Kate O'Halloran / TruthdigMar 15, 2020
Under a groundbreaking agreement, men's and women's teams pool revenue and enjoy equal working conditions. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
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Kate O'Halloran / TruthdigFeb 25, 2019
Three years after the launch of their semiprofessional league in Australia, female athletes confront a backlash in the media and within the sport. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Naomi LaChance / TruthdigSep 29, 2018
Kathryn Mayorga seeks to void a previous out-of-court settlement and nondisclosure agreement from the alleged attack in 2009. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
The Associated PressMar 8, 2018
Marches and demonstrations in Asia are kicking off rallies around the world. Other events are planned across the Mideast, Europe and the Americas. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI and AYA BATRAWY / The Associated PressJan 12, 2018
A soccer match takes on a historic dimension for rights in Saudi Arabia. The female spectators, however, are segregated in the "family section." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Eric Ortiz / TruthdigOct 23, 2017
What can a youth soccer game teach us? No matter the degree of injustice, we should say or do something. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Allen Barra / TruthdigDec 19, 2016
If the world’s most popular sport is going to take hold in this country, the NCAA, Major League Soccer and the national sports media need to hype the college game—and get it on TV. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Donald Kaufman / TruthdigApr 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. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 25, 2015
The president of the international soccer governing body is being investigated for “suspicion of criminal mismanagement and suspicion of misappropriation” of funds, Switzerland’s office of the attorney general announced Friday. The criminal case against him is another key development in a series of investigations that began in May with the arrest of 14 top soccer and marketing officials as they gathered for FIFA’s annual congress. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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