August 6, 2019 Wayne Rooney to leave DC United at end of season, join Derby County Wayne Rooney will be leaving D.C. United at the end of the 2019 season and return to England to play for second-tier Championship team Derby County as a player-coach.
August 6, 2019 Messi strains calf, will miss Barcelona's US trip Lionel Messi will miss Barcelona's exhibition games in the United States against Napoli after leaving his first preseason training session with the club because of a strained right calf.
August 5, 2019 Philadelphia Union's Alejandro Bedoya calls on Congress to 'do something now' after mass shootings When Philadelphia Union midfielder Alejandro Bedoya scored in the third minute of the game against D.C. United on Sunday, he used an on-field microphone to make a statement about gun violence.
August 3, 2019 Soccer superstar Lionel Messi suspended 3 months; called tournament 'corrupt' and 'fixed for Brazil' Argentina soccer superstar Lionel Messi was suspended Friday from international matches with his national team for three months after he accused Copa América organizers of corruption.
August 2, 2019 US women’s soccer team scores their own special Wheaties box The U.S. women’s national soccer team is joining a list of other world-class athletes who, since the 1950s, have graced the cover of the Wheaties cereal box.
July 31, 2019 FIFA unanimously approves expansion of 2023 Women’s World Cup to 32 teams The FIFA Council has approved an expansion of the number of teams participating in the FIFA Women’s World Cup from 24 to 32, citing the “astounding success” of France 2019.
July 31, 2019 Brazilian police dismiss rape claim against Neymar Brazilian police said Tuesday they have decided there are no grounds to bring rape charges against soccer star Neymar. And they're investigating whether his accuser filed a false report.
July 30, 2019 Fresh off World Cup win, women's soccer coach is stepping down National team coach Jill Ellis is stepping down after leading the United States to back-to-back Women’s World Cup titles.
July 30, 2019 US soccer claims women's team is paid higher than men As U.S. women's soccer players campaign for equal pay, the president of the U.S. Soccer Federation claims the women's team actually made more money than its male counterpart in recent years.
July 30, 2019 US women's soccer national team spokesperson slams federation's pay pushback: 'It is a ruse' A U.S. women’s soccer spokeswoman Monday slammed the U.S. Soccer Federation after the organization’s president claimed the women's team -- whose members have publicly campaigned for what they say is equal pay -- actually made more money than its male counterpart.
