Mexico soccer star Marquez among 22 sanctioned for drug ties
MEXICO CITY (AP) Legendary Mexican soccer player Rafael Marquez Alvarez and a well-known band leader are among 22 people sanctioned for al...AUGUST 9, 2017
AFRICAN NATIONS CUP NO MATCHES today
NO MATCHES today
Disney to launch streaming services for movies, live sports
NEW YORK (AP) With new streaming services in the works, Disney is trying to set itself up for a future that's largely been framed by Netflix: Providing the stuff you want to watc...AUGUST 9, 2017
Stadium stampede kills 2 at soccer match in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (AP) Two people have been killed in a stampede at a soccer match in South Africa.JULY 29, 2017
FIFA fines Qatar after players' political support for Emir
GENEVA (AP) FIFA has fined Qatar's soccer federation after national team players breached rules against political statements by displaying T-shirts of the country's Emir at a Wor...JULY 27, 2017
Uganda coach gives federation ultimatum over unpaid wages
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) Uganda coach Milutin Sredojevic has given the national soccer federation a final ultimatum to settle the $64,000 which he says it owes him in unpaid wages -...JULY 27, 2017
Bartomeu tells AP that Xavi will coach Barcelona some day
NEW YORK (AP) After winning 15 major titles at Barcelona, Xavi Hernandez is expected to return to the club and win some more - as its coac...JULY 20, 2017
Fresh arrest shows FIFA's corruption turmoil far from over
More than a year since FIFA declared the end of its corruption turmoil, the optimism has proved misguided. The latest arrest, of a man one...JULY 18, 2017
Fresh arrest shows FIFA's corruption turmoil far from over
More than a year since FIFA declared the end of its corruption turmoil, the optimism has proved misguided. The latest arrest, of the man wh...JULY 18, 2017
Police have arrested Spanish soccer president Angel Maria Villar and son
MADRID (AP) Police have arrested Spanish soccer president Angel Maria Villar and son.JULY 18, 2017
8 killed in soccer stampede in Senegal
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) Witnesses said at least eight people have died and more than 50 were injured after a stadium wall collapse and stampede at a soccer match in the Senegalese ca...JULY 16, 2017
Devils' Hischier not fazed after being No. 1 overall pick
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) At the end of the second of three practice sessions Friday at the New Jersey Devils' development camp, top overall pick Nico Hischier, was on his hands and knee...JULY 14, 2017
Chuck Blazer, who touched off soccer scandal, dead at 72
NEW YORK (AP) Chuck Blazer, the disgraced American soccer executive whose admissions of corruption set off a global scandal that ultimatel...JULY 13, 2017
FIFA whistleblower Chuck Blazer has died at 72, according to his lawyers
NEW YORK (AP) FIFA whistleblower Chuck Blazer has died at 72, according to his lawyers.JULY 13, 2017
Judge gives 10-day deadline in Merchant Marine Academy probe
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) A judge says seven suspended soccer players at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy must be told within 10 days whether they face charges in an ongoing inves...JULY 6, 2017
Platini loses again as Swiss judges uphold 4-year FIFA ban
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) Switzerland's supreme court has dismissed an appeal by former FIFA vice president Michel Platini against his four-year ban for financial wrongdoing.JULY 6, 2017
Family matters: Husband joins wife scoring for US soccer
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Dom Dwyer volleyed in a go-ahead goal in the 19th minute of his international debut, ran to the corner flag and...JULY 2, 2017
Dwyer scores in debut as US beats Ghana 2-1
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Dom Dwyer volleyed in a go-ahead goal in the 19th minute of his international debut, ran to the corner flag and...JULY 2, 2017
Dwyer, Rowe make US debuts against Ghana
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Forward Dom Dwyer and midfielder Kelyn Rowe made their international debuts when the United States played Ghana...JULY 1, 2017
Loretta Lynch pledges FIFA probe will continue despite her leaving AG post
American criminal investigators are continuing to pursue soccer corruption, according to outgoing Attorney General Loretta Lynch.JUNE 30, 2017
FIFA bans referee for life over disputed penalty call in Africa World Cup qualifier
Joseph Lamptey awarded a penalty for South Africa even though the ball clearly hit the knee of Senegal’s Kalidou Koulibaly.JUNE 30, 2017
Watch: This might be the worst own goal of all time
Rule No. 1: Don’t hug your goalkeeper until he has removed the ball from the vicinity of the goal.JUNE 30, 2017
Report: USMNT to host Venezuela, Ghana in tune-up friendlies
As tune-ups to two different competitions, the U.S. men’s national team will reportedly play Venezuela and Ghana on home soil.JUNE 30, 2017
