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Violence-marred match hurts Brazil football image
Brazilian authorities on Thursday began investigations into allegations that security personnel beat members of a visiting Argentine football club at ...
IOC opens case on SKorea soccer player for banner
The IOC says it has opened a disciplinary case against a South Korea soccer player who displayed a political banner after his team beat Japan in the ...
Messi, Ronaldo, Wambach up for FIFA awards
Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Andres Iniesta are the finalists for FIFA's world player of the year award. They were picked from a list of 23 ...
FIFA: Brazil still has 'plenty of work to do'
FIFA leaders believe there's still a lot left to be done in Brazil to successfully stage the 2013 Confederations Cup and the 2014 World Cup.
South Africa spent $3 billion on 2010 World Cup
South Africa spent more than $3 billion on the 2010 World Cup, and in return gained an "intangible legacy" from the first world soccer showpiece in ...
Wambach, Morgan FIFA world player candidates
Olympic gold-medal winners Abby Wambach, Alex Morgan, Carli Lloyd and Megan Rapinoe of the United States were among 10 candidates selected for the ...
FIFA: 3 Cuban soccer players defected in Toronto
Soccer's governing body says the three Cuban soccer players who disappeared before a World Cup qualifier against Canada have defected. FIFA said in ...
Jack Warner bans release of Trinidad crime reports
Former world soccer vice president Jack Warner wants to stop the release of crime reports and statistics in his capacity as Trinidad's national ...
Column: Ref! Ghost goals making soccer look dumb
Hey, referee! That was a goal! Or it was very, very close. To be fair to Howard Webb and his crew of sideline assistants, it wasn't humanly possible ...
Blatter tells FIFA advisers to curb criticism
Criticized on all sides after a series of scandals, FIFA's executive committee members should not be publicly targeted by the governing body's ...
Bin Hammam: Payments came out of personal accounts
Mohamed bin Hammam said accusations he enriched his family and supporters while president of Asian soccer are politically motivated and that he plans ...
EYES ON LONDON: Marathon, Referees, Living Legend
MARATHON GOLD FOR UGANDA Uganda has its first medal at the London Olympics — and it's a big one. Stephen Kiprotich surged ahead late in the race to ...
Mexico beats Brazil to win 1st Olympic soccer gold
Mexico is celebrating its first Olympic gold medal in men's soccer, and Brazil is wondering if it will ever be able to add the title to its long list ...
FIFA suspends Bin Hammam from soccer for 90 days
FIFA stepped up investigations into alleged bribery by Mohamed bin Hammam on Thursday by banning the former presidential candidate from soccer for 90 ...
Audit says Bin Hammam enriched himself
The man in charge of Asian soccer, once a candidate to oust FIFA President Sepp Blatter as the sport's worldwide leader, enriched himself and handed ...
FIFA picks ex-US attorney as corruption prosecutor
FIFA appointed former United States attorney Michael J. Garcia on Tuesday as lead prosecutor to investigate allegations of corruption in world soccer.
Blatter defends role in FIFA kickbacks scandal
FIFA President Sepp Blatter defended his role in a World Cup kickbacks scandal on Thursday, after his former boss Joao Havelange was formally ...
FIFA names Havelange, Teixeira in kickbacks case
Former FIFA president Joao Havelange and one-time Brazilian soccer leader Ricardo Teixeira received millions of dollars in a World Cup kickbacks ...
Court orders release FIFA kickbacks documents
A World Cup kickbacks scandal that has damaged FIFA's reputation since 2001 moved a step closer to a resolution on Wednesday. Switzerland's supreme ...
Swiss court OKs showing details on FIFA kickbacks
Switzerland's supreme court has ordered the release of a document identifying which senior soccer officials took millions of dollars from FIFA's ...
Goal-line technology, headscarves get soccer's OK
Soccer gave its stamp of approval Thursday to goal-line technology and headscarves for female Muslim players. Also adopted was a proposal for a ...
FIFA panel approves Islamic headscarves for women
Soccer's rules-making panel approved headscarves for female Muslim players on Thursday, reversing a ban on the Islamic hijab that's been enforced in ...
Soccer rule-makers approve goal-line technology
Soccer finally embraced goal-line technology. The sport's governing body said Thursday it will introduce the format at the seven-team Club World Cup ...
FIFA medical chief changes opinion on headscarves
A campaign to allow Muslim female soccer players to wear headscarves has been given a boost by the chairman of FIFA's medical committee withdrawing ...