Belgium goes to World Cup without Nainggolan
BRUSSELS (AP) Belgium left midfielder Radja Nainggolan out of its World Cup squad on Monday despite a standout season with Champions League...MAY 21, 2018
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Iran names initial squad for World Cup
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Jalal Hosseini and Vouria Ghaffouri have both been left off Iran's provisional 24-man squad for the World Cup.MAY 21, 2018
Fired coach Halilhodzic suing Japanese football association
TOKYO (AP) Vahid Halilhodzic is suing the Japanese soccer association and its president after he was fired as national coach only two month...MAY 21, 2018
Fired coach Halilhodzic suing Japanese soccer association
TOKYO (AP) Vahid Halilhodzic is suing the Japanese soccer association and its president after he was fired as national coach only two month...MAY 21, 2018
WORLD CUP: France wins, but what happened to Ronaldo?
Despite playing a central role in the establishment of the World Cup, France had always fallen short at the tournament. That changed on one glorious night in Paris in 1998.MAY 20, 2018
WORLD CUP: Frank Lampard ‘goal’ leads to new technology
Technology will play a bigger role than ever before at this year's World Cup, and it's largely thanks to Frank Lampard's goal that wasn't.MAY 19, 2018
Parma is promoted back into Serie A 3 years after bankruptcy
MILAN (AP) Parma has earned promotion to Serie A just three years after being declared bankrupt, becoming the first Italian club to earn three successive promotions.MAY 18, 2018
Platini says 1998 World Cup draw ‘trickery’ helped France
GENEVA (AP) France soccer great Michel Platini insists ''a little trickery'' in the 1998 World Cup draw ensured his home country would avoid playing Brazil until the final which i...MAY 18, 2018
Several World Cup arenas risk becoming white elephants
VOLGOGRAD, Russia (AP) Russia looks set to pack fans into the stadiums for the World Cup. But what happens then?MAY 18, 2018
WORLD CUP: Captain’s strike caps glorious Brazil in 1970
The 1970 World Cup in Mexico is considered by many to be the best ever and is packed full of memorable moments, from England captain Bobby Moore's precision tackle on Pele to Italy...MAY 18, 2018
Belgium extends contract with coach Martinez ahead of Cup
BRUSSELS (AP) Belgium has extended the contract of coach Roberto Martinez for two years, rewarding the Spaniard for a steady course and enc...MAY 18, 2018
Belgium extends contract with coach Martinez before Cup
BRUSSELS (AP) Belgium has extended the contract of coach Roberto Martinez for two years, rewarding the Spaniard for a steady course and enc...MAY 18, 2018
El Kaabi included in Morocco World Cup squad
RABAT, Morocco (AP) Morocco coach Herve Renard included Ayoub El Kaabi, Nabil Dirar and Younes Belhanda in his 23-man World Cup squad on Thursday but omitted Southampton midfielde...MAY 17, 2018
Portugal heads to Russia with 13 players from Euro 2016 win
LISBON, Portugal (AP) Portugal is going to the World Cup in Russia next month with Cristiano Ronaldo and 12 other players who led the natio...MAY 17, 2018
Mane leads Senegal’s 23-man World Cup squad
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) Senegal named its final 23-man squad for the World Cup on Thursday, with Liverpool forward Sadio Mane leading a group t...MAY 17, 2018
Senegal names final 23-man squad for World Cup, led by Mane
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) Senegal named its final 23-man squad for the World Cup on Thursday, with Liverpool forward Sadio Mane leading a group t...MAY 17, 2018
Former Spanish players' leader is new federation chief
MADRID (AP) The former head of Spain's players' association will lead the national federation for the next two years, taking over the presidency formerly in the hands of embattled...MAY 17, 2018
Morocco striker Rachid Alioui out of World Cup injured
PARIS (AP) ��� Morocco striker Rachid Alioui will miss the World Cup after surgery to repair a torn hamstring.MAY 17, 2018
WORLD CUP: Peace reigns as US faces Iran at 1998 tournament
In one of the biggest geopolitical clashes at a World Cup, the United States played Iran in a group match at the 1998 tournament in France.MAY 17, 2018
As World Cup approaches, a budding team has no opponents
STEPANAKERT, Azerbaijan (AP) With the World Cup less than a month away, there is a budding national team in the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh with no one to play against.MAY 17, 2018
MLS this week: Costa Ricans punch (early) ticket to Russia
Despite the U.S. national team's absence, Major League Soccer will have plenty of representatives at the World Cup, especially on the Costa...MAY 17, 2018
Pizarro left off Peru’s World Cup squad despite Guerrero ban
LIMA, Peru (AP) Peru coach Ricardo Gareca left veteran striker Claudio Pizarro off his World Cup squad on Wednesday despite top scorer Paolo Guerrero being suspended for doping.MAY 16, 2018
Ray Wilson, World Cup winner with England, dies at 83
HUDDERSFIELD, England (AP) Ray Wilson, the left back in all six of England's games in its World Cup-winning campaign in 1966, has died. He...MAY 16, 2018
Sites set for women’s Tournament of Nations
CHICAGO (AP) The U.S. women's national team has announced that this summer's Tournament of Nations will be played at stadiums in Kansas, Connecticut and Illinois.MAY 16, 2018
