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CONCACAF cancels Women’s U17 tournament because of violence

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) CONCACAF has canceled the rest of its 2018 Women's Under-17 Championship following violence in Managua, Nicaragua, where the tournament began Thursday.

APRIL 22, 2018

Lawyers for Russian player say FIFA ends anti-doping case

GENEVA (AP) Lawyers for Russia defender Ruslan Kambolov have said FIFA closed an investigation into suspected doping, eight weeks before the World Cup begins.

APRIL 20, 2018

Chivas wins 2-1 at Toronto in 1st leg of CONCACAF final

TORONTO (AP) Alan Pulido's free kick in the 72nd minute was misjudged by goalkeeper Alex Bono and went in for a go-ahead goal that gave Chi...

APRIL 18, 2018

McMaster dedicates 1st medal to dead coach, and BVI people

GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) Kyron McMaster had the message inked onto his arm, not that he needed any reminding of the coach to whom he was dedicating the British Virgin Islands fi...

APRIL 12, 2018

Morocco takes FIFA to court to recruit Spain’s El Haddadi

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) The Moroccan soccer federation is taking FIFA to court in the hopes of recruiting Spain forward Munir El Haddadi before the World Cup.

APRIL 10, 2018

Chivas defender Jair Pereira suspended 2 matches by CONCACAF

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) Chivas defender Jair Pereira was given a two-match suspension by CONCACAF and will miss the second leg of the Champions League semifinal against the New Yor...

APRIL 7, 2018

Dominica’s government announces vote for Morocco World Cup

Morocco received its latest 2026 World Cup vote pledge from a government minister on the Caribbean island of Dominica, despite FIFA rules prohibiting political interference in nati...

APRIL 6, 2018

MLB starts with most players from Puerto Rico since 2011

NEW YORK (AP) Major League Baseball started the season with its most players born in Puerto Rico since 2011.

MARCH 30, 2018

Tim Weah could make US debut against Paraguay

CHICAGO (AP) Tim Weah, a son of former world player of the year and current Liberia president George Weah, is among seven players who could make their U.S. Soccer debuts in an exh...

MARCH 18, 2018

UEFA reveals president Ceferin is paid $1.64M salary

GENEVA (AP) UEFA has revealed its president Aleksander Ceferin earns a pre-tax salary of 1.56 million Swiss francs ($1.64 million), fulfill...

MARCH 16, 2018

FIFA lifts suspension of Pakistan soccer federation

ZURICH (AP) FIFA has lifted the Pakistan soccer federation's suspension, which had been imposed in October because of outside interference by a court.

MARCH 14, 2018

FIFA extends Del Nero ban during bribery investigation

ZURICH (AP) Brazilian soccer confederation president Marco Polo Del Nero will remain suspended by FIFA for a further 45 days while he is under investigation for taking bribes.

MARCH 14, 2018

Former FIFA VP Webb loses appeal against $1M bribery fine

ZURICH (AP) Former FIFA vice president Jeffrey Webb has lost his appeal against a 1 million Swiss franc ($1.05 million) fine imposed by the soccer body's ethics committee.

MARCH 12, 2018

Nations League means less attractive games for US, Mexico

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) Soccer's governing body for North and Central America and the Caribbean announced its new CONCACAF Nations League, a format designed to give more competitiv...

MARCH 7, 2018

FIFA panel approves adding video review to laws of soccer, clearing the way to use at World Cup in June

ZURICH (AP) FIFA panel approves adding video review to laws of soccer, clearing the way to use at World Cup in June .

MARCH 3, 2018

CONCACAF Gold Cup expands to 16 nations

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) The CONCACAF Gold Cup will expand from 12 nations to 16 for the next edition in 2019.

FEBRUARY 27, 2018