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#soccer

Peter Mangione will play for the Brooklyn Football Club during its inaugural USL Championship season, the team announced on Wednesday, January 14. "We are proud to announce the signing of Peter Mangione!" Brooklyn Football Club posted via Instagram. "Peter, a native Marylander, joins Brooklyn from the FC Cincinnati organization after turning pro with FC Cincinnati 2 in MLS NEXT Pro. Welcome to Brooklyn!"

There are shared languages that transcend what is written down or spoken aloud. Young people seem to understand this better than most. The teenagers at a recent after-school study hour in East Oakland spoke mainly in Spanish, but when they exchanged knowing grins, or burst into sudden laughter, it was clear that even behind a language barrier, this was an environment they trusted.

President Donald Trump on Friday weighed in on the longstanding name debate involving soccer and football and he sided with the international community. Moments after Trump received FIFA's inaugural FIFA Peace Prize from federation President Gianni Infantino, he was joined onstage by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. There, the three leaders conducted the World Cup draw to determine the groups in which the participating countries would be placed.

You've got to have LA and New York to be able to do that, so what better place than in Soho? LA-native Davis started the brand in 2018 in his garage, heat-pressing his designs onto shirts and named his brand after the day when we celebrated the game, we played, and we hung out, and we watched matches, Davis said. The whole week's anticipation was up to that day.

She was 14, working a youth game in Southwest Florida, when she awarded a throw-in. As the team which lost possession protested vehemently, an opposing player stepped into the scrum and sheepishly confessed to touching the ball last. "I'm like, 'OK, well thanks for admitting that. I guess we'll throw it the other way, right?'" said Unkel who, as an attorney in addition to being an official, knows the value of a confession.

"I'm very glad to see that America's broadcasters are standing up to serve the interests of their community," FCC chairman Brendan Carr told Sean Hannity last night."We don't just have this progressive foie gras coming out from New York and Hollywood." Carr's forcemeat analogy came as he and the Fox News personality celebrated ABC's decision to yank Jimmy Kimmel's late night talk show indefinitely following Carr's suggestion that his agency could force Disney, which owns ABC, to punish the comic for saying,

Frustrated that Mexico's soccer federation has failed to stop a anti-gay chant heard during national team matches, LGBTQ+ activists are appealing directly to local fans to end the offensive habit before next summer's World Cup.

Lausanne opened their domestic adventure with a downbeat run but excelled in European duties, winning 5-1 on aggregate against Astana and three of their last four matches.

After conceding a fourth goal to the US Virgin Islands, the crowd unexpectedly erupted in support of the Marshall Islands team, showcasing their pride despite the loss.

La Liga has returned for the 2025-2026 season, featuring global stars like Lamine Yamal, Kylian Mbappe, and Jude Bellingham, with exciting matches scheduled.

Maccabi Haifa fans displayed a banner reading 'Murderers since 1939' targeting Poland during a UEFA Conference League match, leading to widespread condemnation.

"I hope you'll hear less about Bruno this year, but a lot more about United. That's my main objective because my name being spoken... doesn't fill me with pride or anything."

Alex Ovechkin participated in a ceremonial first kick at a Dynamo Moscow match against FC Krasnodar, greeting players and shaking hands with the manager.

San Jose Earthquakes secured a much-needed home victory against Vancouver Whitecaps, winning 2-1 after Preston Judd scored in extra time, shifting them into playoff contention.

Chicago Fire have shown resilience with a crucial 1-0 victory against New York Red Bulls and will aim to continue this momentum against Los Angeles FC despite a poor historical record against them.

"You're going to fall in love with these players. You're going to fall in love with our characters, the technical team, the coaches. You can't write the emotion and the drama in scripted that you get with a vérité docu-series in sports. It's like the stakes are so high every week because every game matters."

"I know the team is in first in the East and in the Supporters' Shield standings, so I want to come and help. I want to win."