Soccer
Saudi Arabia is all but certain to host the men’s 2034 World Cup after the Australian soccer federation declined to enter the bidding contest.
The Argentinian soccer legend has become the first man to win the Ballon d'Or while playing for three different clubs.
At least 9 were detained in the bloody assault, prompting authorities to postpone Lyon's match at Marseille.
Luis Rubiales has been banned from soccer for three years over misconduct at the Women’s World Cup final where he forcibly kissed a player on the lips.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The multi-nation hosting of the 2030 World Cup will celebrate the soccer tournament's 100th birthday by opening at 1930 site Uruguay.
The soccer superstar championed the team’s work securing equal pay off the field before her final game with the group on Sunday.
The player, Jennifer Hermoso, maintains that the kiss from Luis Rubiales was nonconsensual.
Prosecutors presented a case against Rubiales to Spain’s National Court in Madrid two days after Hermoso formally accused him of sexual assault.
The prosecutors’ office in Madrid said that, according to a sexual consent law passed last year, he could face a fine or a prison sentence of one to four years if found guilty.
Jorge Vilda was among those who applauded Rubiales when he refused to resign despite facing widespread criticism for kissing a player without her consent.