Soccer Club Strikes Back At Climate Crisis With Algae-Powered Uniform
Spanish top-flight soccer club Real Betis Balompié has launched a new uniform made from an unexpected material ― the invasive algae, Rugulopteryx okamurae, that, due to climate change, is posing an increasing threat to the ecosystem of the Mediterranean Sea and beyond. The Seville-based La...
Ex-Spanish Soccer President Goes On Trial For Unwanted Kiss At Women’s World Cup
MADRID (AP) — The former president of the Spanish soccer federation, Luis Rubiales, goes on trial Monday accused of sexual assault for kissing forward Jenni Hermoso after Spain’s victory at the Women’s World Cup final in 2023. The kiss, which Hermoso said was without her...
Former soccer star set to become Georgia’s president in a blow to country’s EU aspirations
Mikheil Kavelashvili (Picture credit: AP) TBILISI: A former soccer star is set to become president of Georgia on Saturday as the ruling party consolidates its grip in what the opposition calls a blow to the country’s European aspirations and a victory for former imperial ruler...
Israeli Soccer Fans Were Attacked In Amsterdam. The Violence Was Condemned As Antisemitic.
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Israeli fans were assaulted after a soccer game in Amsterdam by hordes of young people apparently riled up by calls on social media to target Jewish people, Dutch authorities said Friday. Five people were treated at hospitals and dozens were arrested after...
Gaza Soccer Stadium Is Now A Shelter For Thousands Of Displaced Palestinians
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Thousands of displaced Palestinians in northern Gaza have sought refuge in one of the territory’s largest soccer arenas, where families now scrape by with little food or water as they try to keep one step ahead of Israel’s latest...
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