Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant has joined the ownership group of Major League Soccer’s Philadelphia Union. Durant, a 10-time NBA All-Star, has a 5% ownership stake, with an option for 5% more in the near future, the Union announced Monday.
The Brazilian veteran defender put his left knee down and raised his right fist into the air after scoring the third goal for Madrid. Marcelo’s gesture made him one of the few players in the Spanish league to make public their support for the movement which has protested police brutality after George Floyd’s death in the United States.
The Premier League, the top flight of English soccer and one of the most popular sports leagues in the world, is planning to resume its season June 17 after a 100-day shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
As Northern Virginia catches up to the rest of the state and moves into Phase 1 of reopening Friday, D.C. United will head there to resume individual workouts.
Pro soccer returns to the U.S. next month when the National Women’s Soccer League starts a 25-game tournament in a pair of stadiums in Utah that will be kept clear of fans to protect players from the coronavirus.
The NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS and WNBA have all discussed hosting games in one central location for their respective leagues rather than have teams travel around the country to play in empty stadiums without fans. This concept is called a hub city, occasionally referred to as a “bubble” or host city.
Norwich’s hopes of staying in the English Premier League were dealt a blow by losing to Southampton 3-0 on Friday as the teams returned to action after the enforced three-month pandemic suspension.
The heat is on at Talladega Superspeedway, and not just for the drivers at a track known for high-speed chaos.
A group of black Major League Soccer players has formed a coalition that seeks to address racial inequities in the league and across soccer, and to positively impact local communities.
Manchester City forward Leroy Sané could leave the club after rejecting offers of a contract extension.
A Spanish court has ruled in favor of Barcelona in a dispute with former player Neymar over a signing bonus paid in part to the Brazil striker before he left for Paris Saint-Germain.
The French league voted on Friday to keep a 20-team first division next season, despite a court's decision to suspend the relegations of Amiens and Toulouse to the second division.
Soccer clubs are finding creative ways to stem revenue losses by offering season ticket holders alternatives to refunds for games being played in empty stadiums because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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A National Women's Soccer League player on an unidentified team has tested positive for COVID-19 just nine days before the start of the league's Challenge Cup Tournament in Utah.
In a sign of the times, the first professional soccer match in South America in nearly three months was staged in a stadium only meters away from a field hospital for hundreds of patients of COVID-19.
Karim Benzema scored twice and Marco Asensio added another on his return from a 10-month injury layoff as Real Madrid beat Valencia 3-0 on Thursday to keep pace with leader Barcelona in the Spanish league.
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He used his profile to help raise $25 million for charity, shame the British government over its policy for school lunches, and become one of the most popular and admired people in the country during the coronavirus pandemic.
UEFA has eased its rules for monitoring spending by Europe’s top soccer clubs due to financial instability caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Thermometer guns, face masks and plastic gloves in airports, hotels and restaurants. Shops shuttered in sleepy streets. Night life verboten.
Germany striker Timo Werner shunned the opportunity to play for Leipzig in its first ever appearance in the Champions League quarterfinals after agreeing to join Chelsea next month for about $68 million.
