Articles filed under Soccer
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FIFA, Qatar prepare for unprecedented World Cup finals drawMar 30, 2022 7:00 am - DOHA, Qatar (AP) - A World Cup like no other in its 92-year history will take shape this week at an unprecedented tournament draw. When FIFA and host nation Qatar stage ...
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US Soccer, women's union set to bargain past deal expirationMar 30, 2022 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The U.S. Soccer Federation and the union for its women's national team are set to negotiate past the expiration of their collective bargaining agreement o...
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Washington Spirit sale closes, Kang is controlling ownerMar 30, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Washington Spirit announced that the sale of the National Women's Soccer League team to Michele Kang has closed and she is officially the controlli...
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Teenager jailed for 6 weeks for racially abusing RashfordMar 30, 2022 7:00 am - WORCESTER, England (AP) - A teenager was sentenced to six weeks in prison on Wednesday for racially abusing England soccer player Marcus Rashford on social media last ye...
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Close to reaching World Cup, US looks to avoid last-day flopMar 30, 2022 7:00 am - SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) - American soccer's harrowing memory of the loss in Trinidad 4 1/2 years ago remains omnipresent, if no longer raw. Denied a berth in the 2018 ...
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Doctor dies working for FIFA at World Cup playoff in NigeriaMar 30, 2022 7:00 am - DOHA, Qatar (AP) - A doctor died because of a heart issue while working at a World Cup qualifying game in Nigeria, FIFA said Wednesday. Joseph Kabungo was the official F...
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Record attendance: 91,553 watch women's game in BarcelonaMar 30, 2022 7:00 am - BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - A world-record crowd for a women's soccer match of more than 91,000 people watched Barcelona defeat Real Madrid 5-2 in the Champions League at th...
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Jeers for Maguire reopen old wounds in England's soccer teamMar 30, 2022 7:00 am - It looked like a perfectly innocent post-match tweet, the kind sent by soccer players virtually every week. 'œEnjoyable week playing for my country,'ť Harry Maguire post...
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United States men qualify for first World Cup since 2014 despite 2-0 loss at Costa RicaMar 30, 2022 7:00 am - SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) - United States men qualify for first World Cup since 2014 despite 2-0 loss at Costa Rica. ...
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Salah, Haaland, Ibrahimovic among stars missing World CupMar 30, 2022 7:00 am - Mohamed Salah has been one of the world's best players this season. Erling Haaland is possibly the most highly rated youngster in the game. Gianluigi Donnarumma was vote...