitch for the green after becoming a playable character in the PGA Tour 2K23 video game.
Nike lost Messi in 2006 in an effort to save themselves a couple hundred bucks. Along with him, they ended up losing billions in potential revenue. This is the story of how one of the most iconic partnerships in sports between Lionel Messi and Adidas came to be – and how close we were to seeing both Messi and Ronaldo as ambassadors for Nike.
The San Diego Loyal, a United Soccer League club owned in part by soccer legend Landon Donovan, will cease operations after the 2023 season, the league announced Thursday.
The franchise rights will be transferred "in the coming months," per a league news release.
The action is being taken because a "viable near- and long-term stadium solution in the market did not materialize" in the San Diego area, the league said.
Spain beat England 1-0 on Sunday in a Women's World Cup final that pitted the two European countries with the strongest domestic leagues against each other.
The Women's World Cup, which began in 1991, has had nine tournaments to date. Meanwhile, men's world cup, started in 1930, has had 22 tournaments so far.
Here is a comparison between men's and women's soccer over the years.
Highest World Cup Prize Purse
Lionel Messi's transfer to Inter Miami has set MLS on a path to the stars. Literally. And the Magic Messi effect on MLS is just getting started.