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Soccer Star Steps Up to Help Out Mascot

Mesut Ozil of Arsenal offers to cover salary of laid-off 'Gunnersaurus'

(Newser) - The UK soccer team Arsenal announced a plan to trim 55 jobs as part of coronavirus cutbacks, but one layoff in particular was making waves. The team said that its beloved mascot of 27 years, Gunnersaurus Rex, was among those on the chopping block. More specifically, Jerry Quy, who has...

Socially Distanced Soccer Team Loses 37-0
Team Maintains Social
Distancing, Loses 37-0
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Sep 20, 2020 7:17 AM CDT

Team Maintains Social Distancing, Loses 37-0

'We tried to postpone the match. But Holdenstedt wanted to play'

(Newser) - A lower league soccer team in Germany worried about coronavirus infection socially distanced themselves from each other, the opposing team's players—and apparently the ball. Ripdorf lost 37-0 on Sept. 13 after their request to have the game against local rivals SV Holdenstedt II was rejected, the BBC reports....

Soccer Trophies' Disappearance Shocks Nation

Egpyt, a powerhouse in African tournament, launches searches

(Newser) - Egyptian soccer authorities are investigating the disappearance of several trophies, including the Africa Cup of Nations trophy the Pharaohs were awarded in 2010 after winning the tournament three times in a row. The revelation of the trophies' disappearance last week by a former board member of Egypt's soccer association,...

3 University Soccer Players Kicked Off Team After Party

Louisville gathering linked to 29 infections

(Newser) - Three University of Louisville men's soccer players are off the team after organizing a party blamed for dozens of coronavirus infections, university authorities say. The university says the three players booted off the team are believed to be "primarily responsible" for the off-campus party, which has been linked...

Prince William: I Scared Foe With Fake Sniper

Duke also admits to abusing soccer referees 'in my head,' reveals worst gift he ever got his wife

(Newser) - Being a royal comes with perks even on the soccer field, at least for Prince William. During an appearance on the BBC's That Peter Crouch Podcast, where he spoke with the former professional soccer player about mental health and more, the Duke of Cambridge fessed up to getting a...

Alleged Culprit Behind Racist Messages Is 12 Years Old

They went to soccer star Wilfried Zaha

(Newser) - A 12-year-old boy has been arrested in the UK after allegedly sending racist messages to a British Premiere League soccer player. Crystal Palace’s Wilfried Zaha shared the messages on Twitter Sunday ; they're difficult to look at but include multiple racist slurs and images. Zaha, 27, was born in...

In England's Soccer Return, Names Replaced on Jerseys

They read 'Black Lives Matter'

(Newser) - Players kneeled in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and victims of the coronavirus were remembered as the Premier League made a somber return on Wednesday from a 100-day shutdown that deprived England of its national sport. Back on the sideline at Manchester City was Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta,...

Online Posts by Soccer Player's Wife Get Him Cut

LA Galaxy forward Aleksandar Katai's wife, Tea, mocked George Floyd protesters online

(Newser) - The LA Galaxy soccer team cut its 29-year-old Serbian forward Aleksandar Katai on Friday, not because of anything he did, but because of his wife, report Deadline and CNN . The team had become aware that Tea Katai, also from Serbia, recently posted messages online mocking protesters at George Floyd demonstrations....

League: Soccer Team Didn't Use 'Common Sense' With Dolls

FC Seoul didn't intentionally order sex dolls, but should have figured it out, says K-League

(Newser) - A professional soccer team in South Korea has received a record fine after using sex dolls to fill stadium seats . Since the K-League resumed games in empty stadiums earlier this month, teams have been recreating the atmosphere with crowd noises and cardboard cutouts of people. FC Seoul went a different...

Oops: Team's Mannequins Not Exactly Family Fare

They're made by a sex-doll company

(Newser) - Soccer is resuming in South Korea, and one team added mannequins to the otherwise empty stands to provide a sense of normalcy. One problem: Sharp-eyed fans watching on TV noticed the mannequins looked more like sex dolls, albeit fully clothed ones, reports the Guardian . One giveaway: Some were sporting advertisements...

Soccer Is Back Here, but 'Without Fans Is Nothing'

Professional soccer is starting up again in Germany, but the stadiums are empty

(Newser) - Professional soccer resumed in Germany after a two-month break, with four games in the second division on Saturday taking place behind closed doors. The games were the first since soccer was put on hold March 13 due to the coronavirus pandemic, and they were played in empty stadiums amid strict...

Nation's President Mocks Virus 'Psychosis,' Soccer Goes On

Belarus' Premier League is carrying on as if there's no pandemic, and it's gaining fans

(Newser) - It's the "last league standing," per the Guardian , and that's no exaggeration. Like pro sports throughout much of the globe, professional soccer is virtually canceled across the EU due to the coronavirus —except for the Belarusian Premier League, which has bucked what other neighboring countries...

Soccer Star Dies After Accidental Fall

Peter Whittingham was 35

(Newser) - An English soccer star is dead at age 35 after an accidental fall, the Guardian reports. Peter Whittingham started his career with Aston Villa from 2003 to 2007, played more than 450 times for Cardiff City during 11 seasons with the team, and ended his career with Blackburn Rovers. He...

Guy Wins Fight to Get 'Come On You Whites' License Plate

Department of Motor Vehicles admits soccer team slogan isn't racist in settlement

(Newser) - A California soccer fan has won in his attempt to honor his favorite soccer team with the vanity plate "COYW"—an acronym for the slogan "Come On You Whites." The state DMV initially said the tagline has offensive connotations, but on Tuesday said it would give...

Angry Fans Topple Soccer Star's Statue

Fans of Zlatan Ibrahimovic's boyhood club in Sweden aren't happy with him

(Newser) - A soccer player with AC Milan isn't so popular anymore with fans of the club he originally played for, and they've taken it out once more on the sculpture erected for him. The BBC reports a nearly 12-foot-tall bronze statue of Zlatan Ibrahimovic in Malmo, Sweden, was toppled...

He Crashed His Lamborghini. His Snowman Suit Didn't Help

UK soccer star Michail Antonio was not injured in strange incident

(Newser) - It wasn't your usual car accident: For starters, it involved a UK soccer star named Michail Antonio. It also involved a Lamborghini—Antonio's, which he accidentally drove into a small shed and possibly a garden wall outside a family home in London on Christmas Day, reports ESPN . But...

He Blasted China for Treatment of Muslims. China Reacted

Country yanks soccer game of Arsenal team after star player Mesut Ozil offered his take on Uighurs

(Newser) - On Friday, one of the English Premier League's star players criticized China for its incarceration of Uighur ethnic-minority Muslims , and on Sunday, that player saw his team's game get yanked from Chinese broadcasts. As the weekend approached, Arsenal's Mesut Ozil, a Muslim of Turkish heritage, tweeted against...

She Sought to Combat Hate, Only to Become a Target

Auschwitz survivor Liliana Segre under police protection following death threats

(Newser) - An Italian senator for life and Holocaust survivor asked Parliament to establish a badly needed committee to fight hate. What followed might just prove her point. Liliana Segre, now under police protection, has been receiving some 200 hateful and anti-Semitic messages per day since Parliament passed her motion to establish...

Opposing Players Huddle to Help a Foe
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Oct 25, 2019 10:46 AM CDT

Opposing Players Huddle to Help a Foe

Sportsmanship on display in footage out of Jordan

(Newser) - A viral video clip from a soccer match is warming hearts. Players on Jordanian women's club Shabab Al Urdon had just stripped an opposing player of the ball when the Amman player's hijab slipped, exposing her hair. The woman immediately stopped and bent over to adjust the hijab....

After Selfie With US Soccer Player, Fan Faces Lifetime Ban

Tigres fan is also the subject of a lawsuit

(Newser) - A fan is facing a lifetime ban from a Mexican soccer club and a criminal investigation after groping American player Sofia Huerta. The man was posing for a selfie with the 26-year-old midfielder, who’d helped propel the Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League to a 2-1...

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