Soccer 1 day ago Megan Rapinoe, others urge NCAA to not ban trans athletes from women's sports Megan Rapinoe and a number of other athletes signed a letter calling on the NCAA to forgo banning transgender athletes in women's sports on Wednesday.
France 2 days ago Macron takes part in charity soccer game ahead of Paris Olympics French President Emmanuel Macron participated in a charity match on Wednesday alongside celebrity players and soccer legends at a club west of Paris.
Europe 4 days ago Dozens detained by Greek police in soccer violence crackdown Multiple homes in Greece have been raided by police, and dozens have been detained in a crackdown on deadly violence at soccer matches.
Israel April 19 Israel's amputee soccer team offers healing to soldiers who lost limbs in Gaza Israel's national amputee soccer team is heading to France for the 2024 European Amputee Football Championships in June. The team lineup includes two Israeli soldiers.
Major League Soccer April 14 Lionel Messi's bodyguard springs into action to remove overzealous fans who tried to interact with soccer star Lionel Messi's bodyguard helped take two fans off the field who rushed to the Argentine soccer legend during a match between Inter Miami and Sporting KC.
Europe April 9 Spain on high alert amid ISIS threats as European leaders warn of conflict with Russia: 'prewar era' The Spanish Ministry of the Interior announced it was on high alert amid terrorist threats from the Islamic State, targeting quarterfinal games of the Champions League in Madrid.
Europe April 9 Champions League matches will go ahead despite Islamic State terror threat The governing body of European soccer announced Tuesday that this week's Champions League games will go on as scheduled despite threats of attacks from the Islamic State.
Soccer April 9 Greece implements state-issued QR code requirement to attend soccer games following officer's death The Greek government will issue all soccer match tickets as QR codes so attendees can be identified and attendance bans can be enforced in the wake of soccer-related violence.
Soccer April 7 USWNT's Korbin Albert hears boos during SheBelieves Cup match after social media controversy Korbin Albert of the U.S. women's national soccer team was booed when she entered a game against Japan Saturday in an apparent response to her social media posts.
Spain April 3 Spanish police arrest ex-soccer federation head Rubiales on return to country amid corruption probe Spanish police arrested the former president of Spain's soccer federation Luis Rubiales on Wednesday as part of a corruption probe; he was released but is expected to be summoned for more questioning.