News of soccer

Chile's 'transplant' footballers champion organ donation

13-11-2024 10:46 Twenty transplant recipients, most of them kidney organ recipients, make up an amateur football team known as the "Chilean Transplant Team."

Football

Messi magic marvels Miami

28-07-2023 20:46 Even at 36, he is clearly at the top of his game, an asset that any club in the world would give almost anything to possess.

by Dan Edwards

FIFA's Women World Cup

Argentina lose 1-0 to Italy in the Women's World Cup opener

24-07-2023 17:42 Cristiana Girelli scored the only goal of the match to give the Italian team the win. Albiceleste play the second match next Thursday against South Africa.

Sports

Meet the billionaire who convinced Messi to pick MLS over Saudi Arabia

20-07-2023 15:41 Billionaire Jorge Mas aims to revolutionise US soccer and boost profitability by signing Lionel Messi to his Inter Miami team, offering revenue sharing and an equity stake in exchange for Messi's potential to attract subscribers to Apple TV+ and top players to Major League Soccer.

FOOTBALL

Posh Miami enclave to become US football hub with FIFA, Messi set to move in

13-06-2023 09:43 Lionel Messi isn’t the only football powerhouse heading to Miami – FIFA, the organisers of the global game, are looking to lease property in the region ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

Football

MLS not Argentina, Mexico challenging Brazil's Americas domination

31-03-2023 11:53 Major League Soccer challenges Brazil’s football hegemony by competing for the young Latin American pearls that would otherwise head to Brazil en route to Europe.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

Maternity and football: an end to the dilemma for female footballers?

08-03-2023 05:23 Almost unheard of in women's football until a few years ago, more and more women footballers are deciding to become mothers during their careers, despite the fact that social benefits need to be improved and vary greatly from country to country.

CRIME & SECURITY

Shots fired, threats left at supermarket belonging to Messi's wife's family

02-03-2023 12:07 Narco violence in Rosario escalates as supermarket belonging to the family of Antonela Rocuzzo, the wife of Lionel Messi, was hit by a mafia-style attack in the early hours of Thursday morning.