August 21, 2021 Grealish nets 1st goal for 5-star City, Liverpool wins again Jack Grealish closed his eyes, looked toward the sky, and stuck his index fingers into his ears.
August 20, 2021 Afghan soccer player who died in fall from US military plane had big dreams, says friend and teammate Zaki Anwari, an Afghan national youth team soccer player who died when he fell from a U.S. military plane leaving Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, had big dreams, his good friend and former teammate told Fox News in an exclusive interview.
August 20, 2021 Chelsea superstar Christian Pulisic contracts coronavirus despite being fully vaccinated Christian Pulisic, an American soccer star who plays for Chelsea in the English Premier League, revealed Friday he tested positive for coronavirus despite being fully vaccinated.
August 20, 2021 Former Afghan soccer star urges female athletes to take drastic measures with Taliban back in power Khalida Popal, a former captain of the Afghanistan women’s soccer team and co-founder of the Afghan women’s football league, urged players to take drastic precautions now that the Taliban is in power again.
August 19, 2021 Afghan youth soccer player died in fall from US aircraft at Kabul airport Zaki Anwari, a national youth team soccer player, died after he fell off a USAF Boeing C-17 on Monday, according to Ariana News. His death was later confirmed by the General Directorate for Sport.
August 17, 2021 Megan Rapinoe considering retirement, will take time 'to think about' future: report U.S. women's national team mainstay Megan Rapinoe said Tuesday that she is unsure about her future playing professional soccer and will "need to take some time to think about it."
August 17, 2021 Hope Solo says teammate Megan Rapinoe would 'almost bully' players to kneel during national anthem Former U.S. women’s national team player Hope Solo said during a podcast last week that she saw teammate Megan Rapinoe "almost bully" players into kneeling for the national anthem.
August 16, 2021 Afghanistan's female footballers make tearful calls for help In frantic phone calls and voice messages, Khalida Popal can hear the distress and tearful pleas for help.
August 16, 2021 US forward Carli Lloyd retiring after decorated career U.S. forward Carli Lloyd is retiring after a decorated career that included a pair of World Cup titles and two Olympic gold medals, as well as a bronze medal at the Tokyo Games.
August 16, 2021 Barcelona's president says club's debt now at $1.6 billion Barcelona’s president presented a grim picture of the club’s financial situation on Monday, saying its debt has risen to 1.35 billion euros ($1.6 billion).