“Let’s together kick the Coronavirus away and win this match! And remember: if the virus don’t go to Zlatan, Zlatan goes to the virus!” — Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who playsfor AC Milan, on starting a GoFundMe campaign for the Humanitas hospitals in northern Italy, the region in Europe hardest hit by thecoronavirus. Ibrahimovic, who joined AC […]
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Americans set to play in Australia's W-League Grand Final
Soccer hasn’t halted in all parts of the world. Men’s action was held in Chile, Haiti, Hong Kong, Nigeria, Singapore, Somalia and Turkey on Wednesday. The one place wheretop-flight women’s soccer is being played in Australia, where the Grand Final in the professional women’s W-League between Melbourne City and Sydney FC will be played on […]
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SA Movie Choice: The complexity of Diego Maradona on a scale weighing in equal measure
The search for soccer on screen when games aren’t available should take you to the unique documentary film “Diego Maradona.” The spiel There may never have been as comprehensive a biography on screen for a soccer player as Oscar-winning director Asif Kapadia gave us “Diego Maradona” last fall. A film worth watching one time for […]
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What They're Saying: Jonas Baer-Hoffman
“We must look at the socio-economic impact of coronavirus. Not just the players but other people employed through professional football — our industry employs hundreds of thousands. There is thepotential for it to turn ugly very quickly. For the majority of our membership, male and female, the loss of income is as threatening as for […]
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Wednesday morning: What's in the news …
1. The Missouri Development Finance Board approved tax credits worth $5.7 million for the soccer stadium in which an MLS team is slated tobegin play in 2022. The ownership group sought $30 million but it was rejected in December. The cost of the stadium and plaza on the western edge of downtown St. Louis is […]
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JFA president who attended SheBelieves Cup was carrying coronavirus
Just how widespread the coronavirus is in the soccer world became apparent on Tuesday when the Japanese Football Association announced that its president, Kozo Tashima, tested positive for thevirus. It followed a whirlwind trip that took him to Belfast for the International Football Association Board meeting, to Amsterdam for UEFA meetings — and to the […]
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SA Movie Choice: 'Goal! The Dream Begins' occupies a unique seat in soccer cinema
With live games on pause, an urge for soccer on screen can still be found. David Beckham, Howard Webb and Martin Tyler have cameos in the 2005 movie”Goal: The Dream Begins.” Goal! The DreamBegins The SpielThe 2005 movie ‘Goal!’ follows the at-times cheesy hero’s journey of SantiagoMunez, a Mexican immigrant who’s scouted by an ex-Newcastle […]
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Calendar: Remaining games in Europe's big five countries
England, Premier League, 9 games + FA quarterfinals, semifinals and final France, Ligue 1, 10 games + Coupe de France final + Coupe de la Ligue finalGermany,Bundesliga, 9 games + DFB-Pokal semifinals and finalItaly, Serie A, 12 games + Coppa Italia semifinals (2nd leg) and finalSpain, LaLiga, 11 games + Copa del Reyfinal Makeup games: […]
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Europe agrees to push 2020 season into June and move Euro 2020 to 2021
As expected, UEFA has postponed Euro 2020, scheduled to be played June 12-July 12 in 12 different cities across Europe because of the coronavirus pandemic. The 24-team EuropeanChampionship will now be played June 11-July 11, 2021. The move, agreed to at a meeting held by video-conference with leaders of the European Club Association and European […]
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NWSL Moves: 2020 International signings
Houston Lindsey Harris, USA (Klepp/NOR) — Erin Simon, USA (West Ham United/ENG) NC Courage Hailie Mace, USA (Rosengard/SWE) OL Reign Shirley Cruz, CRC(Paris SG//FRA) Orlando Ali Riley, NZL (Bayern Munich/GER) Utah Aminata Diallo, FRA (Paris SG, loan) — Taylor Leach, USA (Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC/SWE) — ChestleyStrother, USA (Sundsvall DFF/SWE) Washington Jaye Boissiere, USA (Le Havre/FRA) — DevonKerr, CAN (Metz/FRA)