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Probe into corruption at Spanish soccer federation expanded to include Rubiales’ successor
8 months, 1 week ago

Probe into corruption at Spanish soccer federation expanded to include Rubiales’ successor

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — The investigation into corruption inside the Spanish soccer federation under former president Luis Rubiales has been expanded to include his successor, Pedro Rocha, a Madrid-based court said Friday. Rocha told local media when leaving the court that his “conscience is clear.” Rocha took over as interim federation president after Rubiales stepped down in September, weeks after he …

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French soccer federation limits support for players’ Ramadan observance. Critics see discrimination
8 months, 3 weeks ago

French soccer federation limits support for players’ Ramadan observance. Critics see discrimination

Associated Press  

For Muslim soccer players in deeply secular France, observing Ramadan is a tall order, and this is not about to change. In France, meanwhile, Nantes coach Antoine Kombouare said last year he helped his players adapt their schedule to Ramadan’s requirements, but fasting on game day was not an option. “I can’t accept people saying that the FFF discriminates on …

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Spain soccer head won’t resign for kissing player at World Cup. Team won’t play until he goes
1 year, 3 months ago

Spain soccer head won’t resign for kissing player at World Cup. Team won’t play until he goes

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — Less than a week after winning the Women’s World Cup, Spain’s national team players announced Friday that they will not play any more games unless the president of the country’s soccer federation steps down for kissing player Jenni Hermoso on the lips after their victory. Instead, he said on Friday that he is the victim of a …

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French football president Noël Le Graët resigns amid sexual misconduct probe
1 year, 9 months ago

French football president Noël Le Graët resigns amid sexual misconduct probe

The Hindu  

French soccer federation president Noël Le Graët resigned Tuesday after a government audit found he no longer had the legitimacy to lead because of his behavior toward women and his management style. It also noted that its policy against gender-based and sexual violence is “neither effective or efficient.” The federation praised Le Graët’s “remarkable sporting and economic results” as head …

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US soccer federation removes emblem of Islamic Republic from Iranian flags to show support for protesting women
2 years ago

US soccer federation removes emblem of Islamic Republic from Iranian flags to show support for protesting women

Firstpost  

The Twitter account of the US men’s team displayed a banner with the squad’s matches in the group stage, with the Iranian flag only bearing its green, white, and red colours, without the emblem showing four curves with a sword between them Doha: The US soccer federation is displaying Iran’s national flag on social media without the emblem of the …

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US Soccer Federation hires ad tech company cofounder as CEO
2 years, 2 months ago

US Soccer Federation hires ad tech company cofounder as CEO

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — JT Batson, cofounder of the advertising technology company Hudson MX, was hired Monday as CEO and secretary general of the U.S. Soccer Federation. And there’s a lot of great ideas within the broader US Soccer community about how we grow the game for everyone,” Batson said. There’s so many good things going on.” Batson will run the federation …

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US Soccer says it has offered men, women identical contracts
3 years, 3 months ago

US Soccer says it has offered men, women identical contracts

The Hindu  

The US Soccer Federation said it has offered identical contract proposals to the respective men's and women's players associations, in an effort to bring the two parties under one collective bargaining agreement structure. US Soccer also said it wanted both players associations to "to join the Federation in finding a way to equalize FIFA World Cup prize money between the …

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FIFA details depths of sexual abuse case in Haitian soccer
3 years, 11 months ago

FIFA details depths of sexual abuse case in Haitian soccer

Associated Press  

GENEVA — FIFA released details Wednesday of its investigation into systematic sexual abuse of female soccer players in Haiti, saying there were 14 alleged victims of the national federation’s president. The FIFA ethics committee said Yves Jean-Bart, the president of Haiti’s soccer federation for 20 years, allegedly raped girls as young as 14 and took “habitual mistresses” among players. FIFA’s …

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When Joe Biden Said US Soccer Will Have to Pay Women's Team Equally if He is President
4 years, 1 month ago

When Joe Biden Said US Soccer Will Have to Pay Women's Team Equally if He is President

News 18  

Joe Biden beat Donald Trump on Saturday to become the 46th President of the United States of America and bring to an end a term that was widely criticised by the media of the country. Earlier this year in May when the US women?s soccer team lost the equal pay case against US Soccer Federation, Biden had taken a staunch …

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