On Saturday, the governing body threatened legal action against its women’s national team, who went on strike over budget cuts and pay equity issues while prepping for this week’s SheBelieves Cup.

As we celebrate National Girls & Women in Sports Day, we’re taking time to highlight an alarming trend in women’s soccer that was thrust back into the spotlight following heartbreaking news about USWNT star Sam Mewis: the abundance of knee injuries among the world’s best players.

On Monday, they dropped a list of corrective action stemming from their December investigative report into systemic abuse within the league

As detailed on yesterday’s episode of The GIST of It, U.S. Soccer is investigating USMNT head coach Gregg Berhalter and other members of the federation’s staff for allegations of “inappropriate behavior,” including a 1991 domestic violence incident involving Berhalter and his now wife, Rosalind.

While the entire nation of Argentina continues to celebrate their World Cup win, a disturbing soccer trend has re-emerged and is impacting runners-up France: racist abuse directed at Black players.

The legendary Lionel Messi and No. 3 Argentina are your 2022 FIFA men’s World Cup champions after taking down Golden Boot winner Kylian Mbappé and No. 4 France yesterday in perhaps the greatest sporting event ever.

Messi's elusive World Cup title dream is still alive after No. 3 Argentina took down No. 12 Croatia 3–0 in yesterday’s semifinal.

Upsets, penalty kicks (PKs) and a historic win — the men’s World Cup quarter-finals more than lived up to the hype.

The World Cup quarter-finals kick off in just a few short hours, and with all eight remaining teams in the top 25 of FIFA’s rankings, the Cup is anyone’s for the taking.

The final four Round of 16 games were full of fireworks on and off the pitch, as favorites fell flat and former superstars sat on the bench.

The World Cup chaos briefly subsided over the weekend as expected favorites took care of business to punch their tickets to the quarter-finals.

The USMNT was knocked out of the World Cup after Saturday’s 3–1 loss to the Netherlands, but, over four games in Qatar, the young team more than proved they belong on the international stage, even if they’re not quite ready for a leading role just yet.