Soccer

Premier League soccer player Dominic Frimpong killed in armed attack on team bus in Ghana

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Dominic Frimpong of Ghanaian Premier League club Berekum Chelsea was killed after the team’s bus was attacked by a group of suspected armed robbers, the country’s soccer association said Monday. The incident happened on Sunday as Berekum Chelsea was returning from its game against Samartex in Samreboi in southern Ghana, the club said in a … Read more

1 dead, dozens injured in crush during rally at Peru soccer stadium

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At least one person died and 60 others were injured in what seemed to be a crush of fans at a popular soccer team’s stadium in the Peruvian capital on Friday night, authorities reported. Police said officers rescued people trapped as a result of the influx of Alianza Lima fans in the south stands of … Read more

Ahead of the FIFA World Cup, pickup soccer games in Mexico’s streets are all the rage

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MEXICO CITY — On this pitch there’s no goalkeepers, no grass, no referees. With a little spray paint, any street in the Mexican capital is transformed into a soccer field, and its residents and sometimes tourists become the players. It’s a street form of soccer that has regained popularity fueled by the excitement surrounding the … Read more

Alleged drug lord accused of laundering money through soccer teams appears in U.S. court after years on the run

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Alleged Latin American narco trafficker Sebastian Marset made his first appearance in a U.S. court on Monday after being handed over to the American authorities. Marset, 34, a Uruguayan national, faces money laundering conspiracy charges connected with his alleged cocaine trafficking organization. Marset, who eluded police for years, was captured in Bolivia last week and … Read more

U.S. Soccer unveils new stars and stripes jerseys ahead of 2026 World Cup

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U.S. Soccer and Nike on Monday unveiled new national team kits ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The collection includes two primary jersey, stars and stripes, as well as a new goalkeeper uniform.  The United States men’s national soccer team is expected to debut the new uniforms later this month in Atlanta, according to … Read more

5th member of Iran women’s soccer team changes mind on accepting asylum in Australia

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Kuala Lumpur Malaysia — Another member of the Iran women’s soccer team who accepted a refugee visa to stay in Australia has decided to return to her homeland, a sport official said Monday. That leaves two of an initial seven squad members who’d accepted asylum as sticking with their original decisions. The Iranian women’s soccer team had … Read more

3 more members of Iran women’s soccer team change course, decline to accept asylum in Australia

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Another three members of the Iran women’s soccer team who accepted refugee visas to stay in Australia have decided to return to their homeland, an Australian government minister said on Sunday local time. The departure leaves three of an initial seven squad members in Australia. “Overnight, three members of the Iranian Women’s Football Team made the … Read more

Iranian soccer team leaves Australia, with seven women staying behind

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Seven women from the Iranian national soccer team remain in Australia, an Australian government official said Wednesday, as the rest of their team journeys back to a country at the center of a widening conflict in the Middle East. They had arrived to play in the Asian Women’s Cup before the United States and Israel … Read more