Footbal News

October 18, 2019

Granada beats Osasuna to move into 2nd place in Spain

Granada continued its impressive return to the Spanish league by beating Osasuna 1-0 at home to move into second place on ...

October 18, 2019

Mbappé returns, scores as PSG beats 9-man Nice 4-1

Angel di Maria scored twice and Kylian Mbappé marked his return from injury with a goal as Paris Saint-Germain stretched its ...

October 18, 2019

Frankfurt beats Leverkusen 3-0 in Bundesliga

Goncalo Paciencia scored twice as Eintracht Frankfurt defeated Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 to prevent the visitors from going top ...

October 18, 2019

Bulgaria soccer coach quits, 5 more arrested after racism

Bulgaria national soccer team coach Krasimir Balakov resigned on Friday, four days after his side's match against England was ...

October 18, 2019

UEFA rules to separate Russia, Kosovo in competition draws

In a move that acknowledges an inevitable influence of politics on European soccer, teams from Kosovo and Russia will no ...

October 18, 2019

UEFA seeks advice on how to improve match-fixing prosecution

Aiming to better fight match-fixing in soccer, UEFA wants a partner to advise how to work better with police and prosecutors.

October 18, 2019

Napoli 'ultra' fan arrested in killing of Inter supporter

A Napoli "ultra" fan was arrested Friday and accused of killing the Inter Milan supporter who died following clashes outside ...

October 18, 2019

SKorea seeks punishment for NKorea over World Cup qualifier

The South Korean soccer association said Friday it has requested that North Korea be punished for blocking rival fans and ...

October 18, 2019

Korean derby drawn in women's Olympic soccer qualifying

There will be another Korean derby game in international soccer in qualifying for the 2020 Olympic women's tournament.

October 18, 2019

Barcelona vs. Real Madrid likely to be moved to December

This month's Spanish league "clásico" match between Barcelona and Real Madrid is expected to be postponed until December ...

October 18, 2019

After England stars face abuse, anti-racism push across EPL

A week that started with England players being racially abused in Bulgaria will end with "No Room for Racism" messages across ...

October 18, 2019

Lampard tells European soccer chiefs: keep current CL format

Champions League winner Frank Lampard was deployed by the Premier League on Thursday as part of the mission to prevent a ...

October 18, 2019

Spanish soccer league tries again to stage game in Miami

Undeterred by the resistance it faced last season, the Spanish soccer league is trying again to take a regular season game ...

October 17, 2019

UEFA bans Ajax, Eintracht ticket sales for fan disorder

UEFA has banned Ajax and Eintracht Frankfurt from selling tickets to fans for games in London next month as punishment for ...

October 17, 2019

Police arrest gang that robbed players houses in Spain

Spanish police said Thursday they have dismantled a gang that robbed soccer players' houses during games.

October 17, 2019

Barcelona coach wants Real Madrid to play in Catalan capital

Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde says his team wants to play its Spanish league "clásico" match against Real Madrid at home ...

October 17, 2019

Borussia Mönchengladbach's coaching gamble paying off

Borussia Mönchengladbach's gamble on a new coach appears to be paying off. Former Salzburg coach Marco Rose has led the team ...

October 17, 2019

Ex-soccer star Gascoigne cleared of sexual assault on woman

Former England soccer star Paul Gascoigne has been cleared of sexually assaulting a woman on a train after he kissed her on ...

October 17, 2019

Teenager Ansu Fati becomes next promising star in Spain

A 16-year-old forward born in Guinea-Bissau has become the next promising soccer star in Spain. Ansu Fati, who made his debut ...