WCQ - OFC NEWS

Rochester Red Wings honor city's 'garbage plate' dish

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) The Rochester Red Wings are changing the International League team's name for one game to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the creation of the city's signa...

AUGUST 10, 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

Tonga qualifies for 2019 RWC after Fiji beats Samoa

APIA, Samoa (AP) Tonga qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup after Fiji beat Samoa 38-16 in the final match of the Pacific Nations Cup on Saturday.

JULY 15, 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

Fiji beats Tonga 14-10 to qualify for 2019 Rugby World Cup

NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AP) Fiji claimed a place at the 2019 Rugby World Cup when it rallied to beat Tonga 14-10 on Saturday, securing the Pacific Nations Cup for the second straight...

JULY 9, 2017

Fiji beats Tonga 14-10 to qualify for Rugby World Cup

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) Fiji claimed a place at the 2019 Rugby World Cup Saturday when it rallied to beat Tonga 14-10, securing the Pacific Nations Cup title for the second...

JULY 8, 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

Tonga beats Samoa 30-26 in Pacific Nations Cup

Tonga beat Samoa 30-26 in a Pacific Nations Cup rugby test on Saturday, its first test in eight years in the Tongan capital Nuku'alofa.

JULY 1, 2017

Tonga beats Samoa 30-26 in Pacific Nations Cup

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) Tonga has beaten Samoa 30-26 in a Pacific Nations Cup rugby test on Saturday, its first test in eight years in the Tongan capital Nuku'alofa.

JULY 1, 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

Watch: South African soccer player may have admitted to an affair in postgame interview

Mohammed Anas may be in hot water with his wife after his post-game interview slip.

JUNE 30, 2017

Cristiano Ronaldo featured on the FIFA 18 cover

Cristiano Ronaldo will grace the cover of the popular FIFA video game.

JUNE 30, 2017

FIFA official admits taking bribes in US federal investigation

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JUNE 30, 2017