A new women’s soccer team is coming to Los Angeles, owned by a group of famous women, including Natalie Portman and Serena Williams. On Tuesday, the National Women’s Soccer League announced the group was awarded the rights to form a soccer franchise in the city. Along with Portman, who spearheaded …
Read More »Studies Reveal Racial Bias In Sports Broadcasting
Racial bias runs subtly rampant in the sports world, as pointed out by two separate studies that took a look at the way sports announcers talk about players. It’s in the way a darker skin player is referred to by announcers as compared to how a lighter skin or even …
Read More »Soccer Club Hit By The “Drake Curse,” Team Bans Photos With Rapper Until End Of Season
The curse of rapper-singer Drake has reached a new level as a professional soccer team has announced it is banning players from taking photos with Drizzy out of fear of losing a game. For those who don’t know about the #DrakeCurse, it’s the idea that whenever Drake takes a picture …
Read More »Former NFL Star Chad Johnson Joins United Premier Soccer League Under New Contract
Chad Johnson is taking his talents back to the football field, but this time, instead of American football, the 41-year-old baller is trying his luck on the soccer field. According to Bleacher Report, Johnson had already started five times for Boca Raton Football Club, securing a goal and two assists …
Read More »Soccer Player Leaves Game In Tears After Crowd’s Racist Monkey Chants
Everton Luiz joined Partizan’s Serbian soccer team last year and was recently met with so much racism that he couldn’t contain himself. Luiz, who is Brazilian, was subjected to monkey chants by fans, racist remarks and a racist banner hanging from the stands. The banner was only removed after referees …
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