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Israel Has Killed This Football Player Known As The “Palestinian Pelé” While He Was Waiting For Aid In Gaza
41-year-old Suleiman Al-Obeid had represented Palestine in 24 international matches and scored over 100 goals.
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These Irish Women Camogie Players Defied A Rule Forcing Them To Wear Skirts And Wore Shorts In Protest
“In no other facet of my life does someone dictate that I have to wear something resembling a skirt because I am a girl. Why is it happening in my sport?” Dublin captain Aisling Maher wrote.
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Palestine Announced Its 2026 Football World Cup Qualifiers’ Team With A Moving Video Shot In Gaza
The video shows children finding the portraits of the 26 players nominated to play at the qualifiers throughout Gaza, such as along the seashore, in tents and amid the rubble.
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This Dutch Teen Is Being Praised For His Truthful Reporting Of Israeli Football Hooligans Inciting Violence
16-year-old Bender was one of the few journalists on-the-ground when Israeli Maccabi Tel Aviv fans began inciting violence and attacking locals following the match.
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Israeli Football Hooligans Incited Racist Riots In Amsterdam Then Called It A “Pogrom” When They Were Attacked
Israeli Maccabi Tel Aviv fans gathered in a central square in Amsterdam and burned Palestine’s flag and chanted anti-Arab chants, according to Amsterdam police.
LGBTQ
After Being Harassed, This Spanish Trans Man Created The Country’s First Trans Men’s Football Team
24-year-old transgender man Hugo Martinez founded the team after he was no longer allowed to play on a women’s team following his transition.
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This Spanish Tennis Player Apologized After She Pulled The Racist Slant-Eye Gesture With Chopsticks While In China
Paula Badosa initially defended the photo, saying she was just "playing around with my face and wrinkles", adding that she loved Asia and had plenty of Asian friends.
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People Are Loving This 50-Year-Old Egyptian Mom Who Powerlifted At The Paralympics And Won A Medal
“50 years young and still mixing it with the very best in the world.”
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This Ugandan Runner Who Competed In This Year’s Paris Olympics Has Died After Being Set On Fire By Her Boyfriend
33-year-old Rebecca Cheptegei, a distance runner who finished 44th in marathon at the Paris Olympics in August, was attacked outside her house in Kenya.
Women
This 17-Year-Old Armless Indian Archer Has Convinced People The Olympics Are Just A Warm Up For The Paralympics
Sheetal Devi became the first Indian woman, as well as the first and only woman without upper limbs, to win an archery medal at the Paralympics.
Women
This British Para-Archer Competed While Seven-Months Pregnant And Won A Gold Medal, Making History
31-year-old Jodie Grinham, who was born with an arm disability, won a bronze medal in the women’s individual compound event while she was seven-months pregnant.
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Here’s What Happened Around The World In August 2024
Here’s what happened around the world in August 2024.