Uruguayan soccer player Juan Izquierd dies after collapsing on field
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Uruguayan soccer player Juan Izquierd dies after collapsing on field

SAO PAULO — Uruguayan soccer player Juan Izquierdo died Tuesday at a hospital in Brazil five days after collapsing during a game at Sao Paulo. He was 27. Hospital Albert Einstein in Sao Paulo said in a statement that the Nacional defender died at 9:38 p.m. local time following “cardiorespiratory…

Rutgers, UMass women’s soccer game devolves into brawl, punches fly
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Rutgers, UMass women’s soccer game devolves into brawl, punches fly

A Rutgers women’s soccer game turned into an MMA match briefly on Sunday afternoon.  With the Scarlett Knights facing UMass in Amherst, a tense brawl broke out after a hard foul by Rutgers senior forward Gia Girman and UMass senior forward Ashley Lamond.  The fight took place in the 55th…

Pellegrino Matarazzo emerges as top choice for USMNT job
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Pellegrino Matarazzo emerges as top choice for USMNT job

A top head-coaching choice has emerged for the United States Men’s National Team. The United States Soccer Federation is offering Pellegrino Matarazzo, an American who manages German club TSG Hoffenheim, its open job, according to German outlet Bild. Sky Sports reported that Matarazzo has been identified as the USSF’s top…

Lionel Messi’s wife stuns in boat photos after COPA America final
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Lionel Messi’s wife stuns in boat photos after COPA America final

Lionel Messi enjoyed some necessary R&R following the Copa America championship game. The Argentinian soccer star’s wife, Antonela Roccuzzo, shared photos on Instagram of the couple enjoying a boat day in Florida with some friends, including Uruguay soccer stalwart Luis Suarez and his wife, Sofia Balbi. While Roccuzzo rocked a…

Lionel Messi’s murky injury status leads Fire to offer crazy ticket deal
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Lionel Messi’s murky injury status leads Fire to offer crazy ticket deal

The Chicago Fire are igniting fans to attend Soldier Field on Aug. 31 with an eye-catching deal — thanks to Lionel Messi’s murky status. The Fire are providing fans with a deal they’ve dubbed the “Fan-First Credit Guarantee,” emphasizing fans to fill the 61,500-capacity stadium in full, even if Messi,…

Spain’s Alvaro Morata injured after fan runs on field and gets tackled
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Spain’s Alvaro Morata injured after fan runs on field and gets tackled

Spain’s captain Alvaro Morata left the pitch following Spain’s 2024 European Championship semifinal win over France on Tuesday after a security guard fell into the footballer while they were chasing down a fan who had run onto the field.  Video taken from inside the stadium showed a supporter wearing a…