February 26, 2023 Italian soccer club receives severed pig head, threatening note in the mail Italian soccer club Sampdoria received a package in the mail that contained a severed pig’s head and a threatening note, according to the organization.
February 23, 2023 Fan punches soccer goalie during match; keeper wrestles him to ground before security steps in Marko Dmitrović of Sevilla FC was playing against PSV of the Netherlands when he was approached by a fan who punched him. He was quick to defend himself.
February 21, 2023 Liverpool, Real Madrid goalies make viral blunders in wild Champions League match Goalkeepers Thibaut Courtois of Real Madri and Alisson Becker of Liverpool both had wild mishaps that led to an exciting Champions League match at Anfield Stadium on Tuesday.
February 19, 2023 Neymar stretchered off field in tears after suffering ankle injury Brazilian soccer star Neymar suffered an ankle sprain that led him to be stretchered off the pitch in Paris Saint-Germain's win over Lille on Sunday.
February 18, 2023 Christian Atsu, Ghana soccer star, found dead under rubble from Turkey earthquake Ghanaian soccer star Christian Atsu, who played for Everton and Newcastle United, was found dead in the rubble from last week's earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria.
February 18, 2023 Brawl breaks out at Florida high school soccer game after alleged anti-Semitic slurs A game between two religious high schools turned violent, and allegations are circulating that anti-Semitic slurs were used during the brawl.
February 17, 2023 Congolese soccer referee physically attacked by team after not rewarding penalty After an official did not reward a penalty, several members of a women's soccer team in DR Congo chased down and physically attacked the referee.
February 17, 2023 FIFA allocates $1 million to those affected by the earthquakes in Turkey, Syria FIFA plans to provide humanitarian aid of $1 million to the millions of people who were left homeless from the destructive earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.
February 16, 2023 US women's soccer stands in solidarity with Canada over gender equality dispute The U.S. women's national soccer team embraced the Canadian team at midfield on Thursday before their match to stand in solidarity with them amid their dispute with Canada Soccer.
February 15, 2023 Head of China's national soccer federation arrested on corruption charges Chen Shuyuan, the head of the Chinese Football Association, was arrested on corruption charges. No details about the accusations made against Shuyuan have been released.