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Film critic Nina Metz and sports writer Shakeia Taylor look back at “Slap Shot,” “A League of Their Own,” “White Men Can’t Jump” and “Bend it Like Beckham.”

Under new Chicago Red Stars coach Lorne Donaldson’s tutelage, Jamaica went on a historic run in the World Cup last summer, becoming the first Caribbean nation to advance to the round of 16.

Lionel Messi, the World Cup champion and eight-time Ballon d’Or winner, arrived at Inter Miami this summer and changed the face of Major League Soccer.

Frank Klopas previously coached the Chicago Fire in 2012-13, and including three interim stints he has a 49-43-29 regular-season record as the team’s coach.

A survey conducted by players union FIFPRO found that 60% of respondents said they lacked mental health support, while one in three earned less than $30,000 a year from soccer.

The Chicago Red Stars on Wednesday announced the hiring of sports executive and attorney Karen Leetzow as team president.

The National Women’s Soccer League on Thursday announced a new media rights deal that will feature the league’s matches on ESPN, CBS Sports, Amazon Prime Video and Scripps Sports.

The Spanish soccer official who provoked a players’ rebellion and a reckoning on gender when he kissed an unwilling star player on the lips is banned for three years by the sport’s global governing body.

The Chicago Fire last qualified for the MLS playoffs in 2017 and last won a playoff round in 2009. Since then they’ve missed the postseason in 12 of 14 seasons.

Bobby Charlton, an English soccer icon who survived a plane crash that decimated a Manchester United team destined for greatness to become the heartbeat of his country’s 1966 World Cup-winning team, has died. He was 86.

The Chicago Fire lost to Charlotte FC 2-0 on Saturday night at Soldier Field, leaving their postseason hopes in flux heading into the final match of the season.

Superstar Lionel Messi didn't make the trip to Chicago for Inter Miami's match against the Fire, but his presence was everywhere Wednesday night at Soldier Field.

Hundreds donned pink and black soccer shirts fanned out to Soldier Field despite missing soccer star Lionel Messi.

The 2030 World Cup will feature games in six countries on three continents in a unique format that will allow the tournament to celebrate its 100th anniversary in Uruguay.

Chris Brady made two saves for his eighth clean sheet of the season and the Chicago Fire beat the New York Red Bulls 1-0 on Saturday night.

Vintage Chicago Tribune offers a look back at events, places and people involved in shaping Chicago’s past, present and future, in ways both small and big.

Inter Miami coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino said no decision on Lionel Messi’s status for the U.S. Open Cup final will be made before Wednesday.

Megan Rapinoe got a triumphant send-off, and the United States beat South Africa 2-0 on Sunday.

After 17 years of international matches, Megan Rapinoe makes her grand exit from the sport at Soldier Field.

A decisive leader on and off the field for U.S. Soccer, Megan Rapinoe closed her international career with a friendly Sunday at Soldier Field.

Chris Brady made four saves, including several stops late, for his career-high seventh shutout of the season and the Chicago Fire played CF Montreal to a scoreless draw on Saturday night.

Suspended Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales has resigned from his post after kissing a player on the lips without her consent in a scandal that overshadowed Spain winning the World Cup.

Spanish state prosecutors have accused Luis Rubiales of sexual assault and coercion for kissing a player on the lips without her consent after the World Cup final.