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Lionel Messi

Venezuela beats Argentina 3-1 to spoil Messi's return

Lionel Messi's international return didn't do much to help Argentina regain top form. Messi was back on Friday for the first ...

Venezuela coach offers resignation after 'political' visit

Venezuela coach Rafael Dudamel offered his resignation after the 3-1 friendly win against Argentina on Friday, saying the ...

Tyler Adams leaves US soccer team, returning to German club

Tyler Adams left U.S. soccer training camp Friday to return to RB Leipzig of the Bundesliga and will miss Tuesday's ...

Michel Temer

Ex-President Temer arrested in Brazil on corruption charges

Former Brazilian President Michel Temer was arrested Thursday on corruption charges, a dramatic development in a sprawling ...

Argentina coach wants teammates to step up as Messi returns

With Lionel Messi making his first start since the World Cup, Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni hopes the rest of the squad is ...

FIFA gives life ban to Ecuador official for bribery

The FIFA ethics committee has given a life ban to a South American soccer official who took bribes linked to the Copa America ...

Sampaoli gives pay back to Santos until players are paid

Santos coach Jorge Sampaoli has given his pay back to the Brazilian club until his players get paid. The Argentine says the ...

Gregg Berhalter

Berhalter trying to transform US into possession-based team

Gregg Berhalter prepares for U.S. national team matches like a CEO getting ready for a deal. The new American coach uses ...

UN rights chief: US sanctions could deepen Venezuelan crisis

The United Nations' high commissioner for human rights said Wednesday that recent U.S. sanctions that are aimed at toppling ...

Ex Colombia soccer star arrested for drug shipments

Former Southampton and Portsmouth midfielder Jhon Viafara has been arrested in his native Colombia on a U.S. drug warrant, ...

Smoking strong pot daily raises psychosis risk, study finds

Smoking high-potency marijuana every day could increase the chances of developing psychosis by nearly five times, according ...

US, Russia divided on Venezuela after talks in Rome

Russia and the United States remain split on how to resolve the crisis in Venezuela, officials from both powers said Tuesday ...

Recovery of Falklands war helmets helps heal wounds

Jorge Altieri runs his hands over old blood stains on a helmet that saved his life in 1982 when Argentina and Britain went ...

Rio government takes back control of Maracana stadium

Rio de Janeiro's state government will take back control of the crisis-ridden Maracana stadium and break the contract with ...

US, Russia to hold talks on Venezuela in Rome

U.S. and Russian officials are meeting in Rome this week to discuss the crisis in Venezuela. The U.S. State Department says ...

Davies scores, Bayern back on top after 6-0 rout of Mainz

Bayern Munich returned to the top of the Bundesliga with a record-setting 6-0 rout of Mainz on Sunday, more than answering ...

Egan Bernal wins Paris-Nice race after lively final stage

Team Sky rider Egan Bernal won the Paris-Nice weeklong race for his most prestigious title so far after resisting a bold ...

German journalist released in Venezuela headed home

Germany's foreign ministry says a German freelance journalist freed in Venezuela months after he was jailed as a suspected ...

German journalist released in Venezuela headed home

Germany's foreign ministry says a German freelance journalist freed in Venezuela months after he was jailed as a suspected ...

Juan Guaido

Venezuelan opposition leader takes campaign to northern city

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido embarked on a new stage of his campaign to oust President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday ...