The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and eliminate the constitutional right abortion on Friday created a wave of reaction throughout the country, which included many prominent sports figures. Megan Rapinoe, who [...]
Via The Guardian, an article on the impact that women's football has had upon the sport and lives of women worldwide:
hen you look at football in its rawest form, it is initially hard to see how it has become such a [...]
Via Sportsnet, a report that FIFA is diversifying its referee pool for the upcoming Qatar 2022 World Cup:
Female referees will make World Cup history this year by working games at a major men's tournament for the first time in [...]
Via the BBC, an article on why Blackpool forward's decision to come out is a watershed moment for British football:
After all, it's 2022, and the idea that a footballer's sexuality should be newsworthy will seem, to most [...]
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15,
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Courtesy of The Washington Post, an article on other leaders who broke through racial barriers in their respective sports:
Every April 15, Major League Baseball goes to great lengths to honor Jackie Robinson on the anniversary [...]
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14,
2022
Via Stadium Talk, a look at the most influential social activists in sports history:
Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s decision in 2016 to not stand for the national anthem as a protest against the [...]