The World Cup - Page 74

September 19, 2019

FIFA tells Iran women 'have to be allowed into football stadiums' after 'blue girl' death

FIFA president Gianni Infantino made his organization’s rules very clear to Iran on Thursday.

August 27, 2019

Will Qatar let Israelis, Egyptians and LGBTQ people attend 2022 World Cup?

A damning new report obtained by Fox News exposes discrimination by Qatar’s Islamist regime targeting Israelis, Egyptians and LGBTQ people ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in the Gulf monarchy.

July 16, 2019

USWNT’s Ashlyn Harris calls former teammate Jaelene Hinkle ‘homophobic’ after old interview resurfaces

USWNT’s Ashlyn Harris accused her former teammate, Jaelene Hinkle, of homophobia Monday after an old interview resurfaced on Twitter in which Hinkle spoke of her refusal to wear a pro-LGBTQ jersey.

July 15, 2019

US women's soccer forward Mallory Pugh achieved sixth-grade goal with Women's World Cup win

U.S. women’s soccer forward Mallory Pugh scored one goal in the World Cup that fans may not have been aware of.

July 12, 2019

Brandi Chastain's iconic Women's World Cup moment immortalized with statue outside Rose Bowl

Former U.S. women’s soccer star Brandi Chastain was honored with a statue outside the Rose Bowl in California on Wednesday to celebrate the 1999 World Cup-winning team.

July 12, 2019

World Cup champ Allie Long's LA hotel room burglarized, thief steals key to NYC

While U.S. women’s soccer star Allie Long’s was attending the ESPY Awards Wednesday night, someone broke into her Los Angeles hotel room and stole the symbolic key to New York City she had been presented just hours earlier as part of World Cup celebrations.

July 11, 2019

Former US women's soccer star Abby Wambach says World Cup win gives team leverage in equal pay fight

Former U.S. women’s soccer star Abby Wambach said Wednesday the team winning the World Cup over the Netherlands gives them leverage in their fight over equal pay with the U.S. Soccer Federation.

July 10, 2019

Megan Rapinoe leads US women's soccer team in World Cup celebration

U.S. women’s soccer star Megan Rapinoe led her World Cup-winning team in celebration during a parade in New York City on Wednesday.

July 10, 2019

These Women’s World Cup champions give 'glory to God'

Since winning the FIFA Women's World Cup, at least two U.S. women's soccer players are publicly giving glory to God, while some of their teammates use the spotlight to push a political agenda.

July 10, 2019

Megan Rapinoe posters vandalized with hateful messages at NYC subway station, police say

Posters of U.S. women’s soccer star Megan Rapinoe was vandalized at a New York City subway station and police were investigating the incident as a possible hate crime, officials said.