Soccer

Through tears and a smile, Alex Morgan waved to the crowd and walked off the field for the last time on Sunday.

One heavy-duty sneeze left a soccer player in England out from competition due to injury. But it turns out this wasn’t the first time an athlete sneezed their way to the sidelines.

News4’s Trinity Rodman sits down with News4’s Jummy Olabanji to reflect on the mindset that helped her win gold with the USWNT at the Paris Olympics, plus shares her next goal. “This whole experience, this whole season has been very hard, and I’ve worked very hard, but at the same time, it’s been so much fun.”

Magic Johnson has bought an ownership stake in the National Women’s Soccer League’s Washington Spirit. The team announced Johnson has joined the investor group led by owner Michele Kang. Johnson most recently became part of the ownership group that bought the NFL’s Washington Commanders last year and also has shares in Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Dodgers, WNBA’s Los Angeles...

U.S. soccer star Alex Morgan announced her retirement from soccer and that she is pregnant with her second child in a social media post on Thursday.

Washington Spirit midfielder Croix Bethune will miss the rest of the NWSL season after apparently suffering a knee injury while throwing the ceremonial first pitch at a Washington Nationals game last week.

Messi won the award last year for a record eighth time.

The former Liverpool and Barcelona forward, Uruguay’s all-time leading scorer with 69 goals in 142 matches, will play his last international game on Friday against Paraguay.

The drawings for the new format of European soccer’s signature event, the Champions League, were revealed on Thursday.

Cristo Fernández, known as Dani Rojas from “Ted Lasso”, shares his thoughts on the Premier League and his desire to meet Cristiano Ronaldo.

Cristo Fernández, known for his role as Dani Rojas on the hit show “Ted Lasso,” shares how the series fed his passion for soccer.

Uruguayan soccer player Juan Izquierdo died at a hospital in Brazil five days after collapsing during a game in Sao Paulo. He was 27.

Even after securing multiple titles, Chelsea’s Niamh Charles reveals how the drive for success remains strong, highlighting the team’s continuous push for greatness under new coach Sonia Bompastor.

Washington Spirit will host a historic doubleheader event on Aug. 25 at Audi Field. Spirit will play against the Kansas City Current before two of Europe’s top teams, Arsenal and Chelsea, face off. Fans can enjoy local businesses and activities like getting Trinity Rodman’s pink braid look at the fan fest. News4’s Derrick Ward reports. 

The France great had a contract through the next season and was due to resume coaching the France under-21 team next month in its qualifying group for the 2025 European Championship.

The U.S. women’s soccer team celebrated winning the gold medal after defeating Brazil 1-0 on Saturday.

US Women National Team’s Lindsey Horan and coach Emma Hayes talked to the press Saturday night after the U.S. victory against Brazil at the Paris Olympics.

The U.S. women’s national team took gold in the final soccer match at the Paris Olympics on Saturday, defeating Brazil 1-0.

When the U.S. women’s soccer team plays Brazil in gold medal match on Saturday, the Americans will be going up against a hero of theirs who they say has forever changed the game.

The United States is going for its fifth gold medal in women’s soccer at the Paris Olympics, but they’ll face a tough test this weekend as Brazil knocked off Spain to advance to the final game of the tournament.