UEFA fines Everton for fan punching a Lyon player
NYON, Switzerland (AP) UEFA has fined Everton 30,000 euros ($35,300) after a fan tried to punch an opposing team's goalkeeper when a clash between players spilled toward the stan...NOVEMBER 22, 2017
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Witness: Men accused of bribes negotiated sale to Qataris
NEW YORK (AP) A sports marketing company whose owners have been charged with bribing top soccer officials tried to negotiate a sale to an entity associated with Paris Saint-Germa...NOVEMBER 21, 2017
Maradona to reunite with Lineker on stage at World Cup draw
ZURICH (AP) Diego Maradona will be reunited on stage with World Cup rival Gary Lineker at the draw in Moscow next week.NOVEMBER 21, 2017
FIFA bans 3 soccer officials for life for taking bribes
GENEVA (AP) Three soccer officials who pleaded guilty in American courts to accepting bribes were banned for life by the FIFA ethics committee on Tuesday.NOVEMBER 21, 2017
Maradona to reunite with Lineker on stage at World Cup draw
ZURICH (AP) Diego Maradona will be reunited on stage with World Cup rival Gary Lineker at the draw in Moscow next week.NOVEMBER 21, 2017
World Cup bribes, death threats: Corrupt world of FIFA
Hour after hour in a New York City courtroom, the schemes to corrupt world soccer are spilling out.NOVEMBER 20, 2017
FIFA leaves playoff controversy referee off World Cup list
ZURICH (AP) The referee who awarded the penalty that eliminated Northern Ireland from the World Cup playoffs has been dropped from FIFA's...NOVEMBER 18, 2017
Defense lawyer calls witness at FIFA bribery trial 'liar'
NEW YORK (AP) A lawyer for one of three South American soccer officials charged in the FIFA bribery scandal labeled a key witness at their U.S. trial a ''serial liar'' on Friday...NOVEMBER 18, 2017
FIFA critic Lineker picked to host World Cup draw in Moscow
ZURICH (AP) Former England forward Gary Lineker, a long-standing critic of FIFA, will present the World Cup draw alongside Russian sports...NOVEMBER 17, 2017
Chapecoense avoids relegation one year after plane crash
SAO PAULO (AP) Chapecoense striker Tulio de Melo says the team feared they would not honor the memory of the dead.NOVEMBER 17, 2017
Chapecoense avoids relegation one year after air crash
SAO PAULO (AP) Chapecoense striker Tulio de Melo says the team feared they would not honor the memory of the dead.NOVEMBER 17, 2017
FIFA picks Lineker to host World Cup draw in Moscow
ZURICH (AP) Former England forward Gary Lineker and Russian sports journalist Maria Komandnaya will present the World Cup draw in Moscow o...NOVEMBER 17, 2017
The Latest: Witness says soccer bribes totaled $160 million
NEW YORK (AP) The Latest on the FIFA soccer trial (all times local):NOVEMBER 16, 2017
FIFA trial defense lawyers grill key government witness
NEW YORK (AP) A key government witness at the U.S. trial of three former South American soccer officials was cross-examined on Thursday about allegations he bribed the defendants...NOVEMBER 16, 2017
Paraguay judge approves extradition of soccer official Leoz
ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) A judge in Paraguay approved the extradition of Nicolas Leoz, the former president of South America's soccer confederation, on Thursday. The 89-year-old L...NOVEMBER 16, 2017
CAS rules FIFA wrong to fine Mexico for fans' gay slur chant
GENEVA (AP) FIFA was judged wrong to fine Mexico's soccer federation for fans chanting gay slurs at opposition goalkeepers at World Cup qualifying games.NOVEMBER 16, 2017
CAS rules FIFA wrong to fine Mexico for fans' gay slur chant
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) The Court of Arbitration for Sport has ruled that FIFA was wrong to fine Mexico's soccer federation for fans chanting gay slurs at opposition goalkeepe...NOVEMBER 16, 2017
Russia is lowest-ranked team in draw for its home World Cup
ZURICH (AP) Russia will be the lowest-ranked team in the draw for the World Cup it is hosting after Peru sealed the last qualifying spot.NOVEMBER 16, 2017
The Latest: Mexican TV network denies claims in FIFA case
NEW YORK (AP) The Latest on the U.S. trial of three South American soccer officials accused of corruption in the FIFA scandal (all times local):NOVEMBER 16, 2017
The Latest: Bail conditions tightened in FIFA bribery case
NEW YORK (AP) The Latest on the U.S. trial of three South American soccer officials accused of corruption in the FIFA scandal (all times local):NOVEMBER 15, 2017
Witness says media giants paid World Cup bribe
NEW YORK (AP) Media giants Globo and Televisa teamed with a marketing firm to make a $15 million bribe to a FIFA executive to help them se...NOVEMBER 15, 2017
Witness says media giants paid World Cup bribe
NEW YORK (AP) Media giants Globo and Televisa teamed with a marketing firm to make a $15 million bribe to a FIFA executive to help them se...NOVEMBER 15, 2017
Former FIFA VP Chung testifies in appeal against 5-year ban
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) Former FIFA vice president Chung Mong-joon has testified at the Court of Arbitration for Sport to challenge his five-year ban for failing to cooperate...NOVEMBER 14, 2017
Isolated in Gulf, Qatar campaigns to protect 2022 World Cup
SHEFFIELD, England (AP) The birthplace of modern soccer is now an unassuming site: A couple of pitches with no stands for supporters, and a ramshackle indoor facility where damp...NOVEMBER 12, 2017
