A Giant Step Forward for Women in Australian Soccer
Mar 15, 2020 Under a groundbreaking agreement, men's and women's teams pool revenue and enjoy equal working conditions.
American Women Seek Over $66M in Damages From U.S. Soccer
Feb 21, 2020 The lawsuit has drawn worldwide attention. When the U.S. women won the World Cup final last summer, fans chanted ``Equal Pay! Equal Pay!"
The U.S. Women’s Team Takes Its Fight for Gender Equality Global
Jul 11, 2019 The 23 women of the soccer team return from winning the World Cup in France to continue another, more difficult battle for equal pay.
U.S. Women Eye Gender Equality After World Cup Triumph
Jul 8, 2019 Upon defeating the Netherlands to capture its fourth title and second straight, the national team is serenaded with chants of "Equal Pay."
World Cup
Jul 8, 2019Vive La France! And a Lot of Other Nations, Too
Jul 16, 2018 Immigrants, sons of immigrants and grandsons of immigrants bond together with scions of families that have been French for generations, all for the rouge, blanc et bleu. And for only the second time, France is the World Cup champion.
Soccer and Sausages: The World Cup’s Inflated Carbon Budget
Jun 24, 2018 The consumption of sausages at the international tournament in Russia is preoccupying one group of researchers.
Add Russia’s Olympic Doping Scandal to the Rich History of Cheating in Sports
Aug 5, 2016 Seeking an unfair advantage in sports did not originate in the former Soviet Union, but state-sanctioned cheating is much more common in communist or former communist countries.
The Panama Papers: ‘Biggest Leak in History’ Exposes Global Web of Corruption
Apr 4, 2016 Edward Snowden tweets: "The story behind the #PanamaPapers? Courage is contagious."
Qatar, a Sponsor in Mega-Event El Clásico Soccer Match, Is Hit With Rights Abuse Charges (Update)
Apr 2, 2016 In the same week that the contest was played, Amnesty International blasted Qatar, a sponsor of one of the teams in the big event, saying that migrant workers have endured major human rights violations while building stadiums in that nation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
