District attorneys in Las Vegas declined to prosecute a sexual-assault claim against Cristiano Ronaldo.
Police matched a DNA sample from Cristiano Ronaldo to evidence from an alleged 2009 rape at a Las Vegas hotel, but detectives struggled with uncooperative attorneys for his accuser before prosecutors declined to pursue a criminal charge, according to correspondence obtained by Outside the Lines.
In emails between Clark County prosecutors and Las Vegas police, detectives expressed frustrations about attorneys for Ronaldo’s accuser, Kathryn Mayorga.
“Communicating with the victim is now impossible…
District attorneys in Las Vegas declined to prosecute a sexual assault claim against Cristiano Ronaldo.
Police matched a DNA sample from Cristiano Ronaldo to evidence from an alleged 2009 rape at a Las Vegas hotel, but detectives struggled with uncooperative attorneys for his accuser before prosecutors declined to pursue a criminal charge, according to correspondence obtained by Outside the Lines.
In emails between Clark County (Nevada) prosecutors and Las Vegas police, detectives expressed frustrations about attorneys for Ronaldo’s accuser, Kathryn Mayorga.
“Communicating with the victim is now impossible…
Alejandro Bedoya grabs a mic on the field after scoring at D.C. United, urging Congress to take action on gun violence in light of recent tragedies. Philadelphia Union captain Alejandro Bedoya used his goal celebration in Sunday’s MLS game at DC United to call on Congress to act on gun violence, following a pair of mass shootings in the U.S. this weekend.
After scoring at Audi Field in the nation’s capital, Bedoya ran toward the corner of the field, grabbed a television microphone and shouted into it.
“Hey Congress, do something now. End gun violence. Let’s go!” he said.
The comment was easily heard on FS1’s broadcast of the game but were not…
Megan Rapinoe uses the platform of the USWNT’s World Cup winning celebrations to call for unity and less contention in society. New York City police say they are investigating a possible hate crime directed toward Megan Rapinoe after posters featuring the U.S. women’s soccer star were defaced with derogatory slurs.
Police said the vandalism, which was discovered inside the Bryant Park subway station in midtown Manhattan on Monday, was being investigated by the New York Police Department’s Hate Crime Task Force.
The posters have since been scrubbed clean. Rapinoe, who is gay, has been an outspoken advocate for gender equity…
VALENCIENNES, France — The head of women’s soccer in Africa wants Cameroon to face punishment for the conduct of players in their Women’s World Cup loss to England.
The Cameroon team rebelled against three officiating decisions in a 3-0 loss to England in the round of 16 on Sunday. After the game, Cameroon manager Alain Djeumfa accused officials of a “miscarriage of justice.”
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To reduce the likelihood of them being sent off, goalkeepers at the Women’s World Cup will not be booked for stepping off the goal line during penalty shootouts, soccer’s law-making body, IFAB, said on Friday.
New regulations brought in from June 1 by IFAB mean that goalkeepers must have one foot at least partly on the line when the penalty is taken and can neither stand behind nor in front of it.
The law currently states that if a goalkeeper commits an offense, the kick must be retaken and the…
Neymar has been accused of raping a woman in Paris last month, according to a Brazilian police document. Meanwhile, the soccer player’s father called the incident “a setup” against his son.
According to the document, obtained by ESPN Brasil, the unidentified woman said the alleged assault took place on May 15 at 8:20 p.m. local time in a hotel room. The woman reported it to Sao Paulo police on Friday.
The woman told police that she and the Brazilian star met in France, where Neymar plays…
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United States national team coach Gregg Berhalter is monitoring Efrain Alvarez, the 16-year-old midfielder who had an assist in his LA Galaxy debut last weekend and is eligible to play for both the Americans and Mexico.
Alvarez, who turns 17 on June 19, was born in Los Angeles to Mexican parents. He played for the U.S. under-15 team in 2016, Mexico’s under-15 team in 2017 and for Mexico’s under-17 team last year. He has not played for the senior team for either nation.
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Sam Borden provides the latest on the investigation into what caused the plane Emiliano Sala was aboard to crash and the complex process of recovering the aircraft.
A body has been recovered from the wreckage of the plane that was carrying Arge…