Amidst the coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a group of South American journalists had a tense and scary encounter with local authorities, but after some interrogation and anxiety, a Diego Maradona tattoo helped to deescalate the situation.
Daniel Matamala, a news anchor for CNN Chile, was one of the journalists detained. Once released, he told the story through his Instagram account.
En medio de la barbarie que obligó a suspender el partido entre Querétaro y Atlas -y toda la Jornada 9 de la Liga MX- también hubo momentos profundamente humanos, gestos que hacen pensar que en esta vida no todo está perdido.
Uno de los protagonistas de esos instantes, por cierto, fue nada menos que Hernán Cristante, entrenador de los Gallos Blancos. El DT hoy se lleva elogios y hasta el calificativo de "héroe" por las acciones que hizo para proteger a varias familias de Atlas de los violentos incidentes que se producían en el Estadio La Corregidora.
La pena continúa en México luego de los perturbadores actos de violencia vividos durante el partido entre el Querétaro y el Atlas en la Liga MX.
El eslogan "Grita x La Paz" del torneo Clausura 2022 de la Liga MX hoy fue completamente pisoteado durante los dramáticos actos de violencia vividos durante el partido entre Querétaro y Atlas, en el Estadio La Corregidora.
USMNT young star, Ricardo Pepi, is in hot water after allegedly liking a racist tweet against Mexican people. The extra layer in the story? Pepi was born in El Paso, Texas, to Mexican parents, and in Aug. 2021, he decided to represent the United States over El Tri.
Before jumping to a conclusion, this is what we know.
LONDON — Russian businessman Roman Abramovich said on Wednesday he had decided to sell Chelsea Football Club, 19 years after buying the London side, and promised to donate money from the sale to help victims of the war in Ukraine.
The USWNT just won a landmark settlement to end its long battle with U.S. Soccer for pay equity on Tuesday. On Wednesday night, many of those players were back using their platform to bring attention to another human rights issue: transgender rights.
Hope Solo had some choice words for Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe on Wednesday. The former U.S. goalkeeper used a Twitter thread to blast the USWNT players for Tuesday’s landmark settlement with the U.S. Soccer Federation, saying it was “an easy out of a fight they were never really in.” It highlighted the divide in opinion over whether the settlement was good or bad for women’s soccer in the U.S.
The women’s soccer world anxiously awaits the outcome of a much-needed investigation into widespread abuse of players in the National Women’s Soccer League.
USWNT stars have demanded answers. On Thursday, they got some, but they probably won’t appease immediate concerns over systemic abuse in women’s soccer.