Spain's Bonmatí wins UEFA best women's player award and stands up for teammate amid Rubiales crisis
Spanish soccer star Aitana Bonmatí has used her acceptance speech at a UEFA awards ceremony to voice support for her teammate who was forcibly kissed after the Women’s World Cup final by the country’s soccer federation president.
Nearly 100 Croatian soccer fans face murder, gang-related charges in Greece after deadly violence
Nearly 100 Croatian soccer fans have appeared in an Athens court to face serious criminal charges that include murder and membership of a criminal organization, over their alleged involvement in deadly fan violence.
UEFA postpones Euro 2020 by 1 year because of pandemic
FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016 file photo the Euro soccer championships trophy is seen in front of the logo during the presentation of Munich's logo as one of the host cities of the Euro 2020 European soccer championships in Munich, Germany. UEFA, are set to make a final decision when the UEFA executive committee meets on Tuesday March 17, 2020 after talks with clubs and leagues, about possibly delaying the Euro 2020 soccer tournament by a year as the continent grapples with the outbreak of the coronavirus. Euro 2020 became Euro 2021 in a major shift for an international soccer calendar that is on lockdown because of the coronavirus outbreak and with no clear end in sight. “Moving Euro 2020 comes at a huge cost for UEFA,” Ceferin said in a statement. Euro 2020 was scheduled to be played in a dozen countries from Ireland to Azerbaijan, and Russia to Italy.