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A New Jersey girls' soccer coach has been suspended for a playoff game for celebrating a milestone victory with a champagne bottle. Paul VI coach Karen Anderson was seen on video celebrating her 100th career win, a 2-0 win over Notre Dame in the South Jersey, Non-Public A quarterfinals, by what appeared to be popping the bottle on school property after the game. Anderson told NJ.com that she did not drink from the bottle, which was bought and given by parents of members on the team. Anderson did not say whether the bottle had alcohol in it. The New Jersey...

Broken with pain, with a knot in the throat and without being able to believe that this is true, from the CD Tenerife we communicate the tragic death, this Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at 8:00 hours, of Jesús de Miguel Alameda. There are no words of comfort; there is absolutely nothing that mitigates this feeling full of sadness. We stand with his desolate family, together with his loved ones, along with all the Tenerifenism that today mourns this cruel outcome. The family of Jesús de Miguel thanks each and every one of the signs of support received, and also requests,...

LaLiga president Javier Tebas has met with China's Ambassador to Spain, Yao Jing, to "find solutions" to the Kylian Mbappé alleged dictator comment. Comments made by the Real Madrid striker regarding a "meme" comparing him to Mao Zedong, the founder of the People's Republic of China, sparked controversy in the Asian country. EFE reported that Chinese state broadcaster CCTV suspended evening broadcasts of LaLiga matches and any games involving Mbappé. "Today I held a meeting with the Chinese Ambassador to Spain to discuss the situation arising from Kylian Mbappé's comments and to seek solutions to move past this incident," Tebas...

The United States began their U-17 Women’s World Cup campaign on Monday with a record-setting 17-0 win over Samoa the biggest win at any age level in World Cup history. The result surpassed the previous record for margin at an 11-a-side World Cup, a 16-0 win by Morocco against New Caledonia in the 2025 U-17 men’s World Cup. Ten players scored for the US, and forward Maddie DiMaria led with six goals in Salé, Morocco. “I wasn’t aware [we were breaking a record], but I’m super proud of this group and it’s nice that they have something like that behind...

A Pennsylvania college soccer star was allegedly stabbed to death by her boyfriend, who claimed “demons” told him to do it — and got his mom to help him dispose of the body, according to police. Karoline Heintz was found dead in the back hatch of her Jeep Cherokee at around 12:30 a.m. Thursday, just outside the Pennsylvania Western University campus in California, Pa. Heintz, an incoming freshman on the university’s women’s soccer team, had met up with her boyfriend, Royce Mosher, after she attended a family party earlier in the evening, Pennsylvania State Trooper Rocco Gagliardi told reporters.

A South Dakota high school soccer player went viral for all the wrong reasons, kicking and repeatedly punching his opponent in the head on Friday, resulting in calls for a lifetime ban. The incident between Rapid City Central’s Jaxson Bergman and Brookings’ Kyle Soost occurred just before halftime of a match on Friday as the two fought for the ball. Bergman shoved Soost to the ground after the latter got ahead of him, and instead of chasing the ball, attacked Soost. Bergman kicked him in the back of the head, then punched him five times in the head. Caylon Peters,...

Megan Rapinoe is back, taking shots at women's sports advocates and once again insisting the differences between male and female athletes shouldn't matter in women's sports. Speaking on her "Why Are You Like This?" podcast — a question sports fans have been asking about her for years — the former USWNT star went after Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham and OutKick's own Riley Gaines after the two posed for a photo following the Fever's game against the Minnesota Lynx. Rapinoe supports allowing biological males to compete in women's sports, yet frames women who object, and even athletes who simply stand...

UEFA is set to continue its boycott the World Cup until Gianni Infantino is removed from his position, Daily Mail Sport understands. European football’s governing body today issued a statement reiterating that it had lost confidence in the FIFA president in the wake of his aborted World Cup sell-off. UEFA previously said that Infantino’s proposal would have to be withdrawn and that it would need assurances that such ‘attempts to disfigure the game this way will never be made again’ before it lifted its self-imposed ban.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino wants the Trump administration to help keep him in office and has scheduled private talks with Secretary of State Marco Rubio Monday amid growing pressure to resign over his scheme to sell off the World Cup to Josh Kushner’s private equity firm, The Post has learned. Two sources familiar with the matter confirmed Infantino will hold a call with America’s top diplomat just after 9 a.m. ET. “He wanted to get online with the secretary and talk about how soccer can be a form of soft power for America,” said one insider briefed on the matter....

FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s plan to create a $20 billion company running the World Cup with private investors including the Kushner family was announced Tuesday — and immediately attacked by European soccer body UEFA. “It is not FIFA’s to sell,” UEFA said in a statement. “None of us are the owners of football.” Infantino’s plans to form a commercial subsidiary, which would be called FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), running competitions like the World Cup and Club World Cup was first reported by The Times of London. FIFA said in a statement FFE would raise up to $4.2 billion later this...

President Trump wants FIFA President Gianni Infantino to be the next secretary-general of the United Nations, The Post has learned. Infantino, 56, grew close to Trump through organizing this year’s World Cup, with the Swiss-born soccer administrator bending over backward to charm and include Trump, even giving him FIFA’s inaugural Peace Prize in December. Trump believes that Infantino “is respected by everyone around the world, and recognizes he has a special ability to bring people together,” a source close to the president told The Post. The next secretary-general will be elected this year to replace the retiring António Guterres of...

Before he packs his bags and bids farewell to the United States, the internet's favorite German World Cup fan has one more high-profile destination to check off his list and it's a big one. The fan, known as Freddy — who rocketed to stardom so fast during the World Cup that he was hanging out with country star Ella Langley and sitting in the Orion space capsule between German soccer matches — is visiting the White House Tuesday, Special Presidential Envoy and United States "Tourism Minister" Nick Adams tells OutKick. "From the rolling plains and towering skylines to the unbreakable...

Spain's World Cup hero Ferran Torres, who scored the winning goal, celebrates with his teammates parading through the streets of Madrid. Proudly sporting his Cross and 'Make Spain Great Again' cap 🇪🇸

THE USA look to be strong frontrunners to host the 2038 World Cup following the success of the 2026 tournament. It has been one to remember for the USA as they won a knockout game at a World Cup for the first time since 2002. Their Round of 32 win over Bosnia on Monday night was watched by an average audience of 24 million on Fox. The success of the USMNT has captured the hearts of the nation and yet that is not what is making them frontrunners to host it in 2038. As sports and business content creator Joe...

Spain won the World Cup.. Amazing performance. Argentinas Goalie set World Cup record for most saves. Final Score 1-0, in 30 min overtime.

SPAIN WIN THE WORLD CUP!Ferran Torres' extra-time winner is enough for Spain to win the 2026 World Cup for a second time against the 10 men of Argentina!

**2026 World Cup Final: Argentina vs Spain – Preview & Key Notes** Defending champions **Argentina** face off against **Spain** today (July 19) in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey (3:00 PM ET kickoff). ### Quick Breakdown: - **Argentina** (led by 39-year-old Lionel Messi) are chasing history — a back-to-back World Cup title, something only Brazil has done (1958 & 1962). - **Spain** bring a young, dynamic squad featuring Lamine Yamal and a 37-game unbeaten run. They play a possession-based, high-pressing style that has dominated Europe. - This is a clash of styles: Argentina’s experience,...

The White House has defended the Argentina’s football team’s right to free speech after waving of a Falklands banner in the wake of their semi-final win over England. The sign, originally held by fans but taken onto the pitch during the full-time celebrations, supported the country’s territorial claim to the islands. The flag read “Las Malvinas son Argentinas”, which translates to “The Falklands are Argentine”. It risked being in breach of the International Football Association Board’s (IFAB) rules on political flags. A number of politicians condemned the team for displaying the message in the following days, including Ed Davey —...

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Bukayo Saka's hat trick helped England survive a dramatic second-half comeback to beat France 6-4 in Saturday's chaotic third-place playoff and secure their best finish at a World Cup since 1966. England were up 4-0 at the break as a shambolic France side was dismantled through goals from Declan Rice and Ezri Konsa and two Saka strikes. Both teams made seven changes following their semifinal defeats, but in his final match in charge after 14 years at the helm, France's Didier Deschamps introduced four substitutes at halftime, including Ousmane Dembélé and Bradley Barcola, in an attempt...

President Donald Trump declared Americans love both kinds of football now. Trump celebrated the USA’s fresh crush on soccer and traded compliments with FIFA President Gianni Infantino during a glowing reception on Friday in New York City, in honor of the 2026 World Cup coming to a close. “This guy, he came to me with this crazy idea [to host the World Cup]. I said ‘Are you crazy? We’re not a soccer country!'” Trump said after taking the microphone. “It turned out we were a soccer country, and I think it’s going to remain [one]." His remark follows the World...