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☆ Matthew Briggs made his English Premier League debut at 16. 11 years later, he was left feeling suicidal
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

That “surreal moment” seemingly was the start of an exciting career in the game – Briggs was once tipped as a future England captain. In the year when he walked away from soccer, Briggs moved in with his uncle. For the first time in his life, Briggs learned how to deal with the feelings he had struggled with for years. Briggs playing for England in the Under-20 World Cup in 2009. Thousands of young players are fed into the academy system every year, with only a tiny percentage ever making it.

Persons: CNN — Matthews Briggs, – Briggs, ” Briggs, “, ‘, ’, Briggs, ”, Middlesborough, Wayne Rooney, Lee Smith, I’m, Joe Giddens, Matthew Briggs, –, I’ve, Alex Livesey, “ I’ve, that’s, it’s, Matthew Ashton, ” Neil Saunders, Briggs leant, Harvey Elliot, Arsenal’s Ethan Nwaneri, Elliot Organizations: International Association for Suicide Prevention, Befrienders Worldwide, CNN, English Premier League, Fulham, CNN Sport, Fulham’s, Arsenal, Premier League, Professional Footballers Association, England, Guyana’s CONCACAF, FIFA, US, Danish, HB Køge, Guyana, CONCACAF, Panama, Academy, PFA –, PFA, Liverpool Locations: England, Dubai, “, Guyana, Panama, Trinidad & Tobago

LOS ANGELES (AP) — SoFi Stadium will begin work Monday on renovations to increase the size of its playing field area in preparation for hosting eight matches during the 2026 World Cup. “It's really just changing pre-cast concrete in the corners of the stadium to a more retractable system,” Demoff said Sunday. SoFi also will have a temporary grass field for the World Cup in place of its usual artificial turf. The changes that we will make to the stadium were always contemplated for the World Cup. Although the Los Angeles-area World Cup organizers didn't get the final, only AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, will host more total matches than SoFi.

Persons: — SoFi, Kevin Demoff, “ It's, ” Demoff, “ We'll, ”, Chris Klein, we’re, Stan Kroenke, SoFi, Demoff, didn't, Larry Freedman Organizations: ANGELES, —, Los Angeles Rams, NFL, FIFA, U.S, Copa America, Rams, Arsenal, NBA, Denver Nuggets, CONCACAF, Mexico, SoFi, Los Angeles Chargers, Super, T, men's Locations: Los Angeles, Inglewood, United States, Arlington , Texas, LA, U.S

☆ Jamaica’s Women’s World Cup squad refuses to play upcoming matches over ‘constant mistreatment’ and delayed payments
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Members of the World Cup squad, the statement read, were still waiting for correct payments for their performances at the tournament and accused the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) of poor management. If there is a grievance or concern, this must be placed squarely on the table to be addressed and documented to the JFF.”Players from Jamaica's World Cup squad have refused to play the team's upcoming games. Jamaica made its own history at the World Cup, becoming the first Caribbean nation ever to reach the knockout phase of the tournament. Jamaica eventually lost to Colombia in the last 16 of the Women's World Cup. A long battleFor years, Jamaica’s women’s team has battled for better funding and working conditions.

Persons: Allyson Swaby, Khadija Shaw, Xavier Gilbert, Gilbert, Lorne Donaldson, “, ”, David Gray, Luis Rubiales, Jennifer Hermoso, Rubiales, Jorge Vilda, Robert Cianflone, Jamaica’s, Bob Marley’s, Cedella Organizations: CNN, World, Jamaica Football Federation, Getty, Spanish national team, Royal Spanish Football Federation, Concacaf Gold, Panama, Jamaica Gleaner, FIFA, Jamaica Locations: AFP, Jamaica, Caribbean, Guatemala, Colombia, Australia, New Zealand, France, Brazil, Panama

Niclas Füllkrug and Jamal Musiala scored three minutes apart early in the second half, and Germany rallied to beat the United States 3-1 in a rainy exhibition Saturday. Political Cartoons View All 1211 Images“He played a good game, showed his quality,” Berhalter said. Gündoğan tied the score with his 18th international goal and first since the World Cup. Musiala got his second international goal, racing ahead of Tim Ream after Füllkrug beat Turner to a deflection and then centered the ball. “In the second half,” Nagelsmann said, “we had the ball possession in the opponent's half.

Persons: — Gio Reyna, Gregg Berhalter, Julian Nagelsmann, Niclas Füllkrug, Jamal Musiala, “, ” Berhalter, ” Reyna, Berhalter, Reyna, Weston McKennie, ” Pulisic, Pulisic, Jonathan Tah, Antonio Rüdiger, Marc, André, Gündoğan, Leroy Sané, Matt Turner, Sané, Luca de la, Füllkrug, Turner, Robin Gosens, Chris Richards, Musiala, Tim Ream, Chris Führich, Hansi Flick, ” Nagelsmann Organizations: HARTFORD, United, “, CONCACAF Nations League, Canada, Dortmund, Bundesliga, Mexico, Luca de la Torre Locations: Conn, Germany, United States, Qatar, U.S, Gündoğan, Mexico, Philadelphia, Ghana, Nashville , Tennessee

☆ Latinos who don’t speak Spanish are getting shamed for it
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Catherine E. Shoichet | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

They’re all Latinos who’ve been shamed for the way they speak Spanish. About half of US Latinos who don’t speak Spanish have been shamed because of it, the study says, noting that 54% of Latinos who speak no more than a little Spanish say another Latino has made them feel bad for it. “There’s a subtle but ongoing shift in the share of Latinos who speak Spanish at home,” Lopez says. “I don’t know how he knows what I said on Univision, because he doesn’t speak Spanish.” Cruz fired back – in Spanish – and the debate continued. According to Pew’s study released this week, most US Latinos speak Spanish, but the share of Latinos who do differs by generation.

Persons: Sen, Ted Cruz, Oscar, Ariana DeBose, who’ve, ’, ”, Mark Hugo Lopez, ” Lopez, “, Marco Rubio, Cruz sparred, Rubio, ” Cruz, •, DeBose, Lin, Manuel Miranda, I’m, ” DeBose, Ariana Debose, Jackie Rodriguez, Rodriguez, She’s, Spanish Sin Pena, pena, Sin Pena, Wendy Ramirez, it’s, ” Rodriguez, “ It’s, José Medina, Medina, he’s, Carlos Torres, who’d, ‘ You’ve, You’ve, who’s, Yo Sabo, Torres, Jessica Rosales, sabo, ” Torres, Jessica Rosales Torres, Rosales, Pew’s, Spanish Jess Organizations: CNN, Pew Research Center, Pew, Census, Republican, Univision, Mexico’s CONCACAF, Pew Research, Getty Locations: Spanish, SoFi, Inglewood , California, U.S, Mexico, California

☆ Costa Rica beat Saudi Arabia after protest at St James' Park
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Soccer Football - International Friendly - Saudi Arabia v Costa Rica - St James' Park, Newcastle, Britain, September 8, 2023 Saudi Arabia's Ali Abdullah Hazzazi in action with Costa Rica's Manfred Ugalde and Francisco Calvo Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith Acquire Licensing RightsNEWCASTLE, England, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Costa Rica earned a 3-1 win over Saudi Arabia at St James' Park in a friendly on Friday after a pre-match protest by Newcastle United fans over the use of the stadium by the Saudi team. However, they could not find the equaliser and Costa Rica wrapped up the win when Randall Leal fired home in the 89th. Costa Rica interim coach Claudio Vivas told ESPN: "Keylor Navas has a very distinguished career, playing for Real Madrid is important, it's not for just anyone. A group of Newcastle fans protested before the match against the use of St James' Park by Saudi Arabia, who will play again at the stadium on Tuesday versus South Korea. Saudi Arabia won the last of their thee Asian Cup titles in 1996.

Persons: Park, Saudi Arabia's Ali Abdullah Hazzazi, Costa Rica's Manfred Ugalde, Francisco Calvo, Lee Smith, Keylor Navas, Joel Campbell's, Manfred Ugalde, Jimmy Marin's, Roberto Mancini, Ali Al Bulayhi, Feras Al Brikan's, Randall Leal, it's, Navas, Claudio Vivas, He's, St, Angelica Medina, Janina Nuno, Ken Ferris Organizations: Soccer Football, James, Saudi, St James, Newcastle United, Real Madrid, Costa, CONCACAF, Central Americans, ESPN, United Arab, Newcastle, South, Public Investment Fund, AFC Asian, Thomson Locations: Saudi Arabia, Costa Rica, Newcastle, Britain, Saudi, NEWCASTLE, England, Qatar, Italy, Feras, United Arab Emirates, Croatia, South Korea, Mexico City

☆ Forest sign U.S. keeper Turner from Arsenal
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Aug 9 (Reuters) - Nottingham Forest have signed goalkeeper Matt Turner from Arsenal with the United States international signing a four-year deal, the two clubs announced on Wednesday. No financial details were given but British media said Forest will pay seven million pounds ($8.92 million) for Turner plus three million in performance-related add-ons. Turner shot to fame in Major League Soccer where he made 111 appearances for New England Revolution before moving to Arsenal last year. It's felt right from the start and I'm happy it's got done." Arsenal are expected to replace Turner with Brentford keeper David Raya, according to British media.

Persons: Matt Turner, Turner, Aaron Ramsdale, Steve Cooper, It's, Ola Aina, Anthony Elanga, David Raya, Rohith Nair, Ken Ferris Organizations: Nottingham Forest, Arsenal, United States, CONCACAF Gold, CONCACAF Nations League, Major League Soccer, New England, Gunners, Premier League, Brentford, Thomson Locations: Nottingham, Bengaluru

[1/5] Jul 16, 2023; Inglewood, California, USA; Mexico forward Henry Martin (20) and forward Uriel Antuna (15) celebrate in the first half against Panama during the CONCACAF Gold Cup Final at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY SportsLOS ANGELES, July 16 (Reuters) - Second-half substitute Santiago Gimenez scored with two minutes left to give Mexico a 1-0 win over Panama in the CONCACAF Gold Cup final on Sunday and secure a record-extending ninth title for 'El Tri'. God, my family and the people who came today, 75,000 people. The victory was a welcome one for Mexico, who had failed to make it beyond the group stage at last year's World Cup. It also denied underdogs Panama, who upset the United States in the semi-finals, their first Gold Cup title.

Persons: Henry Martin, Uriel Antuna, Kirby Lee, Santiago Gimenez, Edson Alvarez, Gimenez, Henry Martin's, Orlando Mosquera, Panama’s Harold Cummings, Panama's, Edgar Barcenas, Jaime Lozano, Diego Cocca, Rory Carroll, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Panama, CONCACAF, SoFi, USA, LOS ANGELES, El, U.S, Nations League, Thomson Locations: Inglewood , California, USA, Mexico, El Tri, Argentina, United States, Canada, Panama, Los Angeles

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