A suspected Tunisian extremist accused of shooting and killing two Swedish soccer fans in Brussels, Belgium, on Monday, has been in Europe since 2011, according to Italian government and security sources. On Tuesday morning, police in Belgium shot and killed the suspect,
Police in Belgium shot and killed a suspected Tunisian extremist on Tuesday who was believed to be responsible for killing two Swedish soccer fans the day before. The two victims were watching the Belgium-Sweden soccer match at a private party but decided
An English coach at the center of a notorious child sex abuse scandal in professional soccer has died in prison, the British government’s justice department said Monday. Barry Bennell, who had worked as a scout for Manchester City and a coach at
Spanish soccer federation boss Luis Rubiales announced his decision to resign as he faced a federal complaint over the kiss he planted on women’s soccer player Jenni Hermoso during the Women’s World Cup victory celebration. Rubiales made the announcement on X, formerly
The United States Women’s National Team was the favorite to win this year’s Women’s World Cup, which would have been their third straight. But after poor performances in the group stage, the writing was on the wall for an early exit, and
Spain’s soccer federation fired women’s national team coach Jorge Vilda on Tuesday amid the ongoing controversy surrounding suspended president Luis Rubiales. Vilda’s dismissal comes less than three weeks after Spain won the Women’s World Cup for the first time in the squad’s
United States women’s national team (USWNT) and Angel City FC star Julie Ertz has decided to step away from professional soccer. “With immense emotion and processing, I’ve decided it is time to hang up the boots,” Ertz said in a social media
Ángeles Béjar, the mother of Spain’s soccer federation president Luis Rubiales, launched a hunger strike Monday in protest of the drama around her son after he kissed player Jenni Hermoso. Béjar locked herself inside the Divine Shepherdess – a church in Rubiales’
Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales has been provisionally suspended from all football-related activities at the national and international level for 90 days by FIFA following a refusal to resign on Friday. Rubiales caused an uproar after kissing Spanish national team forward
U.S. women’s soccer star Alex Morgan expressed support for Jenni Hermoso after the Spanish player received a kiss from the country’s federation president at the end of the Women’s World Cup. Spain Football Association President Luis Rubiales came under fire when he