• Forbes

    Chris Wingert Expanding Roc Nation’s Soccer Services In U.S.

    After more than a decade in MLS, the 2009 MLS Cup winner is a one-man show as Head of International Football in North America for Roc Nation.

  • ‘This will change women’s soccer’: why KC Current’s stadium has set a new standard

    Players in Kansas City used to get changed in parking lots. On Saturday, the city’s latest club opened the first purpose-built stadium for a women’s professional sports teamThrough strength, speed and courage, Temwa Chawinga created an opening in the Portland defense. She sprinted past a defender to beat oncoming Portland goalkeeper Shelby Hogan to the ball, which spilled out into space. Teenager Alex Pfeiffer saw an opportunity, closed in and buried her left-footed strike. Music, smoke and...

  • The Joke’s On Us It’s April Fool’s Day!

    Get your joke book out and plan your pratfalls and pranks because April 1st, better known as April Fool’s Day, is the time once a year to celebrate by playing good-spirited tricks on friends and family. Funny enough, despite its worldwide popularity, this holiday has a long history but mysterious origins. One of the earliest possible explanations goes all the way back to 1508 when French Poet Eloy d’Amerval referred to a “poisson d’avril,” or “April Fool.” Although, translated, this […]

    • CP24

    Housing minister mocks Doug Ford’s concerns with fourplexes. Here’s what happened at Ontario’s Queen’s Park this week

    Canada’s housing minister openly mocked Ontario Premier Doug Ford on social media Friday over his concerns over fourplexes. Throughout the week, the premier has made it clear that he does not support a provincial mandate to build fourplexes in residential neighbourhoods—something that both the Ontario Housing Affordability Task Force and the federal government have recommended. Later, he clarified he was just against four-storey “towers.” “You have to differentiate between putting four...

  • Derry’s St Mary’s is Ireland’s Choir of the Year!

    The choir celebrated on stage of the magnificent RDs Concert Hall singing a triumphant rendition of ‘The Undertones’ standard, Teenage Kicks. The choir, under the direction of Emma-Jayne Kelly and accompanied by Trevor Burnside won the two- part Youth choir, were placed second in The Alice Yoakley Cup and won the overall Folen’s Publisher Award Cup and £3000 for the "School Choir of the Year 2024". Miss Kelly described the whole experience as “a fantastic day for Derry as Thornhill College also...

  • Ollie Watkins told he’s playing his way out of being Harry Kane’s England back-up and it’s Ivan Toney’s time to shine

    Ollie Watkins’ chances of booking a plane ticket for Euro 2024 could be ended on Tuesday night. That’s according to Arsenal great Perry Groves, who expects Ivan Toney to play and shine agains

  • Today’s top business headlines: Sam Bankman-Fried’s sentencing, Apple’s $490 million settlement, and a conversation with Delta’s CEO

    A new chapter in the Sam Bankman-Fried saga: On Friday, federal prosecutors asked a New York judge to sentence the founder and former head of cryptocurrency exchange FTX to between 40 and 50 years in prison. They cited claims that Bankman-Fried participated in a “historic fraud” and cost customers and investors at least $10 billion as the rationale behind the hefty jail time. Bankman-Fried’s lawyers have argued that five or six years behind bars would be appropriate, maintaining that he’s not an...

    • Forbes

    Goal Rush: Why European Soccer Giants Are Investing In The U.S.

    The world’s biggest teams are eyeing growth in North America after the unveiling of a “soccer content hub” to capitalize on the sport’s growing popularity.

  • ESPN's big plans for Bayern-Dortmund Klassiker on US TV

    ESPN is bringing the second edition of Der Klassiker between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund this weekend to US TV with big-time coverage. The main ESPN channel will have a live broadcast of the game. Also, shoulder coverage on either side will get fans ready for what could be a pivotal game for the Bundesliga ESPN is bringing the second edition of Der Klassiker between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund this weekend to US TV with big-time coverage. The main ESPN channel will have a live...

    • WTOP

    Ukraine’s soccer victory provides welcome distraction from tragedy of war

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians have expressed pride and gratitude toward their men’s national soccer team for qualifying for the European Championship, a rare bit of good news and a welcome

    • Adweek

    Xbox Made a Soccer Documentary That Could Change a Real Team’s Fortunes

    Many impassioned sports fans watching a game from home may have harbored the secret suspicion that they could do better than the coach. What if they got the chance to prove it?  Nathan Owolabi, a 23-year-old Londoner, is one such fan. He’s obsessed with soccer: watching it, working as a tour guide at Wembley Stadium and playing countless hours of soccer video games. But working for a professional league seemed a far-off goal—until Xbox helped him land his dream job.  Owolabi won a contest...

  • Olympic soccer draw: U.S. women to face Germany, Australia

    The U.S. women’s national team will face Germany, Australia and either Zambia or Morocco in the group stage of this summer’s Olympic soccer tournament in France, where the Americans hope to return to the top of the podium for the first time in 12 years. The U.S., winner of a record four Olympic titles and four World Cup crowns, hasn’t struck gold in the Summer Games since London in 2012. The American men, returning to the Olympics for the first time since 2008, was grouped with France, New...