Chelsea condemn homophobic abuse after Sam Kerr and Kristie Mewis announce pregnancy

2 days, 12 hours ago

Kai Havertz’s wife sophia receives online abuse after Arsenal’s FA Cup loss to Man United

The wife of footballer Kai Havertz has shared abusive messages she received on social media after Arsenal lost to Manchester United in the FA Cup on Sunday. At the previous Euros in 2021, England players Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho were subjected to racial abuse on social media after missing penalties in a shootout defeat to Italy in …

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5 days, 19 hours ago

Jordan Slew ‘made up’ for Morecambe fans as struggling Shrimps eye Chelsea upset

The Independent

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1 week, 4 days ago

Chelsea Handler defends mocking ex Jo Koy over disastrous Golden Globes hosting gig

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Chelsea Handler defends mocking ex Jo Koy over disastrous Golden Globes hosting gig

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1 month ago

Kyle Walker: Manchester City defender condemns ‘vile, racist and threatening’ online abuse, calls for action

CNN

CNN — Manchester City defender Kyle Walker condemned the “vile, racist and threatening” online abuse he received on social media after the team’s 2-0 loss to Juventus in the Champions League on Wednesday. “No one should ever be subjected to the sort of vile, racist and threatening abuse I have received online since last night’s match,” Walker wrote on Instagram …

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Manchester City captain racially abused after Champions League loss to Juventus

The Hindu

Manchester City has condemned the online racist abuse aimed at captain Kyle Walker following Wednesday’s 2-0 Champions League loss to Juventus. The 34-year-old defender was subjected to racist abuse after City’s loss to Juve, which left the Premier League side languishing in 22nd place in Europe’s elite club competition. RELATED: Nightmare for Guardiola continues as Juventus beats Man City 2-0; …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Pete Hegseth's Mom Called Him An 'Abuser Of Women' In Email: Report

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LOADING ERROR LOADING Penelope Hegseth, mother of former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, wrote a heated email calling him an “abuser of women” in the midst of his 2018 divorce proceedings, according to The New York Times — a revelation that comes as Hegseth gears up for confirmation hearings to become President-elect Donald Trump’s secretary of defense. The Times said …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Australia's Sam Kerr announces pregnancy with USA's Kristie Mewis

India Today

Chelsea striker Sam Kerr and U.S. midfielder Kristie Mewis have announced they’re expecting a baby. The couple shared the exciting news on Instagram, posting photos together, including a touching shot of them holding an ultrasound image, with the caption: “Mewis-Kerr baby coming 2025!” Kerr, captain of Australia’s national team and a key player for Chelsea, recently extended her contract with …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Jason Kelce issues statement after using homophobic slur during incident with fan

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Women's football team claim they are victims of 'transphobic violence' after rival team's local councillor claimed they fielded 'two bearded guys who consider themselves women'

Daily Mail

Catalonian football is in uproar after two transgender players reportedly helped their team win a women's match, sparking backlash from a councillor and a subsequent row. Alex Alcaide Llanos and Nil Alcon Labella play for CE Europa B in a Catalan women's league and are still registered as female while undergoing medical transitions and are barred from men's football. Debate …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Tottenham warn supporters not to sing shocking Mikel Arteta chant during West Ham game as club threaten 'strongest possible action' in email to season ticket holders

Daily Mail

Club had issued statement after fans were heard singing chant vs Man United Spurs will take on London rivals West Ham as Premier League action returns Tottenham have warned fans to stop a chant that references Dominic Solanke and Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta and another that includes the term ‘rent boy’. Ahead of West Ham’s visit on Saturday, season ticket …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Australia's hottest footy WAG makes defiant statement after cruel trolls attacked her over trade rumours

Daily Mail

Footy's 'hottest WAG', Chelsea Becirevic, has defiantly spoken out against online trolls after she had been subjected to 'bullying' on social media. Footy's 'hottest WAG', Chelsea Becirevic, has defiantly spoken out against online trolls Her post came as her boyfriend Ivan Soldo had lashed out at critics online following speculation over his future at Port Adelaide Bercirevic appeared to speak …

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3 months ago

WNBA Star And Wife Receive Homophobic Threats During Finals

Huff Post

MINNEAPOLIS — New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart and her wife Marta Xargay received threatening homophobic anonymous emails after Game 1 of the WNBA Finals. “Make sure that myself and Marta are okay, but that our kids are the safest.” Stewart had a chance to win Game 1 of the WNBA Finals, but missed one of two free throws with …

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4 months ago

Nearly half of female football fans suffer sexist abuse at matches

The Independent

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5 months, 1 week ago

Vitriol about female boxer fuels concern of backlash against LGBTQ+ and women athletes

The Independent

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

USWNT star Tierna Davidson says Korbin Albert's anti-LGBTQ messages 'affected her personally' while her teammate has 'gone through a lot of learning'

Daily Mail

United States women's national team star Tierna Davidson said teammate Korbin Albert's anti-LGBTQ messages 'affected her personally', while her Paris Olympic cohort has 'gone through a lot of learning'. USWNT star Tierna Davidson detailed how teammate Korbin Albert's actions affected her In March, Albert posted an anti-LBGTQ video to her TikTok, drawing lots of criticism since 'I think it's a …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

USWNT defender Tierna Davidson on ‘difficult situation’ created by Korbin Albert’s anti-LGBTQ posts

New York Times

U.S. women’s national team defender Tierna Davidson has described anti-LGBTQ social media posts previously shared by teammate Korbin Albert as creating “a difficult situation that has obviously affected me personally given what she was speaking on.” Davidson, who is openly queer, went on Sarah Spain’s podcast, “Good Game with Sarah Spain”, and talked about her feelings regarding Albert’s actions, which …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Chelsea's Enzo Fernandez is front and centre of Argentina's racism scandal... but which other Premier League stars were on the team bus while vile song aimed at French players was sung?

Daily Mail

Enzo Fernandez has sparked outrage after posting a video showing him and some of his Argentina team-mates singing a racist song about French players - but questions have been posed as to who else was joining in with the vile chant. The scandal has already split the Chelsea dressing room, with Fernandez's French team-mate Wesley Fofana accusing him of 'uninhibited …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Chelsea’s Wesley Fofana accuses teammate Enzo Fernandez of ‘uninhibited racism’

The Independent

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Marcus Rashford hits out at ‘months of abuse’ in late-night post

The Independent

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Outraged dad of female player speaks out after women's football team with five trans players thumps rival side again: 'I'm absolutely furious'

Daily Mail

The father of a female football player has been left 'absolutely furious' after a women's team consisting of five transgender players secured another resounding victory on Tuesday night. The Flying Bats team took out the Beryl Ackroyd preseason tournament in Sydney on March 24, winning every game they played and running out 4-0 victors in the grand final, with one …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

David Moyes ’embarrassed’ by display of his West Ham players at Crystal Palace

The Independent

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Alexi Lalas takes swipe at Megan Rapinoe and reminds fans how she has mocked Christianity - after US soccer legend called out Korbin Albert over anti-LGBT post: 'If there is a purity test for USWNT, I

Daily Mail

Megan Rapinoe had called out Albert on her Instagram regarding the post Alexi Lalas has appeared to take a swipe at Megan Rapinoe on X, after she called out US soccer player Korbin Albert over an anti-LGBT TikTok post. LGBTQ+ advocate Megan Rapinoe led, while not specifically mentioning Albert - the criticism of her on social media on Thursday but …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Fans slam USWNT star Korbin Albert after Megan Rapinoe called her out for sharing 'shocking and ridiculous' anti-LGBTQ+ content online: 'The fastest start and end of a career'

Daily Mail

Soccer fans have slammed United States women's national team midfielder Korbin Albert after an anti-LGBTQ+ social media post appeared on her TikTok account. Albert, who also plays for Paris Saint-Germain in France, has posted similar content on her profile before - including a now-deleted post on her TikTok account from Fourth of July weekend showing her family and saying 'their …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

U.S. midfielder Korbin Albert apologizes for sharing ‘insensitive and hurtful’ social media posts

Associated Press

PARIS — Korbin Albert, a midfielder for the U.S. women’s national team, apologized Thursday night for having liked and shared social media posts that she described as “offensive, insensitive and hurtful.” The 20-year-old Albert, who plays for Paris Saint-Germain, had reportedly reposted anti-LGBTQ+ content on her TikTok account. “I want to sincerely apologize for my actions on social media,” Albert …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

USWNT’s Korbin Albert apologizes for social media posts after Megan Rapinoe’s criticism

New York Times

Recently retired USWNT midfielder Megan Rapinoe responded strongly on Wednesday to anti-LGBTQ content reposted on TikTok this past week by new USWNT midfielder Korbin Albert. “Wake TF up,” Rapinoe wrote in part in an Instagram story on her personal account, addressing the note to “the people who want to hide behind ‘my beliefs’” and saying that “all you believe in …

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9 months, 4 weeks ago

WSL: Chelsea boss Hayes regrets comment on player relationships

The Hindu

Chelsea manager Emma Hayes said she should not have called player-to-player relationships “inappropriate”, adding that there were no problems with professionalism in the Women’s Super League side’s dressing room. Following Hayes’ comments, Chelsea defender Jess Carter liked a number of posts on social media platform X that took issue with the English manager’s statement. After Chelsea’s 3-1 win over Arsenal …

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10 months ago

Chelsea Women at civil war over romantic relationships: Defender Jess Carter, who is dating keeper, likes tweets calling Emma Hayes 'beyond bonkers' after she said couples in teams is 'inappropriate'

Daily Mail

Chelsea Women's star Jess Carter has liked a string of social media posts that called her manager Emma Hayes 'beyond bonkers' after the 47-year-old coach criticised player-to-player relationships within women's football teams. Chelsea Women's star Jess Carter, pictured here with her partner and team-mate Ann-Katrin Berger has liked a string of social media posts criticising her manager Emma Hayes The …

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10 months ago

Mark Goldbridge condemns ‘vile’ threats after interview with Manchester United’s Rasmus Hojlund

The Independent

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10 months ago

Sam Kerr's USWNT star fiancee Kristie Mewis breaks cover for the first time since the soccer superstar was charged with racially harassing a police officer

Daily Mail

EXCLUSIVE Kristie Mewis has been seen for the first time since her fiancee Sam Kerr's racial harassment charge was exclusively revealed by the Mail, with the American football star spotted out and about in central London on Tuesday. A casually dressed Mewis, 33, was spotted by the Mail as she strolled through central London late on Tuesday afternoon It's the …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Revealed: The Instagram post that proves Sam Kerr was on cloud nine on the day she allegedly racially abused a cop

Daily Mail

Kerr, 30, has denied the allegation, trial is scheduled for next February On January 30 last year - the same day Sam Kerr allegedly racially abused a police officer in London - the superstar striker was on cloud nine. What allegedly unfolded hours later will now be played out in court, with Kerr accused of using insulting, threatening or abusive …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Chelsea and Australia star Sam Kerr pleads not guilty to racially aggravated harassment of a police officer and faces trial next year

Daily Mail

Australia's superstar captain Samantha Kerr will face a criminal trial next year for alleged racially aggravated harassment of a police officer, the Mail can reveal. Australia's Samantha Kerr plays against New Zealand during a Cup of Nations soccer match in Sydney, Australia The 30-year-old, who wore a white t-shirt under a black suit jacket as she appeared at Kingston Crown …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Football's most embarrassing mums: From Phil Foden's mum's drunken scuffle and John Terry's mum shoplifting in M&S to Neymar's mother's affair with a toyboy YOUNGER than him

Daily Mail

Football stars are used to getting booed by rivals fans for their exploits on the pitch - but some unlucky players have found themselves jeered for the behaviour of their own parents. This week it was revealed Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden's mother was kicked out of a nightclub and put in handcuffs after knocking a hat from a fellow …

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1 year, 1 month ago

One in five players at Women’s World Cup were sent online abuse, Fifa report finds

The Independent

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1 year, 1 month ago

Emma Hayes says women in football used to dealing with ‘systemic misogyny’

The Independent

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1 year, 1 month ago

Julianna Margulies apologises for antisemitism comments about Black and LGBT+ people

The Independent

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1 year, 2 months ago

Wayne Barnes demands punishment for trolls after ‘vile threats’ against family

The Telegraph

Wayne Barnes has called for social media trolls to face the threat of prosecution after the former referee and his family were subjected to “vile abuse” following the World Cup final. He retired a few days later having taken charge of a record 111 Tests but he leaves the sport highly concerned at the level of abuse on social media, …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Newcastle and Kick It Out condemn ‘disgusting racial abuse’ sent duo after Arsenal match

The Independent

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1 year, 2 months ago

Newcastle condemn racist abuse sent to Bruno Guimaraes and Joe Willock via social media after the club's 1-0 win over Arsenal - and vow to work with authorities to ensure the perpetrators are 'held to

Daily Mail

Newcastle United have condemned racist abuse sent to Joe Willock and Bruno Guimaraes on social media following their 1-0 win over Arsenal on Saturday evening. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was vocal in his criticism after the match, but it now appears that some people crossed the line with their anger directed at Newcastle players on social media platforms. The Magpies …

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1 year, 2 months ago

David Moyes hopes West Ham and Olympiacos fans behave in Greece

The Independent

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1 year, 2 months ago

On This Day in 2010 – Wayne Rooney makes shock U-turn after Man Utd quit threat

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1 year, 3 months ago

What the papers say – October 3

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1 year, 3 months ago

Call for sanctions as homophobic chants by PSG fans again overshadow French football’s biggest game

The Hindu

Homophobic chanting by sections of Paris Saint-Germain fans targeting Marseille players has again marred the biggest game in French football, prompting calls for sanctions. Olivier Klein, the inter-ministerial delegate for the fight against racism, anti-Semitism and anti-LGBT hatred, posted a video on Monday of PSG supporters using insulting homophobic slurs aimed at rival Marseille PSG won the game at the …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Sheff Utd and Tottenham condemn racist abuse aimed at Wes Foderingham

The Independent

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Chelsea condemn homophobic abuse after Sam Kerr and Kristie Mewis announce pregnancy

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