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· Bryan Ke
Dwayne Johnson meets with Georgia high school football team after tragic shooting
Dwayne Johnson invited and met with the Apalachee High School football team while filming an undisclosed project in Atlanta, weeks after the tragic mass shooting at the Winder-based high school on Sept. 4 that killed four people and injured nine others. Sharing the meeting on…
· Ryan General
Japan upsets USA in American football to reach IFAF World Junior final
Japan’s U20 American Football team defeated two-time champion USA 41-20 at the IFAF World Junior Championships in Edmonton, Canada on Wednesday. A dominant defensive performance in the first half propelled Japan to a commanding lead, which they held onto despite a strong…
· Bryan Ke
Son Heung-min named Best Footballer in Asia for 2023
Son Heung-min won his seventh Best Footballer in Asia title this week, beating other superstars in the sport such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Kim Min-jae. Moving the news: Tottenham Hotspur announced the recognition on Tuesday, congratulating its captain for winning the Asian…
· Bryan Ke
Chinese man accused of stealing $168 million through football betting app scam in India
A Chinese national fled to China after Indian authorities learned of a football betting app scam that swindled hundreds of millions of dollars out of over a thousand users. Uncovering the scam: India’s Central Investigation Department (CID) established a Special Investigation…
· Ryan General
Champion sumo wrestler shifts to American football, joins Colorado State Rams
“I’m more excited than nervous about the fact that I’ll have to learn how to survive and continue to aim for the NFL in a football program”
· Ryan General
Georgia football player apologizes for racial slur during NFL Draft
Collegiate football athlete Jamaal Jarrett has apologized for the racially insensitive remarks he made on his Instagram Live during the 2023 NFL Draft on April 27. Jarrett, a 17-year-old freshman lineman for the University of Georgia Bulldogs, made a derogatory comment during…
· Bryan Ke
Georgia football player caught spewing racist slur at Asian boy during NFL Draft livestream
Jamaal Jarrett, an incoming defensive lineman of the University of Georgia Bulldogs football team, was caught using a racist slur toward Asians during a livestream of this year’s NFL Draft. Jarrett, a 17-year-old incoming first-year student at the University of Georgia, was…
· Carl Samson
Son Heung-min, Ji So-yun named South Korea’s top footballers
Before you read: Son Heung-min makes history as first Asian player to lead English football’s Premier League in goals Son Heung-min becomes highest-ranked Asian player in men’s Ballon d’Or history Son Heung-min declares himself fit for World Cup after injury South Korea’s Son…
· Iris Jung
Meet Cho Gue-sung, the S. Korean footballer capturing fans’ hearts at the World Cup
South Korean footballer Cho Gue-sung, who plays as No. 9 on South Korea’s national football team, went viral after capturing the hearts of World Cup fans worldwide. The 24-year-old athlete began his professional career in 2019 and made his official World Cup debut this month.…
· Bryan Ke
‘My dream has come true’: Thai boy saved during Tham Luang cave rescue receives football scholarship
Duangpetch “Dom” Promthep, 17, was offered a scholarship to study at Brooke House College Football Academy in Leicester, England. The teenager made an announcement on Instagram on Aug. 15. “Today, my dream has come true. I’m going to be a football student in England,” Promthep…
· Bryan Ke
Huynh Nhu set to become first Vietnamese woman football player to join European team
Vietnamese football star Huynh Nhu traveled to Portugal on Monday in preparation for signing with Länk FC Vilaverdense, a Portuguese football team, for a two-year contract. Nhu, a 30-year-old forward player and the captain of Vietnam’s women’s national football team, could…
· Ryan General
Son Heung-min makes history as first Asian player to lead English football’s Premier League in goals
South Korean footballer Son Heung-min has become the first Asian player to win the title of top scorer in the English Premier League. Son, 29, received the Premier League’s Golden Boot award on Sunday after ending the 2021-2022 season with a career-high 23 goals.
· Michelle De Pacina
Making history: Philippine women’s national football team qualifies for country’s first FIFA World Cup
Malditas, the Philippine women’s national football team, recently made history by earning a victory ticket to their nation’s first World Cup. The team will advance to the semis of the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup and make their way to Australia to compete in the FIFA Women's World…
· Bryan Ke
Rakuten Responds After Racist Video of Footballers Antoine Griezmann, Ousmane Dembélé Resurfaces
Professional French football players Antoine Griezmann and Ousmane Dembélé of FC Barcelona offered a public apology after a video of them making fun of Japanese hotel staff made its rounds online. What happened: The video was leaked less than a week after the French national…
· Kimberly Nguyen
Football Player Stops Suspect Months Before Same Man is Arrested for Invading Elderly Asian Home
A football player from Concord, California is being praised for stopping a suspect involved in two separate incidents, a car break-in and an elderly home invasion. The suspect, Roman Banks, broke into the home of a senior Chinese couple, 81 and 87, on Campbell Street in…
· Grace Kim
Korean Footballer Son Heung Min Targeted With Racial Abuse Following Defeat
Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung Min was the target of racial abuse on social media following a 3-1 Premier League defeat by Manchester United over the weekend. The 28-year-old forward, who scored the Spur’s only goal during Sunday’s game, was involved in a controversial incident…
· Bryan Ke
Jackson He Becomes First Chinese-Born Player to Score Touchdown in Football Bowl Subdivision History
He Peizhang, also known by his English name Jackson He, has become the first Chinese-born player to score a touchdown in Football Bowl Subdivision history during a Dec. 11 game. The historic moment happened on Friday when Arizona State University’s Sun Devils won against rival…
· Ryan General
Arizona State Gives Chinese-Born Football Player a Jersey With His Chinese Name
A Chinese-born college football player is now playing for Arizona State University in the Football Bowl Subdivision, the most competitive subdivision of the NCAA Division. Chinese Pride: He Peizhang, also known as Jackson He, was wearing a jersey with his name written in Chinese…
· Bryan Ke
Korean American Football Player Younghoe Koo to Become NFL’s Lead Scorer at 26
Korean American professional football player and Atlanta Falcons kicker, Younghoe Koo, is on track to become the NFL’s lead scorer. Leading kicker: Koo, one of four Korean Americans playing in the NFL right now, managed to get a 5-for-5 on field-goal tries and 4-for-4…
· Bryan Ke
Taiwan Burger King’s Chocolate Whopper Sparks Line Longer Than a Football Field
Burger King Taiwan just made its April Fools’ joke a reality after releasing a Whopper slathered in Hershey’s chocolate syrup. The American brand’s Taiwan branch released the Hershey’s Chocolate Whopper as a one-day offer in Tainan on Sept. 1, according to Kotaku.
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