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Lebanese soccer player in coma after lsraeli strikes

Leading Lebanese footballer Celine Haidar is in a medically induced coma after she was critically wounded in an Israeli strike near her home in Beirut's southern suburbs, putting her international ...

Sports - ESPN - 5 hours ago

How Important Is Player Height in Soccer?

The sport increasingly suits tall players, but the best teams are benefitting from smaller technicians.

Sports - The New York Times - October 25

Lightning strike kills player during match in Peru

Lightning killed a 34-year-old player and injured four others during a football match in the Peruvian Andes.

Sports - ESPN - November 5

Lightning Strikes Soccer Team in Peru, Killing Player

A video of the incident shows a flash of light and then several players instantly dropping to the ground.

World - The New York Times - November 5

When Soccer Players Turn Into Runway Models

Fashion has long been linked to soccer, offering the game’s biggest stars a chance to express themselves.

Sports - The New York Times - November 5

The Accessory With a Surprising Role in Soccer Players’ Success

Some teams insist that video games help build team chemistry.

Sports - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Rodri wins Ballon d'Or award for best men's player in world soccer

The 28-year-old Rodri won the prestigious award for the first time after helping Manchester City win the Premier League.

Video captures moment soccer player killed by lightning strike

A local Peruvian soccer match was called off due to weather, but as players left the field, lighting struck, killing one man and wounding five others.

ESPN FC Women's Rank: The world's top 50 soccer players

Here are the planet's best players for 2024, as ranked by an expert panel. In total, 19 countries and 16 clubs are represented, while 15 players make the list for the first time.

Sports - ESPN - November 14

Soccer Player Receives 7-Game Suspension for Comments About His Teammate

Tottenham’s Rodrigo Bentancur was also fined £100,000 for saying on a television program that Son Heung-min and his cousins “all look the same.”

Sports - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Soccer players Sam Kerr and Kristie Mewis say they are expecting a baby

Chelsea striker Sam Kerr and U.S. midfielder Kristie Mewis are expecting a baby

Sports - ABC News - 4 days ago

Spaniards Rodri and Bonmatí win Ballon d'Or award as Real Madrid snubs ceremony

Spanish midfielders Rodri and Aitana Bonmatí won the men’s and women’s Ballon d’Or award on Monday as the world’s best soccer players, while Real Madrid snubbed the star-studded ceremony in Paris ...

Sports - ABC News - October 28

Manchester City midfielder Rodri wins the men's Ballon d'Or award for the world’s best soccer player

Sports - ABC News - October 28

Spanish midfielder Aitana Bonmatí wins the Ballon d’Or award for the world’s best women's soccer player

Sports - ABC News - October 28

The 57-Year-Old Who Is Entering His 40th Season as a Pro Soccer Player

Kazuyoshi Miura was one of the first star soccer players in Japan and was crowned Asian Footballer of the Year in 1992.

Sports - The New York Times - November 12

Pop star Ed Sheeran helps favorite soccer team sign player before getting on stage with Taylor Swift

It turns out British pop star Ed Sheeran is also good at recruiting soccer players

Entertainment - ABC News - 2 days ago

Pop star Ed Sheeran helps favorite soccer team sign player before getting on stage with Taylor Swift

It turns out British pop star Ed Sheeran is also good at recruiting soccer players

Sports - ABC News - 2 days ago

Three Lebanese journalists killed in Israeli strike

World - Yahoo News - October 25

Three Lebanese journalists killed in Israeli strike

Israel is accused of targeting a compound housing journalists in southern Lebanon.

Lebanese flee ancient city of Baalbek as Israel attacks

IDF offensive against Hizbollah continues while US struggles to negotiate end to war

World - Financial Times - October 30

The ancient Lebanese valley being pounded by Israeli bombs

The Bekaa, known for its Roman temples, is now a focus of the IDF’s campaign against Hizbollah and paying a heavy cost

World - Financial Times - 4 days ago

The Rise of Soccer’s ‘Arrival Fits’

Following in the footsteps of U.S. sports, European soccer clubs are platforming their players’ most creative outfits.

Sports - The New York Times - 1 hour ago

Lebanese PM denounces Israeli 'war crimes' as media workers killed

World - Yahoo News - October 25

A Lebanese family was holding a Sunday gathering when an Israeli strike toppled their building

Hecham al-Baba was visiting his sister at her home in southern Lebanon when the Israeli strike hit

World - ABC News - October 27

Once a refuge, southern Lebanese city of Tyre empties as airstrikes rain down

Streets deserted amid attacks and evacuation orders, which critics claim are designed to provoke mass displacement. Middle East crisis – live updates They call him the prince of doom. A phone ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

Dozens Killed in Israeli Strikes in Eastern Lebanon, Lebanese Officials Say

The barrage of Israeli airstrikes in the Bekaa Valley on Monday night killed at least 60 people, officials said. It appeared to be the deadliest attack in the area since the war escalated last month.

World - The New York Times - October 29

Hezbollah cleric Naim Kassem picked to lead the Lebanese militant group

Hezbollah says it has chosen cleric Naim Kassem to lead the Lebanese militant group after the killing of its longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike on a Beirut suburb in late ...

World - ABC News - October 29

Israel strikes historic Lebanese city of Baalbek after ordering evacuation

Tens of thousands flee as the Israeli military says it struck fuel depots belonging to Hezbollah.

A Lebanese family planning for a daughter's wedding is killed in an Israeli strike on their home

Maya Gharib was planning to get married in October, though she was worried her brother living abroad wouldn't be able to make it back to Lebanon as tensions with Israel grew

World - ABC News - October 31

Israeli forces capture senior Hezbollah operative in north Lebanon, Israeli military official says

An Israeli military official says Israeli naval forces have captured a senior Hezbollah operative in north Lebanon

World - ABC News - November 3

Disgraced Lebanese Central Banker Who Was a Fugitive Now Awaits His Fate

Riad Salameh was arrested on graft charges and accused of undermining Lebanon’s economy, as the Israel-Hezbollah war further destabilizes the country.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 3

A Lebanese Town Tries to Stay Out of Israel-Hezbollah War

While Lebanese are united against Israel’s onslaught, some in southern towns where Hezbollah does not hold sway say they feel caught between Israel’s firepower and Hezbollah’s fighters.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 3

Israeli strikes kill at least 40 in east Lebanon - health ministry

An Israeli official said the strikes, in the Baalbek and Bekaa regions, targeted Hezbollah operatives.

Lebanese Health Ministry says Israeli airstrike kills 20 in the country's north

World - ABC News - November 10

Israeli strikes kill at least 12 Lebanese rescuers and 15 people in Syria

An Israeli airstrike has killed at least 12 Lebanese rescue workers inside a civil defense center in the eastern city of Baalbek

World - ABC News - November 14

Lebanese Fear That Wherever the Displaced Go, Israeli Bombs Will Follow

Tensions among multiple sects in the country have long lurked just below the surface. As hundreds of thousands flee Israeli airstrikes in the south, those strains are worsening.

World - The New York Times - November 15

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