FIFA World Cup (Women's)

Qatar Wary Of Drunk English Fans As Organizers Try To Make Beer Cheaper For 2022 World Cup

Beer in Qatar may be subsidized for the 2022 World Cup, but organizers are worried about the behavior of English fans.

Iranians, Women’s Footballers Call For Action After Woman Soccer Fan’s Self-Immolation Death

Sahar Khodayari, a 29-year-old woman facing six months in prison for simply attending a men’s soccer match, died Monday. 

Record-Setting, Controversial Track Star Caster Semenya Joins South African Club

Caster Semenya, a record-setting world champion track athlete, is following in the steps of another popular runner, Usain Bolt. Semenya announced Friday she’s joining JVW FC, a South African soccer team. 

Jamaica Women's National Team Goes On Strike After 9 Months Without Pay

The Jamaica women’s national team has announced that it will refuse to play until it receives the compensation that the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) owes them.

Juan Mata Says Players Shouldn’t Stick To Football, Praises Megan Rapinoe

Should footballers stick to soccer or should they use their platform to promote their beliefs? Would your answer be different if the footballer was trying to promote a particular religion, clothing line or political view, or if those beliefs differ from your own? How about speaking up for social issues? Where do you draw the line?

Juan Mata, for one, doesn’t think an athlete should be pigeonholed into only talking about his or her sport. 

ESPN Secures Worldwide Broadcasting Rights To NWSL

ESPN has just officially secured the exclusive worldwide broadcasting rights to the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). The deal, which gives ESPN the rights to both the regular season and playoffs, allows ESPN Player subscribers to broadcast NWSL matches in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and parts of Asia.

U.S. Soccer Preparing Bid To Host 2027 Women's World Cup

On the heels of the announcement of Kate Markgraf as the first general manager of the USWNT, the USSF has stated it will be preparing a bid to host the 2027 Women's World Cup. The 2027 bid has been hinted at over the past year, with president Carlos Cordeiro mentioning a potential bid at a USSF meeting in February.

Frank De Boer Calls Equal Pay 'Ridiculous'

Frank de Boer, manager of Atlanta United, has become the talk of the town after calling equal pay “ridiculous.” 

In an interview with the Guardian he said:

Taylor Swift Quote

While they were winning the World Cup, they were also taking a historic stand in terms of gender equality, gender pay gap. Please, please support her [Alex Morgan] and her teammates because this isn’t over yet. It’s not resolved. What happened to them is unfair. It’s happening everywhere and they are heroes and icons for standing up.

Taylor Swift Praises Alex Morgan And USWNT During Teen Choice Awards

There’s no more convenient way to earn a surfboard than by winning at the Teen Choice Awards, so Lionel Messi and Tobin Heath will be disappointed to have lost out on Choice Male Athlete and Choice Female Athlete, respectively, at the 2019 award show in Hermosa Beach, California, on Sunday night.

But soccer still got its moment in the spotlight when Taylor Swift was presented with the inaugural Icon Award at the show — presenting her surfboard was USWNT star Alex Morgan.

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