Tag: Soccer

National anthem of the United States (Star-Spangled Banner) and its relevant in soccer

Just like in most parts of the world, it is a culture for every soccer game in the United States to start after the teams have recited the national anthem. Indeed, the USA national anthem which is officially known as the Star-Spangled Banner has become a part of the soccer sector in the country. Aside […]

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Weston McKennie: USMNT’s player kicked out of team hotel after breaching Covid-19 protocol twice

Weston McKennie has been kicked out of the United States soccer men’s national team hotel ahead of two World Cup qualification games against Canada and Honduras. The 23-year-old Juventus midfielder was asked to return to Turin, Italy on Monday, September 5, when it was confirmed that he breached the team’s Covid-19 protocol twice. In the […]

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Jamie Vardy of Leicester City oversees the rebranding of his American soccer club

Jamie Vardy is no longer playing for England national team hence, he is using the ongoing international break for his business in the United States of America. The 34-year-old Leicester City striker who made his debut for the Three Lions of England on June 7, 2015, and decided to stop playing international football in 2018, […]

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U.S. men’s soccer players give reasons why their women counterparts should earn the same salary

The United States Men’s soccer players have declared support for their women counterparts over their equal pay lawsuit filed against U.S. Soccer Federation. The men’s soccer team made their support official on Friday, July 30 via an amicus brief. In the brief, the soccer players stressed that their women counterparts deserved more than equal pay […]

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United States men soccer team are not good enough for Tokyo Olympics Games

The United States men soccer team would not take part in the forthcoming Tokyo Olympics Games soccer tournament which is scheduled to take place from July 21 to August 7, 2021. The United States men soccer team lost the opportunity to play in the soccer section of the Olympics Games on Sunday, March 28, 2021, […]

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Equal Pay in USA Soccer: People in Power don’t like the idea according to American goalkeeper Hope Solo

Equal Pay in American soccer has continued to be an endless debate especially during President Donald Trump‘s administration in the United States of America. It is believed that the outgoing American president does not like the idea of female soccer players earning equal pay as their male counterparts. To ensured that the dichotomy that exists […]

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Major League Soccer Top Scorers 2020 Season

Raúl Ruidíaz of Seattle Sounders FC is currently leading the Major League Soccer top scorers chart for the 2020 season and he is being joined by Robert Beric of Chicago Fire FC on 10 goals each. The third spot is being occupied by Alejandro Pozuelo of Toronto FC while the 4th spot is currently occupied […]

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Major League Soccer and its Initiative to fight Racism

Major League Soccer has released a set of programs that will help to fight racism in the league. The programs will also fight for social justice and increase representation in the game. The initiative resulted in the creation of the Diversity Committee which includes Major League Soccer Board of Governors, MLS owners, Black Players For […]

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Why Footballers support #Endsars… Futballnews supports the #EndSars movement.

A few days ago, Futballnews reported that some footballers used their platform to support the protest against police brutality in Nigeria. In case you missed it, you can read it here, Footballer around the world shared their support for Endsars protest. Lack of security, senseless killing, police brutality, and extortion is very rampant in Nigeria. […]

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