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Social Media Giants Facebook And Twitter Come Under Fire After English Soccer Players Face Racial Abuse

Derek MajorJuly 13, 2021July 13, 2021

by Derek MajorJuly 13, 2021July 13, 2021308

Facebook and Twitter are facing backlash after three Black English soccer players were subjected to racial abuse following the team’s loss to Italy Sunday...

Sports

Soccer Phenom Raheem Sterling Collaborates With New Balance

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonMay 24, 2021May 24, 2021

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonMay 24, 2021May 24, 2021426

The New Balance sneaker company has partnered with soccer player Raheem Sterling on a deal that entails products and philanthropy....

Sports

Serena Williams and her Daughter Join Natalie Portman as Investors in New Los Angeles Soccer Team

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 22, 2020July 22, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 22, 2020July 22, 20205298

Natalie Portman has enlisted the help of tennis great Serena Williams and her daughter, Alexis Olympia for new soccer team...

News Sports

U.S. Soccer Repeals Policy Requiring Players to Stand During National Anthem

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJune 12, 2020June 12, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJune 12, 2020June 12, 20203727

U.S. Soccer has repealed its policy requiring its players to stand during the national anthem....

Career

Are You the Twelfth Player?

Rita P. Mitchell, CRCÂ®October 21, 2016September 23, 2017

by Rita P. Mitchell, CRCÂ®October 21, 2016September 23, 2017137

Do you have the motivation and determination to be your company's 12th player? Read about using this soccer concept in the workplace....

News

The Weekend Update: Serenaâ€™s Game, Set, Match

Michael TolbertJuly 14, 2015July 14, 2015

by Michael TolbertJuly 14, 2015July 14, 2015180

Serena Williams celebrates a historic win at Wimbledon, Mexican drug lord â€˜El Chapoâ€™ escapes, and more....

News

WVU’s Kadeisha Buchanan Wins Hyundai Young Player Award

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJuly 8, 2015August 8, 2018

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJuly 8, 2015August 8, 2018284

Earlier today, FIFA announced that 19-year-old Kadeisha Buchanan becomes just the second player in the tournament’s history to win the prestigious, yet elusive, Hyundai Young...

News

The Weekend Update: U-S-A, U-S-A

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJuly 7, 2015August 8, 2018

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJuly 7, 2015August 8, 2018141

The weekend is never quite long enough, and it seems as though there’s always too much to do. With so many things happening, who can...

Lifestyle

WVU’s Kadeisha Buchanan Wins Hyundai Young Player Award

Michael TolbertJuly 6, 2015July 6, 2015

by Michael TolbertJuly 6, 2015July 6, 2015290

Kadeisha Buchanan represented well during the Women's World Cup in her home nation of Canada, and earned a prestigious award in the process....

Lifestyle

GQ Recognizes Some of the Most Stylish Athletes in New List

Michael TolbertJune 24, 2015May 10, 2016

by Michael TolbertJune 24, 2015May 10, 2016325

Lebron James and Mario Balotelli made the cut for GQ's most stylish men alive list....