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Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Controversial soccer star Korbin Albert, who was slammed by Megan Rapinoe over anti-LGBTQ post, marries NFL kicker
Controversial USWNT star Korbin Albert has tied the knot with NFL kicker Spencer Shrader after a whirlwind engagement. Albert, 21, who found herself embroiled in controversy last summer, married the Indianapolis Colts star, 26, in a beautiful lakeside ceremony on July 7. The midfielder shared a series of stunning snaps from the couple's special day, which came just two days after they announced their engagement. The happy couple, who were seemingly in a rush to make it down the aisle, exchanged their vows in front of family and friends in a picturesque setting. Albert cut an elegant figure in a strapless satin mermaid cut gown with a long flowing veil streaming from her curled bronde tresses. Shrader, meanwhile, opted for a relaxed look, looking smart in a beige suit and crisp white shirt left open at the colar. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Korbin Shrader (@ 'SURPRISE!!!! 7/7/25,' Albert wrote in the caption of her post, adding a bible verse from Matthew. It appears Albert, who plays for French side Lyon, has taken her new husband's last name as her profile now reads, 'Korbin Shrader.' The love birds first crossed paths during their time at Notre Dame university before Albert left college to join Paris Saint-Germain in January 2023. After two years in the French capital, she joined rival club Olympique Lyonnais earlier this month. Shrader signed with the Colts as an undrafted free agent after he was not selected in the 2024 NFL Draft. The soccer star's personal milestone comes a year after she found herself at the center of a storm over an anti-LGBTQ+ social media post. Albert previously reposted a video of a Christian worship space preaching against homosexuality and transsexuality. In another TikTok post - that was later deleted - Albert showed her family saying 'their pronouns are USA,' during the Fourth of July weekend. Albert, seen as a rising star within the women's national team, was criticized by her own national teammates with USWNT legend Megan Rapinoe leading the backlash. Rapinoe, who retired from soccer in 2023, did not specifically name Albert in her Instagram story but was widely believed to have been indirectly referencing her. The former USWNT captain wrote: 'To the people who want to hide behind "my beliefs" I would just ask one question, are you making any time of space safer, more inclusive, more whole, any semblance of better, bringing the best out of anyone? … because if you aren't all you believe in is hate. And Kids are literally killing themselves because of this hate. Wake TF up! Yours Truly, #15.' Albert currently wears the No. 15 jersey - the one Rapinoe wore with her time in the USWNT. Senior players within the USWNT shared Rapinoe's post. USWNT captain Becky Sauerbrunn shared it with the caption 'well said' while other re-posts came from Lynn Williams, Kristie Mewis and now-retired midfielder Sam Mewis. Albert also allegedly 'liked' a post on Instagram previously that was revealed via a screencap of a meme that read 'God taking time off performing miracles to make sure Megan Rapinoe sprains her ankle in her final ever game'. Albert later issued an apology for her actions via her Instagram story, writing: 'I want to sincerely apologize for my actions on social media. Liking and sharing posts that are offensive, insensitive and hurtful was immature and disrespectful which was never my intent. 'I'm really disappointed in myself and am deeply sorry for the hurt that I have caused to my teammates, other players, fans, friends and anyone who was offended. 'I truly believe that everyone should feel safe and respected everywhere and on all playing fields. I know my actions have not lived up to that and for that I sincerely apologize. 'It's an honor and a privilege to get to play this sport and on the world stage and I promise to do better.' Despite her apology, Albert was repeatedly booed during games with the national team en route to the USA's Gold Cup victory last summer. Her selection to Emma Hayes's Olympic squad also came under fire.
News18
6 days ago
- Business
- News18
Crystal Palace Will Appeal UEFA Europa League Demotion At CAS, Confirms Chairman Parish
However, UEFA ruled that Palace must relinquish their Europa League spot due to a conflict of interest involving former club director John Textor, who also holds a stake in French side Olympique Lyonnais. Ownership Conflict at the Heart of UEFA's Decision Although Textor officially stepped away from Crystal Palace in early July, UEFA based its ruling on the situation at the end of last season—when the Eagles secured their European qualification. Under UEFA's multi-club ownership rules, no individual may hold a controlling interest in two clubs competing in the same European competition during a single season. As a result of the decision, Nottingham Forest, who finished seventh in the Premier League, would take Palace's place in the Europa League, with Palace dropping to the Conference League instead. But Parish made it clear that Palace will not accept the ruling without a fight. 'We are still fighting," he said on The Rest is Football podcast. 'There's an appeal process, so we go to CAS—which is the Court for Arbitration—and, you know, we're very hopeful. We think we've got great legal arguments." 'We don't think this is the right decision by any means. We know unequivocally that John [Textor] didn't have decisive influence over the club. We know we proved that beyond all reasonable doubt—because it's a fact." Palace Disputes 'Decisive Influence' Claim Palace have maintained that Textor never exercised a level of control that would have violated UEFA's rules. The club insists his role fell short of the 'decisive influence" required for disqualification under the regulations. Despite Textor's departure, UEFA emphasized that the cutoff date for resolving multi-club ownership conflicts was March 1—well before Palace's FA Cup triumph. What's Next?
The Star
15-07-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Soccer-Norway's Hegerberg seeks to inspire as Euros enter knockout phase
NEUCHATEL, Switzerland (Reuters) -The women's game has come a long way since the last time Norway played a knockout game at the Euros, agonisingly losing the 2013 final 1-0 to Germany with a callow, 18-year-old Ada Hegerberg, now team captain, starting up front. At that tournament in Sweden, a combined total of 28,814 spectators saw Norway's group games, a number dwarfed by the 34,063 who saw their 2025 opener, a 2-1 win over hosts Switzerland in which Hegerberg equalised with a bullet header, and the 30-year-old has played a greater role than most in the growth of the game. "You've got to take care of the next generation as well. We're here to inspire, we're here to be open, and that's what we want to do," Hegerberg told Reuters at a training session open to fans near the team's base in Neuchatel where locals had come in their droves to watch. Together with vice-captain Caroline Graham Hansen and former captain Maren Mjelde, Hegerberg came so close to winning in 2013, but German keeper Nadine Angerer saved two penalties to thwart the young stars. "Me and Caro (Graham Hansen), we haven't talked a lot about that game when we were younger, because I don't think we realised then what an opportunity that was. But we talk about it today and we're like, damn it, we were one goal away from winning a Euros," Hegerberg explained. "And I think people tend to forget that, but you know it was an incredible experience. Things have changed a lot since, football has changed a lot, but, yeah, it's starting to become a long, long time ago, and we've experienced a whole deal after that." To say that Hegerberg has experienced a lot since then is something of an understatement; she has won 10 French league titles and six Champions League titles with Olympique Lyonnais and a slew of individual awards including the first women's Ballon d'Or in 2018. She has also spent almost five years in self-imposed exile from the national team in protest at how the Norwegian Football Federation treated women's football. She returned in 2022 and has since taken over the captain's armband from Mjelde, ushering in a new era. "It's a huge responsibility, something that I take very seriously, very inspired to take on that role as well. And you know, Caro is my vice captain, and we've been in the game for a long while," she said. "It's all about transmitting experience calmness when that's needed, power when that's needed, you know, I learn an awful lot, being in that role... I'm myself with them and authenticity is the only way." In contrast to many teams in the modern game, the Norwegians continue to be very open, taking time to sign autographs and take selfies after games and training, and splitting the players into groups to make them available to the media. For Hegerberg, that openness is key to growing the game. "It's our day off after a game but I need to get there (to the fans) as soon as possible as well," she said, looking over her shoulder at the throngs of young admirers waiting for a moment with her. "We're still coming here because it's important people are showing up to see us. We want to give back. I think the whole (Norwegian) federation, with Lisa Klaveness running it, has this vibe that we want to bring as many people into this vibe." Her effect on young female fans is visible around the training pitch in Neuchatel as young girls with their hair fixed in Hegerberg's signature power braid wait for her and, as always with the iconic striker, there is a story behind it that has its roots in attention to detail and her will to win. "I can almost do it blind now," she says of her hairstyle. "It comes from the day when my dad told me that I was touching my hair too much while playing football. "I was around maybe eight and he was like, 'you spend too much energy touching your hair, so you've got to do something about it', and that's where the braid came in." That braid has followed her from her first team in Norway through a Women's Euro final and now again into the knockout stage where Norway meet Italy in Geneva on Wednesday, and where more girls in the stands will mimic her style. "It's fantastic," she said, before taking off the microphone used in the interview and going to greet her fans. (Reporting by Philip O'Connor; editing by Clare Fallon)
Straits Times
15-07-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Norway's Hegerberg seeks to inspire as Euros enter knockout phase
NEUCHATEL, Switzerland - The women's game has come a long way since the last time Norway played a knockout game at the Euros, agonisingly losing the 2013 final 1-0 to Germany with a callow, 18-year-old Ada Hegerberg, now team captain, starting up front. At that tournament in Sweden, a combined total of 28,814 spectators saw Norway's group games, a number dwarfed by the 34,063 who saw their 2025 opener, a 2-1 win over hosts Switzerland in which Hegerberg equalised with a bullet header, and the 30-year-old has played a greater role than most in the growth of the game. "You've got to take care of the next generation as well. We're here to inspire, we're here to be open, and that's what we want to do," Hegerberg told Reuters at a training session open to fans near the team's base in Neuchatel where locals had come in their droves to watch. Together with vice-captain Caroline Graham Hansen and former captain Maren Mjelde, Hegerberg came so close to winning in 2013, but German keeper Nadine Angerer saved two penalties to thwart the young stars. "Me and Caro (Graham Hansen), we haven't talked a lot about that game when we were younger, because I don't think we realised then what an opportunity that was. But we talk about it today and we're like, damn it, we were one goal away from winning a Euros," Hegerberg explained. "And I think people tend to forget that, but you know it was an incredible experience. Things have changed a lot since, football has changed a lot, but, yeah, it's starting to become a long, long time ago, and we've experienced a whole deal after that." To say that Hegerberg has experienced a lot since then is something of an understatement; she has won 10 French league titles and six Champions League titles with Olympique Lyonnais and a slew of individual awards including the first women's Ballon d'Or in 2018. Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. 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She returned in 2022 and has since taken over the captain's armband from Mjelde, ushering in a new era. "It's a huge responsibility, something that I take very seriously, very inspired to take on that role as well. And you know, Caro is my vice captain, and we've been in the game for a long while," she said. "It's all about transmitting experience calmness when that's needed, power when that's needed, you know, I learn an awful lot, being in that role... I'm myself with them and authenticity is the only way." In contrast to many teams in the modern game, the Norwegians continue to be very open, taking time to sign autographs and take selfies after games and training, and splitting the players into groups to make them available to the media. For Hegerberg, that openness is key to growing the game. "It's our day off after a game but I need to get there (to the fans) as soon as possible as well," she said, looking over her shoulder at the throngs of young admirers waiting for a moment with her. "We're still coming here because it's important people are showing up to see us. We want to give back. I think the whole (Norwegian) federation, with Lisa Klaveness running it, has this vibe that we want to bring as many people into this vibe." Her effect on young female fans is visible around the training pitch in Neuchatel as young girls with their hair fixed in Hegerberg's signature power braid wait for her and, as always with the iconic striker, there is a story behind it that has its roots in attention to detail and her will to win. "I can almost do it blind now," she says of her hairstyle. "It comes from the day when my dad told me that I was touching my hair too much while playing football. "I was around maybe eight and he was like, 'you spend too much energy touching your hair, so you've got to do something about it', and that's where the braid came in." That braid has followed her from her first team in Norway through a Women's Euro final and now again into the knockout stage where Norway meet Italy in Geneva on Wednesday, and where more girls in the stands will mimic her style. "It's fantastic," she said, before taking off the microphone used in the interview and going to greet her fans. REUTERS
Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Crystal Palace face CAS appeal after being kicked out of Europa League
Crystal Palace must take their case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport if they want to play in the Europa League after being kicked out by Uefa over multi-club conflicts. European football's governing body decreed on Friday that Palace and Lyon breached rules on multi-club ownership because of their common links to US investor John Textor. Textor owns 43 per cent of Palace, who earned a place in Europe by winning the FA Cup last season, and majority owns Lyon – both through his vehicle Eagle Football. Lyon, who also qualified for the Europa League, have been allowed to keep their spot on account of being the higher-ranked team but Palace have been demoted to the Conference League, the least prestigious European club competition. It comes after French football chiefs accepted an appeal from Lyon against their relegation to the second tier for financial mismanagement. Had they been relegated, the club would also have lost their European place. Palace chiefs hoped to fend off multi-club charges by arguing that Textor had no decisive influence despite being the largest shareholder. Textor made his own attempts to placate Uefa by agreeing to sell his stake to Woody Johnson, owner of the New York Jets and the former US ambassador to the UK. 'The First Chamber of the Uefa Club Financial Control Body has concluded the proceedings on the multi-club ownership case involving Crystal Palace and Olympique Lyonnais,' Uefa said. 'The CFCB First Chamber had opened proceedings against Crystal Palace and Olympique Lyonnais due to a potential conflict with the multi-club ownership rule provided for in Article 5 of the Uefa Club Competitions Regulations. 'On 9 July 2025, the appeal instance of the French financial control authority (DNCG) decided not to relegate Olympique Lyonnais to Ligue 2. Consequently, and following an assessment by the CFCB of all the other relevant conditions included in the settlement agreement, Olympique Lyonnais will not be excluded from the 2025/26 Uefa club competitions. 'Consequently, the CFCB First Chamber pursued the assessment of the documentation submitted by Olympique Lyonnais and Crystal Palace and concluded that the clubs breached, as at 1 March 2025, the multi-club ownership criteria foreseen in Art 5.01 of the Uefa Club Competition Regulations. 'For this reason, and in accordance with the provisions set in Art. 5.02, 5.03 and 5.04 of the Uefa Club Competitions Regulations, the CFCB First Chamber decided: 'To accept Olympique Lyonnais' admission to the 2025/26 Uefa Europa League; and 'To reject Crystal Palace's admission to the 2025/26 Uefa Europa League and to accept Crystal Palace's admission to the 2025/26 Uefa Conference League. 'The present decision may be appealed against before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, in accordance with Articles 62 and 63 of the Uefa Statutes.' Sign in to access your portfolio
