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Judge: No diplomas for 6 US Merchant Marine Academy athletes

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) A judge says six players on the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy soccer team can participate in weekend graduation ceremonies, but will not receive diplomas.

JUNE 15, 2017

Ex-banker pleads guilty to US charge in FIFA probe

NEW YORK (AP) A former Swiss banker told a U.S. judge on Thursday that he managed a web of fraudulent bank accounts that concealed bribes in the sprawling scandal engulfing FIFA,...

JUNE 15, 2017

Correction: Merchant Marine Academy-Soccer Team story

KINGS POINT, N.Y. (AP) In a story June 13 about an investigation of the soccer team at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, The Associated Press erroneously reported the location of...

JUNE 14, 2017

Palestine soccer leaders appeal to CAS over FIFA ruling

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) The Palestine soccer association has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against FIFA's decision to delay a ruling on the dispute over the p...

JUNE 13, 2017

Oasis song tribute planned ahead of France-England friendly

PARIS (AP) France and England players will walk out to the sound of ''Don't Look Back in Anger'' from Oasis for Tuesday's friendly at Stade de France in a tribute to victims of t...

JUNE 12, 2017

Longtime Caribbean soccer official Horace Burrell dies at 67

Horace Burrell, a longtime Caribbean soccer official and former ally of several controversial FIFA vice presidents, has died. He was 67.

JUNE 7, 2017

Chechen soccer club to be renamed after leader's father

MOSCOW (AP) A Russian league club in formerly war-torn Chechnya is to be renamed after the regional leader's dead father.

JUNE 6, 2017

Former Guatemalan judge pleads guilty in FIFA soccer probe

NEW YORK (AP) A former Guatemalan judge pleaded guilty Friday to wire fraud and conspiracy in the global soccer corruption probe, admitting that he accepted bribes from a company...

JUNE 2, 2017

FIFA World Rankings List for June

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

JUNE 1, 2017

LAFC gives a virtual walk through of Banc of California Stadium

LA's newest soccer team is giving fans a virtual look at their new stadium.

MAY 20, 2017

ESPN gives a Sunday home to its top magazine show

NEW YORK (AP) ESPN says it is putting a sharper focus on its long-form journalism with Sunday's launch of the revamped magazine show ''E:60,'' with Bob Ley and Jeremy Schaap as h...

MAY 11, 2017

Bahrain bars Human Rights Watch staffer from FIFA event

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) A Human Rights Watch activist said Wednesday that Bahrain has barred him from entering the tiny island nation for the annual FIFA congress as the...

MAY 10, 2017

Ousted FIFA ethics judge and investigator say FIFA's reform efforts are over, future of soccer jeopardized

MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) Ousted FIFA ethics judge and investigator say FIFA's reform efforts are over, future of soccer jeopardized.

MAY 9, 2017

Asian Olympic chief Sheikh Ahmad resigns from soccer roles, won't seek re-election to FIFA Council after bribery claim

ZURICH (AP) Asian Olympic chief Sheikh Ahmad resigns from soccer roles, won't seek re-election to FIFA Council after bribery claim.

APRIL 30, 2017

A German prosecutor says a letter was found near a soccer team bus where explosives went off; details withheld

DORTMUND, Germany (AP) A German prosecutor says a letter was found near a soccer team bus where explosives went off; details withheld.

APRIL 11, 2017

Police chief says investigators assume German soccer team was targeted for explosives that rocked bus

DORTMUND, Germany (AP) Police chief says investigators assume German soccer team was targeted for explosives that rocked bus.

APRIL 11, 2017