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Sports in extreme heat: How high school athletes can safely prepare for the start of practice, and the warning signs of heat illness

Contact practices generate body heat, and full pads and helmets hold that heat in. More than 50 high school football players died from heat...

How apartheid, European racism and Pelé helped cultivate a culture of diversity in US soccer that endures into Messi-era MLS

by John M Sloop, Vanderbilt University North America’s most diverse professional league kicks off on Feb. 21, 2024, as Major League Soccer returns after a...

We blurred the gender of soccer players and had people rate their performances − with surprising results

Would people still call a women’s soccer match boring if they didn’t know the players’ genders? isitsharp/E+ via Getty Images by Carlos Gómez González, University of...

Women’s World Cup will highlight how far other countries have closed the gap with US

The end of the glory years for the U.S. Women’s National Team? AP Photo/Claude Paris – but that isn’t the only yardstick to measure growth of...

Messi is heading to the US as Saudi Arabia kicks off bidding war with MLS for aging soccer stars

Karim Benzema – taking the money and running into the box. AP Photo/Hussein Malla by Stefan Szymanski, University of Michigan The announcements on consecutive days that the...

European soccer is having another reckoning over racism

Vinícius Júnior is making the point, but are soccer’s governing bosses getting it? Aitor Alcalde Colomer/Getty Images – is it time to accept the problem goes...

How apartheid, European racism and Pelé helped cultivate a culture of diversity in US soccer that endures into the MLS

by John M Sloop, Vanderbilt University North America’s most diverse professional league kicks off on Feb. 25, 2023, as Major League Soccer returns after a...

Pelé was ensnared by ‘Brazilian-style racism’ but stood firm as dictatorship tried to keep him playing

by José Paulo Florenzano, Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo Following the death of arguably the greatest soccer player of all time, Prof José...

Pelé: a global superstar and cultural icon who put passion at the heart of soccer

by Simon Chadwick, SKEMA Business School Pelé, soccer’s first global superstar, has died at the age of 82. To many fans, the Brazilian will be...

What to watch for when you are watching the World Cup: Essential reads for on and off the field

by Matt Williams, The Conversation Whether you call it “soccer” or “football,” the beautiful game is enjoyed by fans around the world. And every four...

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