ARGENTINA PRIMERA DIVISION NEWS

The 1994 own goal that led to murder of Colombian WCup star

Exactly 24 years after Colombian defender Andres Escobar stuck out his leg trying to block a shot and scored an ''own goal'' at the 1994 World Cup, "PodcastOne Sports Now" co-host...

JUNE 22, 2018

FIFA charges Mexico after fans chant anti-gay slur

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Mexico after its fans used an anti-gay slur during the team's...

JUNE 18, 2018

Abedi Pele on committee to run Ghana football after scandal

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) Former Ghana international Abedi Pele has been appointed to a five-man committee which will temporarily run football in the West African country. The committee w...

JUNE 13, 2018

Ghana official suspected of corruption resigns from FIFA

MOSCOW (AP) Under investigation in Ghana for alleged corruption, FIFA Council member Kwesi Nyantakyi has resigned from the world soccer body.

JUNE 11, 2018

FIFA excludes Russian singer who backed Ukraine rebels

MOSCOW (AP) A well-known Russian singer says FIFA barred her from performing at the World Cup because of her support for Russia-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine.

JUNE 7, 2018

Argentinean Soccer Fans Write Stadium Anthems

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) The San Lorenzo soccer team has just scored the decisive goal to qualify for the Libertadores Cup. But in the stands behind one of the goals, fans of...

JUNE 6, 2018

Argentine soccer fans write stadium anthems

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) The San Lorenzo soccer team has just scored the decisive goal to qualify for the Libertadores Cup. But in the stands behind one of the goals, fans of...

JUNE 6, 2018

Rwanda defends $39 million sponsorship deal with Arsenal

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) Rwanda's government on Tuesday defended its $39 million sponsorship deal with the Arsenal football club as some aid donors and rights activists raised an outcr...

MAY 29, 2018

FIFA promises help for human rights activists, media

ZURICH (AP) FIFA has invited human rights activists and media to make formal complaints if they cannot work freely at international soccer events.

MAY 29, 2018

State TV: Ghana president orders arrest of FIFA executive

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday ordered police to arrest football federation head Kwesi Nyantakyi, a member of the powerful FIFA Council, over allegati...

MAY 22, 2018

FIFA: Insufficient evidence of doping by Russia’s WCup squad

FIFA has found insufficient evidence of doping by any players in Russia's World Cup squad but continues to investigate other footballers in...

MAY 22, 2018

WORLD CUP: Escobar murdered after Colombia’s exit in 1994

Days after returning home from the 1994 World Cup in the United States, Colombia defender Andres Escobar was shot dead in his hometown of Me...

MAY 22, 2018

FIFA life ban for Guatemalan jailed in soccer bribery case

ZURICH (AP) FIFA ethics judges have imposed a life ban from soccer on a Guatemalan official who took bribes linked to marketing deals for World Cup qualifying games.

MAY 8, 2018

Leagues want Europe to unite, oppose new FIFA competitions

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) Europe's top leagues want colleagues on a UEFA panel to unite this month and oppose FIFA's $25 billion plan for new competitions.

MAY 3, 2018

FIFA bans coach for 2 years in World Cup match-fixing case

ZURICH (AP) FIFA has banned a former El Salvador coach for two years for his role in offering players money to perform well in a World Cup qualifying game, and thereby help his na...

MAY 2, 2018

FIFA bans Brazilian confederation president Marco Polo Del Nero from football for life for receiving bribes

ZURICH (AP) FIFA bans Brazilian confederation president Marco Polo Del Nero from football for life for receiving bribes.

APRIL 27, 2018