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Spanish Football Player Lamine Yamal Waved Palestine’s Flag After Winning Spain’s La Liga Title
Yamal’s gesture quickly went viral as an apparent act of solidarity with the Palestinian people against Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
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Bosnia And Herzegovina’s U-21 Men’s Football Team Refused To Shake Hands With Israel’s Team Before Their Game
The incident comes after repeated calls on FIFA and other international sports organizations to ban Israel from competing given its continued genocide in Gaza.
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Spanish Football Fans Chanted Anti-Muslim Slurs At A Match Against Egypt, Sparking Condemnation
The fans chanted, "Musulmán el que no bote," which roughly translates to "if you're not jumping, you're a Muslim."
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Iran’s Men’s Football Team Held Schoolbags To Pay Tribute To The Children Killed By The US-Israeli Strike On A Girls’ School
The backpacks, decorated with ribbons, were meant to represent the students killed in the strike, with players holding them close to their hearts in remembrance.
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Iran’s Men’s Football Team Said It Will Still Compete In The World Cup But Boycott The US For Bombing It
"We will boycott the United States, but we will not boycott the World Cup.”
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Australia Granted Asylum To Seven Members Of Iran’s Women’s Football Team After They Refused To Sing The National Anthem
Following the match, seven footballers sought asylum in Australia, fearing repercussions for their actions.
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The Paralympics Banned Ukraine’s Team From Wearing Its Ceremonial Uniform Because It Features A Map Of Ukraine
Ukraine's team resubmitted a new design within 24 hours, and it was approved.
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Women To Be Inspired By On International Women's Day 2026
These women are breaking barriers, standing up for what’s right and inspiring us to fight for a better and more equal world.
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Iran's Women's Football Team Refused To Sing The National Anthem To Protest Against The Regime
When the national anthem began, neither the players nor head coach Marziyeh Jafari sang, instead staring straight ahead and remaining largely motionless.
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This French Goalkeeper Faked An Injury To Pause The Match For His Muslim Teammates To Break Their Fast
As medical staff ran onto the pitch to treat Lopes, five of his Muslim teammates sprinted to the sideline to eat dates and drink water.
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Israel Has Disqualified Its Own Olympic Bobsleigh Team After This Member Faked Being Sick To Swap With Another
Team members sought to swap out Zisman with substitute Israeli bobsled athlete Ward Fawarsy, who participated in an Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip in 2023.
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This US Bobsleigh Mom Athlete Signed "Mommy Won" To Her Deaf Sons After She Won Olympic Gold
Meyers Taylor's win is especially emotional as she had considered retiring in December 2025 during the bobsled World Cup in Norway.