Sports programs run by the organization PlayOnside offer girls and young women displaced by Myanmar’s civil war an escape from patriarchal social expectations. Myanmar refugee girls play soccer in a ...

For dozens of women who fled Myanmar and settled in Thailand, soccer has become a refuge from both the troubles of daily life and conservative cultural norms. By Sui-Lee Wee Reporting from Mae Sot, ...

For one family who fled Myanmar, soccer has become a pathway to friendship, belonging and a new life in Darwin.

BANGKOK — A Myanmar rights group is urging FIFA to reverse its decision to grant exclusive World Cup broadcast rights to a U.S.-sanctioned company linked to the country's military government that ...

Human rights activists and observers have welcomed Australia's decision to deny a Burmese soccer team visas to play in the country amid concerns over its ties to the military junta. Myanmar’s Shan ...

Khup Dal couldn’t afford cleats when he was younger and often played in bare feet. That’s hard for him to imagine now. Dal moved to the United States 16 years ago as a seventh-grader. The Myanmar ...

Why was the transfer to Myanmar right after Singapore 'crazy'? / Nothing there despite being the capital? The shock of ...

Myanmar national team have been ordered to play their next international game behind closed doors by AFC. Ye Aung Thu/AFP/Getty Images Myanmar have been ordered to play their next international game ...

BANGKOK (AP) — A Myanmar rights group is urging FIFA to reverse its decision to grant exclusive World Cup broadcast rights to a U.S.-sanctioned company linked to the country's military government that ...