ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP NEWS

Germany takes over at top of FIFA rankings from Brazil

ZURICH (AP) Germany is back at the top of world soccer, taking over from Brazil as No. 1 in the FIFA rankings which will have a greater role deciding how the World Cup groups are...

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Sports in virtual reality sounds cool, but can feel distant

NEW YORK (AP) When watching sports in virtual reality, it's best to remind yourself that TV wasn't born in a day. Early television was mostly radio with pictures. It took years -...

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

FIFA World Rankings List for September

ZURICH (AP) FIFA rankings published Thursday (last month's rankings in parentheses):

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Infantino faces ethics complaint over FIFA leadership

LONDON (AP) Gianni Infantino's leadership of FIFA faced renewed criticism Wednesday when two former officials turned on the president with complaints about his conduct.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Ousted FIFA official set to testify to British legislators

LONDON (AP) An ousted FIFA official is due to testify at a British parliamentary hearing on Wednesday about the ''pressure and interference'' experienced while overseeing governa...

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Former FIFA VP Chung gets date to appeal 5-year ban at CAS

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) Former FIFA vice president Chung Mong-joon's appeal against a five-year ban by FIFA will be heard on Nov. 14.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

'Unfair' for FIFA to annul WCup qualifier over crooked ref

SOMERSET WEST, South Africa (AP) FIFA's decision to order a World Cup qualifier to be replayed because of match-fixing by a crooked referee is unprecedented and unfair, according...

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

FIFA to send in emergency team to run Cameroon football

ZURICH (AP) FIFA says it is sending in an emergency management team to run the troubled Cameroon football federation.

AUGUST 23, 2017

Brazil replaces world champ Germany at top of FIFA rankings

ZURICH (AP) Brazil is back on top of the FIFA rankings , replacing World Cup holder Germany.

AUGUST 10, 2017

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

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

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

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