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The Islamic country of Turkey has deported Israeli soccer star Sagiv Jehezkel for daring to reference the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel and its immoral act of holding Jewish hostages — including babies and women — during a recent game.

A high school soccer coach found himself in police custody after being caught spending $5K at a strip club using a school’s credit card

Tom Lockyer, captain of Luton Town, collapsed during his club’s game against Bournemouth on Saturday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Lionel Messi led his Argentina lineup off the field and into the locker rooms because of a brawl between rival fans in Brazil, delaying the start of their South American World Cup qualifier by 27 minutes Tuesday at the Maracana Stadium.

Players from the Israeli and Polish U-21 soccer teams observed a minute of silence after the beginning of their game on Friday in defiance of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) refusal to hold an official moment of silence to pay respect to the victims of 10/7 Hamas attacks on Israel.

Anthem protester and left-wing activist soccer player Megan Rapinoe questioned the existence of God after suffering an injury three minutes into her final professional soccer game.

Stefany Ferrer Van Ginkel, a former US National Women’s Soccer League player, allegedly flashed the Nazi salute at pro-Israel demonstrators.

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) confirmed on Tuesday that the kingdom of Saudi Arabia would host the 2034 World Cup, outraging human rights activists who decried “sportswashing” by the country to improve its reputation despite abuse of its citizens.

Former Spanish Soccer President Luis Rubiales has been banned by FIFA from all soccer events after kissing Spanish women’s soccer star Jennifer Hermoso on the mouth following their Women’s World Cup win.

A soccer fan was arrested and issued with a lifetime ban after appearing to make a racially offensive gesture during an English soccer match.

Swedish soccer supporters were advised against wearing national colours abroad following the killing of two Swedish supporters in Brussels.

BRUSSELS (AP) — Thousands of soccer fans were kept inside Belgium’s national stadium for about 2 1/2 hours Monday after a game between Belgium and Sweden was suspended at halftime following a gunman fatally shooting two Swedes in Brussels before kickoff.

Alisha Lehmann claims that she was offered more than $100,000 to “spend the night” with a “very well known” celebrity.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s seemingly innocent show of affection and appreciation to a handicapped Iranian artist could land him 99 lashes if he ever visits the Islamic Republic of Iran again.

Former Israeli soccer star Lior Asulin is among the more than 260 killed by Hamas terrorists at the Supernova music festival this weekend.

Luis Rubiales, president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), has resigned from his position amid uproar.

FIFA suspended Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales on Sunday over his refusal to resign for an unwanted kiss.

FIFA suspended Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales over kissing a player on the lips after the team won the World Cup.

The English Women’s World Cup team was branded as being too full of “blonde, blue eyed” players in the legacy media.

NFL analyst Ross Tucker was blasted on social media for saying the NFL needed to save children of the world from the false belief that soccer is better than football.

Thousands of New York City parents are “dismayed” as Mayor Eric Adams (D) begins building a migrant camp atop four soccer fields where their children play in leagues and recreationally.

French President Emmanuel Macron has assured England it’s “nothing personal” but he is siding with Australia when the two countries meet Wednesday in the Women’s World Cup soccer semi-finals.

Evangelist Franklin Graham on Monday reacted to the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team’s defeat.

Former President Donald Trump roasted U.S. women’s soccer player Megan Rapinoe in the wake of her missing the penalty shot that knocked Team USA from the World Cup.

The international career of Megan Rapinoe ended in a dramatic penalty shoot-out against Sweden on Sunday with her failed kick at goal helping to send the U.S.A. team crashing out of the World Cup underway in New Zealand and Australia.

A soccer player in Costa Rica was killed by a crocodile last week after jumping off a bridge into waters known to be infested with the killer reptiles.

A majority of the U.S. Women’s National Team was silent for the second time during the national anthem at their World Cup.

According to a report from Front Office Sports, Saudi soccer club Al-Hilal has offered French soccer sensation Kylian Mbappe a whopping $1.1 billion to play only one year for the Saudi squad.

ESPN soccer analyst Shaka Hislop collapsed on camera during a live broadcast on Sunday.

Thalia Chaverria, a women’s soccer player for New Mexico State University, has died after being found unresponsive on Monday. She was 20 years old.

Police are working to identify several children a 63-year-old man is accused of drugging and raping in Franklin, Tennessee.

Karolis Chvedukas, a Lithuanian soccer star who played for Marijampolė City, died “unexpectedly” at the young age of 32, a report says.

Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi, whose team is the reigning FIFA World Cup champion, played an exhibition match alongside his team in Beijing, China, on Friday – genocidal dictator Xi Jinping’s 70th birthday.

A VT school district has agreed to pay $125,000 to a family that district officials punished over their criticism of a transgender athlete.

A group of older men, some retired, from the U.K. totally destroyed a team of former U.S. women’s soccer players 12-0 at an independent soccer tournament in North Carolina on Thursday.

Slow ticket sales for soccer’s upcoming Women’s World Cup in co-host New Zealand are worrying organisers with Kiwis swerving the opportunity of seeing all pool games of defending champions the United States being played on local soil.