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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Although they’re not yet 30 years old, Jodie Taylor and Steph Houghton have already seen a revolution in English women’s soccer during their careers.A sport once overlooked and underfunded in its football-mad nation has seized the spotlight this month, breaking barriers and toppling bastions of inveterate sexism with every World Cup …
ZURICH —FIFA President Sepp Blatter will not be traveling to Canada for Sunday’s Women’s World Cup final, FIFA said Tuesday, as criminal investigations into soccer’s governing body continue in the United States and Switzerland.Secretary general Jerome Valcke will also be absent from the biggest event in women’s soccer.FIFA said in a statement that ”due to …
Recently, Navy Chief Marty Noe took us on a dive into the ‘colorful’ world of submariner terminology, and as a result we were flooded with emails and comments with readers wanting more or wanting to contribute. So let’s take an even deeper dive into the world of submariner lingo, with more wacky submarine terms from …
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) English women’s soccer finally has a few World Cup moments that deserve remembering.In 15 stunning minutes, the Three Lionesses overcame a 1-0 deficit, the blistering heat on a sunbaked artificial turf field, and their own disappointing and brief tournament history. They beat Norway 2-1 on Monday, delivering England its first tournament knockout-stage …
After Vladimir Putin lashed out at the United States for attempting to “spread its jurisdiction to other states” and prevent Sepp Blatter’s re-election, Russian officials and pundits greeted the news of the Fifa president’s resignation with anger and disappointment. The sports minister, Vitaly Mutko, called Blatter’s exit a “courageous decision with love for Fifa” and …
There were some people who looked at the draw for the 114th edition of the French Open more than a fortnight ago and imagined there was at least a reasonable chance the Swiss national anthem would be played on the final Sunday. But none of them, surely, thought the man gently humming it to himself …
LAUSANNE: FIFA announced on Wednesday it had suspended the bidding process to host the 2026 World Cup amid the furore surrounding corruption probes at the organization. “It was decided to place the administrative process on hold for the 2026 FIFA World Cup bidding due to the current situation,” a FIFA statement said. “Further decisions regarding …
The FBI’s investigation of bribery and corruption at FIFA includes scrutiny of how soccer’s governing body awarded World Cup hosting rights to Russia and Qatar, a U.S. law enforcement official said. Russia and Qatar have denied wrongdoing in the conduct of their bids for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments, which were not the subject of …
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) There’s no need to bring up memories of Norway’s collapse at the 2011 Women’s World Cup.Veteran defender Trine Ronning had already erased what happened on Sunday, a day before the Norwegians prepare to face upstart England in a Round of 16 game at Ottawa.”I don’t remember 2011,” she said, when reminded how …
If Serena Williams can bagel a fitter, younger opponent in the third set of a semi-final at a slam while appearing to be operating on half a lung and anaesthetised legs – as she did to beat the bewildered Timea Bacsinszky on Thursday – her opponent in Saturday’s final, Lucie Safarova, has no chance. It …