Soccer great Van Basten leaves FIFA technical director role

Soccer great Marco Van Basten is leaving FIFA after two years as technical director
OCTOBER 12, 2018

FIFA threatens to suspend Peru if law is changed

FIFA has threatened to suspend the Peruvian soccer federation if the country's congress changes a law on the local body's statutes
OCTOBER 11, 2018

Women's soccer: Wait and see approach to FIFA strategy

Women's soccer looks at FIFA's new strategy to grow the game with praise and skepticism
OCTOBER 11, 2018
Women's soccer: Wait and see approach to FIFA strategy

Argentine soccer powers close in on 1st clash for top trophy

Argentine soccer powers close in on 1st clash for top trophy
OCTOBER 5, 2018
Argentine soccer powers close in on 1st clash for top trophy

Messi a man on a mission in the Champions League

Lionel Messi is on a mission to lead Barcelona to its first Champions League title since 2015
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
Messi a man on a mission in the Champions League

FIFA life bans for 3 who pleaded guilty in US case

FIFA life bans for 3 who pleaded guilty in US case
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Rio to host Copa America final; Sao Paulo gets opener

South America's soccer confederation Conmebol has announced that the historic Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro will host the Copa America final next July
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

With no Messi, 35K see Argentina-Colombia draw at MetLife

With Lionel Messi not on Argentina's roster, a crowd of just 35,624 turned out at MetLife Stadium to watch a 0-0 draw between La Albiceleste and Colombia
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Long-time FIFA legal director Villiger leaves

FIFA's long-time legal director who was a key link to its American lawyers during federal investigations of corruption has left soccer's world body
AUGUST 20, 2018

Steven Lowy to quit as Football Federation Australia leader

Steven Lowy to quit as Football Federation Australia chairman, citing political infighting
AUGUST 17, 2018

FIFA gives Nigeria and Ghana final deadlines to avoid bans

FIFA has given Nigeria and Ghana final deadlines to avoid international suspensions because of outside interference in their soccer associations
AUGUST 14, 2018

FIFA bans African official Bwalya over payments from Qatari

Leading African official Kalusha Bwalya is to appeal his two-year FIFA ban
AUGUST 10, 2018

Report recommends independent A-League amid FFA overhaul

Report recommends independent A-League amid FFA overhaul
AUGUST 7, 2018

FIFA names 4 women, 6 men on list for women’s coaching award

GENEVA (AP) World Cup stars Kylian Mbappe and Luka Modric will challenge the decade-long dominance of FIFA's best player award by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
JULY 24, 2018

6 from Lyon, 3 in US league on FIFA best women’s player list

ZURICH (AP) Six players from European and French champion Lyon are among 10 candidates to win FIFA's best women's player award.
JULY 24, 2018

Croacia liquida a la anfitriona en penales y va a semis

SOCHI, Rusia (AP) Nyet.
JULY 7, 2018

'O Monstro' Thiago Silva back to his best in Russia

'O Monstro' Thiago Silva back to his best in Russia
JULY 6, 2018

‘O Monstro’ Thiago Silva back to his best in Russia

KAZAN, Russia (AP) Four years after Brazil's humiliation at its home World Cup, Thiago Silva is back to his best in Russia, a country where...
JULY 4, 2018
‘O Monstro’ Thiago Silva back to his best in Russia

Telemundo gets US Spanish rights to next year’s Copa America

MIAMI (AP) Telemundo Deportes has acquired U.S. Spanish-language rights for next year's Copa America in Brazil.
JULY 2, 2018

Messi-led generation fails to win major title with Argentina

KAZAN, Russia (AP) Argentina came to the World Cup with a generation of players that had won so much, just not at the highest level.
JUNE 30, 2018
Messi-led generation fails to win major title with Argentina

Messi and Ronaldo exit World Cup without titles

MOSCOW (AP) Lionel Messi stared, hands on hips, pain etched across a face once boyish and filled with limitless joy, now obscured by a brow...
JUNE 30, 2018
Messi and Ronaldo exit World Cup without titles

FIFA fines Russia for neo-Nazi fan banner at World Cup game

MOSCOW (AP) Russia's soccer federation has been fined by FIFA because a fan displayed a neo-Nazi banner at a World Cup game.
JUNE 30, 2018

Peruvians hope not to wait 36 years for next World Cup trip

SOCHI, Russia (AP) Singing and dancing fans arrived in droves from South America after three decades of waiting to see the red and white of...
JUNE 27, 2018
Peruvians hope not to wait 36 years for next World Cup trip

Messi is running out of time to save Argentina’s World Cup

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) For Lionel Messi, the time is now.
JUNE 24, 2018
Messi is running out of time to save Argentina’s World Cup

Nothing stops Messi fan from rooting for star in Russia

NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia (AP) Nothing has stopped Argentine fan Nora Espector from following Lionel Messi wherever he plays.
JUNE 20, 2018
Nothing stops Messi fan from rooting for star in Russia

2024 Copa América

The 2024 Copa America is underway in the United States. The defending champions Argentina and Lionel Messi are defending their title against the likes of Brazil, Colombia and the United States. Copa America kicked off with Argentina taking on Canada on June 20 and air exclusively on FOX Networks through the final on July 14.