Scott Vermillion, a former college star who played four seasons in M.L.S., died in 2020. He is the first American professional soccer player with a public case of C.T.E.
Tag: Soccer
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An Israeli Soccer Team’s Success Puts Its Arab Village on the Map
Established in 2016, Maccabi Bnei Reineh is the talk of Israel’s top division after completing a quick rise. Its founders say its presence represents something far more important.
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Once an ‘Easy Way Out’ for Equality, Women’s Soccer Is Now a U.S. Force
After Title IX passed in 1972, administrators found soccer to be a cheap way to comply. And participation rates soared in high schools, universities and at club levels for girls and women.
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The Day the Supreme Court Crashed the Title IX Party
Celebration of the 50th anniversary of Title IX was dampened as female athletes were saddened — and angered — by the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade.
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Paulo Dybala, Juventus and the Problem With Italy
The travails of Dybala, whose contract with Juventus runs out this month, are emblematic of a soccer ecosystem that is often a world apart.