On July 11, 2020, the National Women’s Soccer League announced that teams would use the matchdays of July 12 and 13 to show support for Pride Month.
The league itself wrote and released the press release, which is a new and groundbreaking move.
The brother of Tottenham Hotspur's Ivory Coast defender Serge Aurier has been shot dead in France, the Premier League club said on Monday.
The brother, Christopher Aurier, was shot at a nightclub in the early hours of Monday morning in the southern French city of Toulouse, according to La Depeche, a French media outlet.
The suspected gunman fled the scene and is being sought by police, according to a French police source.
Serge Aurier, who is 27, joined Spurs in 2017 from French club Paris St-Germain.
After MLS’s painfully slow reaction to the Black Lives Matter movement, the teams themselves have been popping off with their own forms of support.
The MLS Is Back Tournament opened with a match between Inter Miami and Orlando City. The teams made a powerful statement by taking a knee around the center circle.
Freestyler Tom Nolan has come a long way in his soccer skills journey. He started creating unique and diverse skills videos and ended up being a guest at his favorite club Manchester United’s practice during their tour in the States.
The 20-year-old Nolan has come a long way, born in Luton, England. He grew up with a ball always at his feet and would have to do exercises in the family garden basically as a chore before getting to relax and watch television.
Nolan grew up playing the game but eventually learned expectations can be grueling.
Last month, NASCAR finally banned Confederate flags from racetracks around the country, saying the symbol runs contrary to the organization’s commitment to a welcoming and inclusive environment for all fans. It got us thinking: What discrimination in soccer still exists that needs to be eradicated from the beautiful game?
MLS is back. More importantly, MLS is Black.
The MLS Is Back Tournament kicked off with a match between Inter Miami and Orlando City on Wednesday night on Field 17 in Orlando, Florida. The game was a mere backdrop to what unfolded beforehand.
Tyler Adams has come a long way since his awkward introduction to RB Leipzig at the start of 2019. The 21-year-old missed the first half of the 2019-20 season with a groin injury but had an exceptional second half and made his Champions League debut. RB Leipzig caught up with the American midfielder before he headed back to New York for the summer break.
On March 13, UEFA announced the postponement of the Champions League amid the coronavirus pandemic. Ever since, fans have been wondering: When will Champions League resume?
With many European nations going on complete lockdown from March to June, playing football became secondary. Nonetheless, soccer is the most important of the unimportant things in life, and players, clubs and fans want to see the competition completed.