English FA approves minimum 5-game ban for racism
Racist and homophobic abuse by players in England will carry a minimum five-match ban from next season. The Football Association says the sanction ...

Column: Love or hate Beckham, he can't be ignored
Like his former Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson, David Beckham has picked the right time and best way to retire — as a winner and before the ...
Reaction to Beckham announcing his retirement
Reaction to David Beckham's decision to retire from football at the end of the season, which he announced Thursday: ___ "David Beckham, one of the ...

Beckham's role after retirement to remain global
After David Beckham's long and distinguished football career ends on a remote plastic field in northwestern France, his life promises to be far more ...

Beckham to retire from football at end of season
David Beckham is retiring from soccer, ending a career in which he transcended the sport with forays into fashion and a marriage to a pop star that ...

Ups and downs in David Beckham's career
Some up and downs in the career of David Beckham, who said Thursday he would retire from football at the end of the season: ___ Up: Signs professional ...

David Beckham career highlights
Highlights in the career of David Beckham, who said Thursday he will retire from football at the end of the season: 1975 — Born May 2 in Leytonstone, ...

Andy Carroll recalled for England friendlies
Andy Carroll has been recalled to the England squad for the first time since October for friendlies against Ireland and Brazil. The burly striker, who ...

English football set for 5-game minimum racism ban
The English Football Association is due to vote this week to introduce minimum five-game bans for racial abuse. The sanction will rise if there are ...

Reaction to Alex Ferguson's retirement
Reaction to Alex Ferguson's decision to retire as manager of Manchester United, which was announced Wednesday: ___ "His achievements in the game place ...
Alex Ferguson Fact Box
Highlights in the career of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson who will retire at the end of the season, the club announced Wednesday: 1941 — ...

Gerrard to have shoulder op, misses rest of season
Steven Gerrard will undergo surgery on his left shoulder this week, ruling him out of Liverpool's final two games of the Premier League and England's ...

Amaechi: British footballers wary of coming out
The advice John Amaechi gave to Jason Collins before the NBA veteran came out is very different to what he tells the gay football players he knows in ...
England pays $1.7M for Champs League fixture clash
UEFA has taken 1.3 million euros ($1.7 million) from English football's share of Champions League television money as punishment for scheduling ...

Terry reignites racism row fallout at UEFA event
The bitter fallout from English football's high-profile racism case resurfaced Friday in front of UEFA President Michel Platini as John Terry refused ...
Column: Kiss goodbye to football as we know it
Kiss goodbye to football as we know it. In getting machines to help men spot when goals are scored, football is making a mistake. This pact with the ...

Heady days for the Welsh as Cardiff reaches EPL
As Vincent Tan threw his arms into the air and soaked up the applause of a delirious crowd, the Malaysian billionaire owner of Cardiff could be ...

English football shaken by return of hooliganism
A fan punches a police horse as the streets of Newcastle are turned into a battleground. Bloodied supporters brawl inside Wembley Stadium as weeping ...

EPL to use Hawk-Eye; Spain, Germany stall on tech
The English Premier League on Thursday became the first national competition in world football to approve the use of goal-line technology, with ...
England coach Hodgson fears 'Nazis' marring games
England coach Roy Hodgson on Thursday urged the football authorities to beware of neo-Nazi groups trying to cause trouble at matches. UEFA has ...
English FA finds no evidence of racism by fans
The English Football Association will report to FIFA that it has found no evidence of racist chanting toward Rio and Anton Ferdinand by England fans ...

FIFA picks GoalControl goal-line tech system
FIFA surprisingly opted for GoalControl on Tuesday as its goal-line technology system to be used at next year's World Cup in Brazil, picking the ...

FA investigates abuse of Ferdinands by own fans
The English Football Association stepped up its condemnation of abuse by England fans after a complaint was made to FIFA over apparently racist chants ...