Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA / Getty Images Professional Athlete Arrested Overseas, Foreign Authorities Point to December Incident Dani Alves, one of soccer's most successful players, was arrested Friday after being accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Spain. By The Associated Press January 20, 2023
Tim Nwachukwu / Getty Images Major League Soccer Player Anton Walkes Dies at Age 25 In south Florida for training camp, the young man died after a boating collision that is still under investigation. By Joe Saunders January 19, 2023
Lionel Cironneau / AP Photo Soccer Star Dies Suddenly After Suffering Heart Attack Fans, reporters and professional organizations expressed their sorrow at his death and offered their condolences over the weekend. By George C. Upper III January 9, 2023
New York Post / Twitter screen shot Ex-Soccer Star Who Refused to Follow Coach's Woke Orders Gets Major Award - Flashback A former college soccer player who said she was benched for her convictions has reached a settlement in her lawsuit. By Jack Davis January 6, 2023
Timothy T Ludwig / Getty ImagesCommentary Will Damar Hamlin Play Again? He Wouldn't Be the First After Waking from Cardiac Arrest Episode There is precedent for a top-level athlete returning to the game after suffering cardiac arrest. By Randy DeSoto January 6, 2023
Andre Penner - File / AP US Soccer Coach Targeted by Blackmail During World Cup Regarding 'Shameful Moment' from His Past U.S. men's soccer coach Gregg Berhalter is being investigated the by U.S. Soccer Federation for a 1991 incident. By The Associated Press January 3, 2023
Matias Delacroix / AP Pele Fans Pay Respect at Stadium He Made Famous - Soccer Legend to Be Buried Near the Arena It is a very sad moment, but we are now seeing the real meaning of this legendary player to our country," a Brazil Supreme Court justice said. By The Associated Press January 2, 2023
riedemann Vogel / Getty Images Soccer Legend, 3x World Cup Champ Pelé Has Died at 82 “But you don’t need to introduce yourself because everyone knows who Pelé is,” former President Ronald Reagan said. By The Associated Press December 29, 2022
Hasan Sarbakhshian - File / AP Iranian Soccer Star Spoke Out Against the Islamic Republic, Then His Wife and Daughter's Flight Made an Unexpected Stop Ali Daei, a former Iranian soccer captain, has spoken out in support of protests across the country, and now the government is retaliating. By The Associated Press December 26, 2022
Dan Mullan / Getty ImagesCommentary One-Time Internet Celebrity Tried His Gimmick at the World Cup, Gets Brutal Notification from US Sports League The Turkish celebrity chef "Salt Bae" can forget about showing up at an American soccer tournament after his actions at the World Cup. By Richard Moorhead December 24, 2022