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This, THIS is what FIFA and the World Cup sport washed:
I spoke to Matías Pourrain, an Argentine semi-pro soccer player in Miami, who was arrested by ICE in August and detained for over 20 days.
"If it hadn’t been for soccer, maybe I wouldn’t have even gotten out, no one would’ve known about my story."
www.nytimes.com/athletic/756...
"If it hadn’t been for soccer, maybe I wouldn’t have even gotten out, no one would’ve known about my story."
www.nytimes.com/athletic/756...
‘It was torture’: A Miami-based Argentine soccer player’s harrowing ICE detainment story (Gift Article)
Matias Pourrain was supposed to be on his way to his league's national semifinals. He would go 26 days before seeing his teammates again
www.nytimes.com
September 9, 2026 at 5:35 PM
This, THIS is what FIFA and the World Cup sport washed:
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The U-20 Women's World Cup is underway in Poland with many stars of tomorrow (but not all of them, because it isn't in a FIFA window and there are more high-level teenage pros than ever who are relied upon by their clubs). That's not just USWNT, either (see: Erica Meg Parkinson, England.)
U.S. names U20 Women's World Cup roster with 'upsetting' absences
The United States will try to win its first under-20 Women's World Cup since 2012 next month without several of its biggest age-eligible stars.
www.espn.com
September 5, 2026 at 1:43 PM
The U-20 Women's World Cup is underway in Poland with many stars of tomorrow (but not all of them, because it isn't in a FIFA window and there are more high-level teenage pros than ever who are relied upon by their clubs). That's not just USWNT, either (see: Erica Meg Parkinson, England.)
Happy transfer deadline day! Send us your most ridiculous predictions only.
September 1, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Happy transfer deadline day! Send us your most ridiculous predictions only.
Pedro Neto is having himself a day, isn’t he?
August 30, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Pedro Neto is having himself a day, isn’t he?
Oh Alisson. WYDing?
August 29, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Oh Alisson. WYDing?
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Soccer is for everyone 🫶🌈
Gotham’s Cloud 9 supporters group with an incredible TIFO and an even more powerful message for Pride Night.
📸: @glaad.bsky.social
Gotham’s Cloud 9 supporters group with an incredible TIFO and an even more powerful message for Pride Night.
📸: @glaad.bsky.social
August 29, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Soccer is for everyone 🫶🌈
Gotham’s Cloud 9 supporters group with an incredible TIFO and an even more powerful message for Pride Night.
📸: @glaad.bsky.social
Gotham’s Cloud 9 supporters group with an incredible TIFO and an even more powerful message for Pride Night.
📸: @glaad.bsky.social
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Almost exactly a month after the World Cup ended. We cannot host the Olympics under the current regime.
WASHINGTON (AP) - US is preparing to rescind up to 200,000 business and tourism visas in largest mass visa revocation ever, officials say.
August 24, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Almost exactly a month after the World Cup ended. We cannot host the Olympics under the current regime.
Can we put in a plug for 21 Thunder, a short lived but fabulous footie-based telenovela??
Also - please join me if you will in flooding Bluesky with Canadian culture.
Music, art, film, TV.
Let’s show the vibrancy of this place I’m proud to call home.
Music, art, film, TV.
Let’s show the vibrancy of this place I’m proud to call home.
August 22, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Can we put in a plug for 21 Thunder, a short lived but fabulous footie-based telenovela??
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The cup isn’t even half-empty; the cup is bone dry and nowhere in sight. (This is a Tottenham Hotspurs post.)
August 22, 2026 at 5:46 PM
The cup isn’t even half-empty; the cup is bone dry and nowhere in sight. (This is a Tottenham Hotspurs post.)
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Gary, Indiana residents have been without power for ten days. Here’s how you can help.
Gary Residents Have Been Without Power For 10 Days. Here's How You Can Help
A South Side business is offering free laundry service for storm-affected Gary families, while another fundraiser is collecting money for essentials as some residents face a second week without electr...
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August 22, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Gary, Indiana residents have been without power for ten days. Here’s how you can help.
Okay seriously, WELCOME BACK Hull City!
Welcome back, Hull City.
August 22, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Okay seriously, WELCOME BACK Hull City!
Collared shirts: one!
Acun Ilıcalı's Hull City Logo
ALT: Acun Ilıcalı's Hull City Logo
static.klipy.com
August 22, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Collared shirts: one!
Welcome back, Hull City.
August 22, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Welcome back, Hull City.
Seems like it’s only a question of WHEN Chilufya is going to get that goal.
August 17, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Seems like it’s only a question of WHEN Chilufya is going to get that goal.
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Look, something that is ACTUALLY dangerous to girls in sports. But sure, let’s keep attacking trans kids.
After a 2011 sexual abuse scandal, the national sports organization AAU pledged to implement “historic child protection measures” for the hundreds of thousands of kids in its care.
But ProPublica and @washingtonpost.com found that most of these reforms were never implemented.
But ProPublica and @washingtonpost.com found that most of these reforms were never implemented.
A Youth Sports Giant Promised Reforms to Protect Kids From Sexual Abuse. Most Never Happened.
More than a decade after the Amateur Athletic Union promised to implement “historic child protection measures,” it still hasn’t done so, leaving hundreds of thousands of kids at risk. Some AAU athlete...
www.propublica.org
August 17, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Look, something that is ACTUALLY dangerous to girls in sports. But sure, let’s keep attacking trans kids.
Incredible sync up on the timeline!
August 17, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Incredible sync up on the timeline!
Debinha is all of us with that “huh” face and shrug.
August 15, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Debinha is all of us with that “huh” face and shrug.
Just watching the ref watching VAR….
August 15, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Just watching the ref watching VAR….
Yup. Yup it is. Yikes 😳
Oh this is going to be one of THOSE matches.
Nonstop Bonnie Plunkett
ALT: Nonstop Bonnie Plunkett
static.klipy.com
August 15, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Yup. Yup it is. Yikes 😳
Oh this is going to be one of THOSE matches.
Nonstop Bonnie Plunkett
ALT: Nonstop Bonnie Plunkett
static.klipy.com
August 15, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Oh this is going to be one of THOSE matches.
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Defense is vibes in Jersey, lol
August 15, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Defense is vibes in Jersey, lol
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In no way could I conceive of what this ball was gonna do when she hit it, this is nuts
August 15, 2026 at 12:17 AM
In no way could I conceive of what this ball was gonna do when she hit it, this is nuts
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Honestly just rude how good Croix Bethune is.
August 15, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Honestly just rude how good Croix Bethune is.
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With his synapses ravaged by unlimited wealth, man who first had himself blasted into space and then hired the most beautiful city in the world for his wedding - but still found himself entirely unmoved - makes final desperate attempt to have a meaningful experience.
news.sky.com/story/amazon...
news.sky.com/story/amazon...
Amazon founder Bezos nears deal to buy stake in Liverpool Football Club
An announcement about a deal with the consortium led by Amit Bhatia, and including Jeff Bezos and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, could come as soon as this week, Sky News learns.
news.sky.com
August 10, 2026 at 11:26 AM
With his synapses ravaged by unlimited wealth, man who first had himself blasted into space and then hired the most beautiful city in the world for his wedding - but still found himself entirely unmoved - makes final desperate attempt to have a meaningful experience.
news.sky.com/story/amazon...
news.sky.com/story/amazon...