Vancouver Rise sign Canadian forward Jessica De Filippo
The Vancouver Rise have added a Canadian forward to their roster, signing Jessica De Filippo.
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Vinicius Jr named FIFA Best men's player of the year
Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior scooped the top male accolade at the FIFA Best Awards two months after his club failed to turn up at the Ballon d'Or award ceremony when he missed out on the main prize.
Sakharov laureate González promises return to Venezuela 'by land, air or sea'
Venezuela opposition dissident Edmundo González Urrutia walked unsteadily down the corridors of the European Parliament on Tuesday after receiving the Sakharov prize, but remained firm of purpose on returning to Venezuela after 10 January, saying you don't go to war "with fear".
Vinicius Jr named FIFA player of 2024, Bonmati takes women's award again
DOHA :Brazil and Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr was named FIFA men's player of the year in Doha on Tuesday, with Spain and Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati winning the women's award for the second year in a row.
Calls to address 'lopsided' growth in women's soccer
World players' union FIFPro is calling for new measures to protect athletes after its new study highlighted the effects of "disproportionate development" on women's football.
Global players' union raises concerns about overload and 'underload' in women's soccer
Some elite-level women's soccer players are dealing with a packed schedule even as others don't have enough games to play, global players' union FIFPRO said Tuesday.
Global football union finds fragmented growth in women's game
MANCHESTER, England : The growth of women's football has created a worrisome gulf in the sport, with some players stretched by their increasingly packed calendars but many others with too few games, a report by global players' union FIFPRO said.
Spain's Rayo Vallecano caps centenary year with fans, owner at loggerheads
MADRID : In Madrid's working-class neighbourhood of Vallecas, a plucky LaLiga team dwarfs local juggernauts Real Madrid and Atletico in popularity: Rayo Vallecano, which in May turned 100 as simmering political conflict between the fans and owner reached a boiling point.