Soccer

The PlayStation Network was busy last year, as 2023 saw dozens of high-profile releases on that platform. But which games were the most-downloaded on PS5 and PS4? Sony has revealed the top PlayStation Store downloads across all of 2023, and while the number one game on that list won't be too surprising, there are some unexpected entries on the list.In the US and Canada, Hogwarts Legacy was the most-downloaded game of the year on PS5, and came in second place on PS4 to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III. The…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Soccer players are concerned for their physical safety due to a fan culture seen as increasingly more violent and abusive, according to new UCD research. The first of its kind, the report "The Impact of Violence Towards Footballers in Their Workplace" by FIFPRO, the global players' union shows the stress players are being put…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeFrom famous footballer to aspiring film star: it’s a path that’s surprisingly well trodden. The latest former player to delve into the world of acting is ex-Arsenal star, Match of the Day pundit and all-round national treasure Ian Wright, who appears in Daniel Kaluuya’s directorial debut The Kitchen.In the dystopian drama, which arrives on Netflix on Friday, Wright plays the host of a…

Updated Jan. 13, 2024 12:01 am ETListen to article(1 minute)HERZOGENAURACH, Germany—A former professional soccer player, Bjørn Gulden says that when he took over Adidas just over a year ago, it felt as if the German sports giant was losing by four goals at halftime.Morale was down after the collapse of its Yeezy collaboration with rapper Kanye West, who now goes by Ye, and employees complained about a lack of transparency.Copyright ©2024Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8…

If you're a fan of Netflix's Drive to Survive and also happen to be a fan of Major League Soccer, you're going to think that all of your holidays have come at once with the news that the two things are about to merge into one ball of fun. And it's going to stream on Apple TV Plus.We'd heard hints that Box to Box, the outfit behind Drive to Survive, was planning to work on a documentary series about the MLS almost a year ago, but it now seems that things have moved on a stage with plans for filming underway. If everything…

Screenshot: Samsung NewsroomAfter showing an initial prototype four years ago, Samsung officially revealed its cute new robot, Ballie, at CES 2024. This adorable little ball is being marketed as “your true AI companion” and can do everything from projecting visuals on your wall to turning switches on or off for you.Samsung Shows Off First LaserSlim OLED TVYou can program it to patrol your house at a specific time. Here’s the extent of how (scaringly) autonomous this ball is. It will start the patrolling and send you…

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Quick Answer: You can watch the Barcelona vs. América game live online for free with a free trial to DirecTV Stream or fuboTV. Soccer fans are in for a treat this week as FC Barcelona take on Mexican giants (and newly-crowned Liga MX champs) Club América in a rare international friendly taking place here in the U.S. The Barcelona vs. América game takes place…

New research reveals that frequent soccer heading can lead to changes in brain structure and function, mirroring mild traumatic brain injuries and affecting cognitive performance. This research, using advanced MRI techniques, adds to the debate about the safety and long-term effects of heading in soccer. New findings recently presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) links soccer heading, a technique where players strike the ball with their heads, and a notable decrease in both…

31-0 — that was the final score of the World Cup qualifying match in 2001 that made the American Samoa soccer team legends in the world of international soccer. Not legends in a good way, mind you; they were the ones on the receiving end of that epic lambasting. Think about how crushing that must have felt, to see your hopes of glory on the pitch and your sense of national pride transformed into public humiliation. There’s a happy ending to this story, however: The official Federation of the tiny nation hired a former…

Netflix's four-episode series about USWNT and their on- and off-the-fields battles premieres December 12 The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team’s efforts to capture a third straight World Cup is the focus of the upcoming Netflix docuseries Under Pressure: The U.S. Women’s World Cup Team, with the streaming service sharing the first trailer Saturday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hg1FZ583Xc Under Pressure follows the roster of vets like Megan Rapinoe, Alex Morgan and Lindsey Horan…