A group of racist spectators made their presence known to a Partizan Belgrade player on Sunday. The unfortunate victim was 28-year old midfielder Everton Luiz. During a game against Rad Belgrade, rival fans chanted racist remarks at Luiz and even had an insulting banner displayed. Though the banner was removed when a referee took it down, Luiz […]
Reuben Nsemoh survived a life-threatening head injury during a soccer game that put him in a coma, and woke up with new found abilities. The 16-year-old goalkeeper at Brookwood High School, was kicked in the head weeks ago diving for a loose ball, marking his third concussion. Nsemoh stopped breathing and was in a coma for […]
An amateur German soccer team took a stand against racism by wearing blackface to show solidarity with their Sudanese teammates, The Huffington Post reports.
A 7-year-old girl was killed after her soccer practice on Thursday by a man she hugged on the sidelines, TIME reports. On Thursday night, 7-year-old Emma was seen with her mother in the Taylor Sportsplex in Taylor, Michigan, when a family friend by the name of Timothy Nelson Obeshaw came up and shot both Emma and her mother. He then […]
Months after winning the World Cup, the U.S Women’s soccer team was finally honored by President Obama at the White House.
Typically known as the mostly-white, suburban borough of New York City, Staten Island is undergoing an influx of African residents who say they prefer the affordable rents and the island’s quiet atmosphere to the traffic-filled, concrete jungle of Manhattan. As their numbers grow on the island, organized soccer is one of the activities that is helping […]
Did you tune into the World Cup this weekend? Soccer in South Africa is like the Super Bowl to the U.S. If you had the chance to tune in then you may have noticed a seemingly annoying soundtrack of horns being played by the fans. Unfortunately they were sounded throughout the entire game. I was […]
