MORGANTOWN — The journey from the football fields of Cross Lanes Christian School in Charleston to become West Virginia University’s placekicker in the Backyard Brawl has been an unlikely one for the Mountaineers’ aptly named Casey Legg. He never played football in high school. Never attempted a field goal, an extra point, a kickoff. I […]
College sports are back in Piscataway. Rutgers Athletics officially begins its 2022-23 campaign Thursday night when the women’s soccer team takes on New Mexico in Albuquerque. The contest will kick off a fall season that will feature seven teams in five sports, including two programs looking to defend the historic Big Ten titles they won […]
A Houston, Texas man is accused of hitting a teammate with an adjustable wrench after a football game, investigators say. artist Getty Images/iStockphoto A Texas man is accused of hitting a teammate in the back of the head with an adjustable wrench after a football game, according to charging documents filed in Harris County. The […]
A Houston, Texas man is accused of hitting a teammate with an adjustable wrench after a football game, investigators say. artist Getty Images/iStockphoto A Texas man is charged with hitting a teammate in the back of the head with an adjustable wrench after a football game, according to charging documents filed in Harris County. The […]
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (KGO) — Over the past 365 days, life has changed dramatically for Suliman Dawood. Once a rising soccer star in Afghanistan, the 21-year-old now serves falafel, lamb shawarma with white sauce and his mother’s famous bean soup at ZamZam – an unassuming little restaurant at the back of the Harry’s Market in […]
HOUSTON, TX (KTRK) — A man has been charged after assaulting his teammate with a wrench and threatening him with a deadly weapon after a soccer game on August 6, charging documents show. The video above is from ABC13 Houston’s 24/7 streaming channel. The incident happened in the parking lot of a football field at […]
The historic Lambeau Field stadium had a first recently, as it hosted its first top-flight football match. Two of the biggest teams on the planet have gathered in Wisconsin for a non-competitive game as part of their preseason preparations. About the game The NFL’s oldest stadium in continuous use hosted nearly 80,000 spectators for the […]
If you’ve ever looked at a football pitch and wondered why dimensions are so important, it’s because there are quite a few factors to consider. While every surface has its own characteristics, football pitches have many different variables that need to be considered when constructing them. Photo by Vienna Reyes on Unsplash It might not […]
This section is Present This section was produced by the editorial staff. The client did not have the opportunity to put restrictions on the content or to revise it before publication. by West Brant Window World Breadcrumb Links New Local News Migrant workers and community members gather for a tournament The players of the Winkelmolen […]
It was a heartbreaking and frustrating night for Peter Vermes and company in Texas, where Sporting KC took a 3-1 halftime lead and lost 4-3 to Austin FC. Nick Tre. Smith/file photo Special for the star For the second week in a row, Sporting KC scored three goals before halftime. But a loss of control […]
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WASHBURN, Maine (WAGM) – Washburn football fans will now be able to watch games under the lights. Construction is underway to install poles and light the field. (Larry Worcester): “We were trying to find a way to do this and we were able to get grants with some of the COVID money. We were able […]
Brooke Dawahare, a Lafayette junior who became one of Lexington’s most heralded women’s soccer players, has decided to forgo this high school season to rest and recover from a busy schedule and focus on its university recruitment. “A lot of things got in the way of playing football in high school,” Dawahare said in a […]
ERIC NEWMAN Solar Sports Editor Northern Arizona junior Maddie Shafer — a local player hailing from nearby Flagstaff High School — is the Lumberjacks football team’s leading returner in points (12), with four goals and four assists in 2021. Now in her third season with the Lumberjacks, the midfielder hopes to continue producing on the […]
We’ve all seen a fair share of dogs interrupting football games around the world. The list includes pedigree dogs, stray dogs, and even police dogs. Most of the time, the puppies come onto the field to chase the ball or hang out with world icons. From time to time you have also certainly seen more […]
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A longtime football player, Davis Brooks was asked to join the Tinley Park football team last season to be the kicker. A year later, Brooks entered his first year as the Titans’ starting quarterback. It’s already been quite a journey for someone with limited football experience who was brought in for his leg and now […]
An outdoor community event Sunday in Maplewood actually involved several members of the Abbott family. The main objective was to rededicate a football pitch at Hazelwood Park in the name of Fred Abbott, who developed the game in Maplewood, Oakdale and North St. Paul through the Northeast Soccer Association. It started with 17 attendees in […]
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At the Bok building this fall, you won’t just be able to have dinner or drinks or take a yoga class with a view of the skyline. You can also play football. A rooftop soccer field is coming soon to an unused seventh-floor terrace of the historic South Philadelphia building, in plans first reported by […]
The 2022 UEFA European Women’s Championship final – England’s 2-1 win over Germany on Sunday – drew an average viewership of 971,000 viewers (P2+), making it the football game most-watched on ESPN networks in 2022. Viewership peaked from 2:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the second half of extra time with 1.2 million viewers. England-Germany, […]
FILE – Latvia’s Andrejs Rubins, left, and Russia’s Andrey Kiryaka challenge for the ball during a World Cup 2006 qualifying match between Latvia and Russia in Riga, Latvia, Wednesday August 17, 2005. The Latvian footballer Andrejs Rubins, who played 117 times for the national team, has died aged 43, the national football federation announced on […]
Many children dream of a professional sports career. But only a few succeed. Even smaller is the number of athletes with special needs or disabilities who get the chance to play for a professional team. That’s what’s so unique about Ryan Wlodyka, a 13-year-old footballer from Charlotte. As the youngest of Neil and Amy Wlodyka’s […]
(Photo by Christopher Lee/Getty Images) Over the weekend, a horrifying scene unfolded during a football match between Garmense and Independencia of the Tres Arroyos Regional League. After receiving a yellow card, a male player lost his temper and attacked a female referee. Several players tried to prevent this nasty incident from happening, but they were […]
Cristiano Ronaldo has done it 60 times; Lionel Messi, 55 years old. In the middle of the 20th century, the great Brazilian Pelé succeeded no less than 92 times. In football, there really is a special prestige in scoring a hat-trick. Of course it’s nice to stand out from the crowd with a purpose, or […]
LONDON, August 1 (Reuters) – England captain Leah Williamson said the Lionesses had inspired women and girls across the country as her side celebrated their Euro 2022 triumph in central London on Monday following their 2-1 extra-time win over England. Germany the day before. Sarina Wiegman’s side unveiled the trophy in front of thousands of […]
This essay article is part of a Narcity Media series. The opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Narcity Media. Let me rip the band-aid off and talk about it: I’m not a football fan, but when I snagged VIP tickets to the Inter Miami football game, […]
Sports fans are known for their enthusiasm, and Ayo Dosumu, 7, from South Africa, is no different. After an exciting football match between Brazil and South Africa, this adorable little boy couldn’t contain his excitement: as soon as he could, he took to the pitch to meet the players. When security noticed him, however, two […]