These forearm crutches or ninjasticks, as Vasu Sojitra refers to them, were used while he was a member of the US National Amputee Soccer team at the World Championship in 2022. Missing one leg since ...

Soccer is a sport enjoyed around the world, but a new accessible version is growing. Amputee soccer follows many of the same rules as the original, but with a few differences. The field is smaller, ...

Polish and American amputee soccer players, shown here in a provided photo, compete at the Polish Amputee Soccer Cup in Warsaw, Poland, on Sept. 19, 2023. Amputee soccer originated in Seattle in the ...

ALLENDALE, Mich. — Think you can bend it like Beckham? Dismantle a defense like Messi? Score like Marta? Try doing it on sticks. On a rainy, Thursday afternoon, the Grand Valley State University ...

Soccer is a game in which players famously can’t use their hands. But what if you couldn’t use one of your legs? That’s the idea behind amputee soccer, which was created so people who have lost limbs ...

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — The players struck their crutches against each other as they chased a soccer ball, as well as a larger dream of competing at the global level. Children shrieked in joy as they ...

SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia — From a distance, the women running sprints, taking corner kicks and dribbling past defenders on a soccer field in eastern Bolivia on Friday could easily be mistaken for players ...

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A new European soccer league kicked off in Romania’s capital this week, giving amputee players from ...