Playing for one of the best soccer teams in the world, you are going to face some criticism from fans and the media. However, ...

LONDON — Missing penalties in a major international soccer final was bad enough for three Black players on England’s national team. Being subjected to a torrent of racial abuse on social media ...

Soccer stars face a relentless wave of online abuse, often from furious gamblers blaming them for lost bets. Players and their families endure death threats and hateful messages daily, driven by ...

A 22-year-old Australian soccer player says he's stepping away from the sport because of the online abuse he has suffered during his playing career. Josh Hope was a midfielder for Melbourne ...

The boycott, set to begin on Friday, is the most direct effort yet by a sport to pressure social media companies like Twitter, Instagram and Facebook to take action against abuse.

USWNT Received Most Online Abuse During World Cup, per FIFA Report The U.S. women's soccer team faced an alarming amount of abuse on social media during the World Cup this past summer.

A report issued Monday by FIFA and FIFPRO, the global union for soccer players, found that 1 in 5 players at this year’s World Cup were subjected to online abuse, with the U.S. national team the ...

The report, published Monday, found that female World Cup players were 29 percent more likely to be subjected to online abuse than male soccer players who participated in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Online racist abuse of soccer players is prolific on social media platforms.

Missing penalties in a major international soccer final was bad enough for three Black players on England’s national team. Being subjected to a torrent of racial abuse on social media in the ...