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FIFA, IOC send condolences to Brazil fire victims
FIFA and local organizers canceled an event celebrating 500 days to go until the 2014 World Cup because of a nightclub fire that killed more than 230 ...
Northern Michigan player who drowned had epilepsy
A Northern Michigan University women's soccer player who drowned during a team workout in a campus pool had epilepsy and may have had a seizure as ...
Stuart Holden returns from 16-month layoff
American midfielder Stuart Holden played his first game in 16 months and only his second in 22 months, returning from knee surgery as Bolton defeated ...
Brazil: Indigenous squatters resist eviction
Police in riot gear surrounded a settlement of indigenous people next to Rio de Janeiro's storied Maracana stadium on Saturday, preparing to evict ...
Messi wins record 4th world's best player award
Lionel Messi became the first four-time winner of the FIFA Player of the Year award after shattering the world record with 91 goals last year for ...
Column: Ronaldo, not Messi, should be Ballon d'Or
The Ballon d'Or went to the wrong guy. Lionel Messi most definitely is the world's best footballer. He will, for many fans of football become the best ...
Ivory Coast stampede survivors blame barricades
Survivors of a stampede in Ivory Coast that killed 61 people, most of them children and teenagers, after a New Year's Eve fireworks display said ...
Stampede after fireworks kills 61 in Ivory Coast
A crowd stampeded after leaving a New Year's fireworks show early Tuesday in Ivory Coast's main city, killing 61 people — many of them children and ...
Column: Ifs and buts about head-butts in soccer
Head-butts in soccer are bad. They are dangerous and can smash noses and cheekbones. Kids, don't try them at home. Sometimes, though, did the ...
Bin Hammam resigns from all football positions
Mohamed bin Hammam resigned from all soccer-related posts and received a new lifetime ban from FIFA on Monday, perhaps closing one of the most ...
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 ...
Column: Only 1 athlete of the year in 2012, Messi
'Tis the season for making merry and for choosing our top sports men and women of the year, two distinctly separate annual rituals that in fact ...
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 ...
Beckham wins 2nd MLS title, Galaxy beat Dynamo 3-1
David Beckham stood on the podium with his three sons, an oversized Union Jack knotted around his Los Angeles Galaxy jersey. With a practiced lift and ...
Scolari to lead Brazil through 2014 World Cup
Luiz Felipe Scolari is back in charge of Brazil's national soccer team, and he said Thursday he knows that anything but a sixth World Cup title at 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 ...
Morgan has hat trick, US beats Ireland 5-0
It was something of an understatement when Alex Morgan said she was feeling it against Ireland. Morgan scored three first-half goals and the Olympic ...
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.
4 Ugandan bombing suspects claim FBI abused them
Four terror suspects charged with killing 76 people watching the 2010 World Cup soccer final on TV in Uganda claimed they were physically abused ...
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 ...
Third try at women's pro soccer league to launch
Another pro women's soccer league will try to succeed where two previous attempts have failed. The currently unnamed eight-team league will launch in ...
Beckham says MLS Cup is his final game with Galaxy
David Beckham will play his final game for the Los Angeles Galaxy in the MLS Cup next month. Beckham and the Galaxy announced the English midfielder's ...