Category: Soccer
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Eye on the Prize: Vinicius Jr. Set to Claim the Coveted Ballon d’Or
By: Kayla Rosen On October 28th, the prestigious Ballon d’Or will be awarded at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, recognizing the world’s best football player. Established in 1956, this annual accolade has been presented 68 times, and this year, all eyes are on Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr. as the frontrunner for the title. …
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U.S Ties England – Must Defeat Iran to Advance
By Andrew Cheigh Coming into the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Americans had their minds set on the U.S mens’ national team’s matchup against England, a soccer powerhouse. Despite a rocky start, the U.S.’ midfielders, Matt Turner, Tim Ream, and Tyler Adams shined, controlling the pace of the game. On the attack, Christian Pulisic was…
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15 Players of Women’s Spanish National Soccer Team Boycott Playing in Protest Against Head Coach
By Liz Kavanagh The head coach of Spain’s Women’s National Soccer Team, Jorge Vilda, who has coached Spain for around 7 years, has received many complaints by 15 of his own players saying that his coaching mechanisms are very detrimental to “their emotional state and their health.” Captain of the women’s national team, Irene Paredes,…
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Soccer Players and Fans Show Support For Ukraine
By Zac Cornell About 40,000 fans gave a standing ovation for Ukrainian soccer player Roman Yaremchuk during a game Sunday night in Lisbon. A player for Portuguese club Benfica, Yaremchuk was brought to tears by the show of support from the entire stadium filled with Ukraine flags, banners, and cheers. Yaremchuk also received love and…
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U.S. Soccer Settles with U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team – Promises Equal Pay and Payment of $24 Million
By Zac Cornell After six years of fighting and lawsuits over unequal pay and conditions, U.S. Soccer has finally settled with the U.S. Women’s National Team securing equal pay for men’s and women’s soccer, and a payout of $24 million, which is mostly back pay. The long-running fight between the World Cup-winning women’s soccer team…
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Big News In Women’s Soccer: The National Women’s Soccer League Players Association Signs Historic First-Ever Collective Bargaining Agreement And Trinity Rodman Signs Largest Contract in League History
By Zac Cornell The Players Association for the National Women’s Soccer League has signed the league’s first ever collective bargaining agreement, which will remain for five years. The new agreement includes a raise for all players, with the new minimum salary at $35,000 from last year’s $22,000. It also calls for yearly raises of 4%,…
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World Cup Update
By Kyle Block Drama Before Reaching the World’s Biggest Stage Since June 2019, national teams from each continent have participated in intense competition as part of their journey to World Cup qualification. As soccer fans, we’ve come to expect teams like France, Germany, and Brazil to qualify year in and year out. But, after those…
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Who will win the Premier League
By John Tinker Twelve games into the Premier League 2021/2022 season and the title contenders are slowly emerging from the pack. Chelsea, Liverpool, and Manchester City seem the only three teams that have a legitimate chance of winning after Manchester United’s slow start and the sacking of manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. I am leaning toward…
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Kansas City Current Owners Announce The First Stadium Built For Women’s Pro Soccer
By Zac Cornell In addition to announcing their new official name and logo as the Kansas City Current, the owners of the Kansas City National Women’s Soccer League are making history with their announcement that they are building an 11,000 seat stadium for the women’s team – believed to be the first stadium created specifically…
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Carli Lloyd Announces Her Retirement from the U.S. Women’s National Team
By Zac Cornell After playing for the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team for the last 17 years, soccer star Carli Lloyd announced that she will retire at the end of this season. The two time World Cup Champion is one of the most famous and dominant players in the sport, having played for the U.S.…
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