soccer
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8-Year-Old Girl’s Soccer Team Disqualified Because ‘She Looks Like a Boy’
An 8-year-old soccer player from Nebraska is calling foul after her team was disqualified from a tournament because officials said she looked like a boy. Mili Hernandez likes to wear her hair short because it’s her hair and she can do that. Mili is also an excellent soccer player who’s playing above her age level…
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9-Year-Old Conn. Girl Banned From Soccer Game Because of Her Hairstyle
Aubrey Zvovushe-Ramos, 9, had never run into any problems with her hairstyle during the six years she has played soccer. But last Saturday the referee told her that if she did not remove the beads from her braids, she wouldn’t be allowed to play in the game with her Sapphires teammates in Monroe, Conn., ThinkProgress reports.…
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Former Aston Villa Footballer Dalian Atkinson Dies After Police in England Use Taser on Him
English footballer Dalian Atkinson died after police used a Taser on him near his father’s home in Telford, England, The Guardian reports. Atkinson, a former Aston Villa striker, who also played for Sheffield Wednesday and Ipswich Town, was 48. He was believed to have been visiting his 85-year-old father when the incident occurred. According to…
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English Premier League Soccer, Anyone?
As I watch the 2016 Rio Olympics and struggle with the internal gymnastics (pun intended) of being “America, Fuck Yeah” and being UBER proud of our women’s gymanstics squad while simultaneously reading the news and wanting to immigrate, I’ve found myself feeling very international. Now, that’s a pretty easy thing for me to do. Hell,…