Men Hold Each Other Tenderly
Look, the world is a cruel and bitter place. Bad things happen, literally all the time. And let’s be specific, these bad things often happen directly as a result of toxic masculinity and the patriarchy.
Women in Iran Just Want to Kick Back and Enjoy Some Soccer, Thank You Very Much
For the first time in nearly 40 years, Iranian women were able to enter Azadi stadium in Tehran to watch a live broadcast of the World Cup match between Iran and Spain.
Harvard Women's Soccer Team Responds to the Men Who Wrote a 'Report' on Their Hotness
Last Tuesday, The Harvard Crimson exposed a document created by the 2012 Harvard men’s soccer team called a “scouting report,” which assessed and scored the incoming recruits for the women’s soccer team based on their perceived attractiveness. The women who are still playing for the team from that year decided to…
Hope Solo Placed On Indefinite Leave After Calling Swedish Team 'a Bunch Of Cowards'
By many accounts, Hope Solo is an incredible goalkeeper and a pain in the ass of a human. She’s had plenty of run-ins with propriety in the past, but it seems that referring to the Swedish women’s team as “a bunch of cowards” really just pushed her home team over the edge. On Saturday, Seattle Reign FC announced that…
Stars of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team File Federal Complaint Over Wage Discrimination
Carli Lloyd, Becky Sauerbrunn, Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, and Hope Solo—the five most recognizable names from the U.S. women’s national soccer team—have filed a federal complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, requesting that U.S. Soccer be investigated over wage discrimination.
Hope Solo Will Face Domestic Violence Charges
The domestic violence charges against soccer player Hope Solo will go forward after all. In January, a lower court dismissed the charges on procedural grounds, but a Washington state appeals court reversed that decision on Friday.
Iranian Soccer Star Can't Travel To Championship Because Her Husband Won't Let Her
Niloufar Ardalan, the 30-year-old captain of the Iranian women’s soccer team who is widely considered to be the best player in the country, will not be competing in the Asian Football Federation Women’s Futsal Championship in Malaysia on Thursday because her husband refuses to give her permission.
Russian Beauty Queen's Title Revoked Because Turns Out She's A Neo-Nazi
Olga Kuzkova is your average 21-year-old soccer fan turned beauty queen, except she also happens to be a neo-Nazi :(.
Every Member of USWNT Is Getting Her Own Sports Illustrated Cover
In honor of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team kicking Japan’s ass in this summer’s World Cup, Sports Illustrated has taken the unprecedented step of giving each team member, as well as coach Jill Ellis, her own cover.
Here's How NYC Celebrated the Women's World Cup Champions
On Friday, New York City dropped approximately two tons of confetti on the reigning Women’s World Cup champions, celebrating their record third World Cup win with the first-ever ticker-tape parade for a female sports team.
NYC Will Hold Ticker-Tape Parade for the US Women's Soccer Team
In New York City, Mayor de Blasio has cleared a parade for the US women’s soccer team who recently won the World Cup. Gather all the confetti you can find for Friday morning at 11 a.m. folks!
Winning Women's Soccer Team Paid 40 Times Less Than Men Who Lose
In the Women’s World Cup, the USA soccer team took the championship against Japan on Sunday—just not with their pocketbooks. In fact, they are being paid 40 times less than their male counterparts.
USA Beats Japan in Women's World Cup Finals
Or, How Carli Lloyd Became A National Fucking Hero.
Here’s Your Open Thread for Women’s World Cup Final: USA vs. Japan
It’s kickoff time for the big rematch between the United States Women’s National Team and Japan. In 2011, the U.S. lost to Japan when they blew two leads and missed three penalty kicks. It’s time for these ladies to avenge their loss! Here’s The Rock taking some time out of his sweaty workout with an encouraging…
Forget Your Soccer Game, This Dog Needs Belly Rubs
If you have a dog, the one thing you know for sure about them is they pretty much think the entire world revolves around your love for them. Case in point: This dog who ran onto the field during a soccer game looking for some attention.
Watch This Rad Feminist Short Film of Girls Playing Soccer in Jodhpur
In this short film, feminist film director and fashion photographer Indrani Pal-Chaudhury captured a group of girls (and an elephant!) playing soccer in the streets of Jodhpur. It's a jubilant, sweet clip and and if you think there's an underlying feminist message, yup.
Hope Solo Shouldn't Be Playing Professional Sports, Either
The NFL's handling of the Ray Rice domestic violence case has opened a belated discussion on how professional sports enable crap behavior in their athletes, and the private horror of domestic violence for its victims. But in the flurry of firings and bannings and panel appointings in the NFL, one professional sports…
Earnest Black Cat Interrupts Soccer Match to Cavort About the Field
This just might just be the most exciting thing to have happened to soccer since the men's headband.
Univ. of New Mexico Punishes Women's Soccer Team, Coach Over Hazing
Another college sports team is facing a disciplinary action for a hazing incident that left multiple freshman student athletes in the hospital and led two students to withdraw from the school.
