Footbal News

October 14, 2019

German club releases Turkish player over Instagram post

Turkish midfielder Cenk Sahin has been released by German soccer club St. Pauli following his Instagram post in support of ...

October 14, 2019

Ex-England midfielder Gascoigne on trial for sexual assault

A prosecutor has alleged that former England midfielder Paul Gascoigne sexually assaulted a woman on a train by "forcibly and ...

October 14, 2019

After Mourinho says no, Lyon hires Rudi Garcia as coach

Turned down by Jose Mourinho, Lyon has hired Rudi Garcia as coach. Lyon says Garcia signed a two-year contract to replace ...

October 14, 2019

Spain looking for a partner for Ramos in defense

Sergio Ramos and Gerard Piqué were the pillar of Spain's defense for years and were crucial to the team's success over the ...

October 14, 2019

Barcelona criticizes Spanish Supreme Court's decision

Barcelona has criticized the Spanish Supreme Court's conviction of 12 Catalan politicians and activists for their role in a ...

October 14, 2019

Poland, Russia qualify for Euro 2020; Croatia must wait

Poland and Russia qualified for the 2020 European Championship on Sunday, while Gareth Bale's goal forced Croatia to wait ...

October 13, 2019

Argentina routs Ecuador 6-1 without suspended Messi

Argentina routed Ecuador 6-1 in a friendly game in Spain on Sunday despite the absence of suspended Lionel Messi.

October 13, 2019

Norway ends Spain's perfect record; Italy at Euro 2020

Sergio Ramos was seconds away from celebrating his record for most appearances for Spain with a victory that would have ...

October 13, 2019

Turnaround: Italy qualifies for Euros with 3 games to spare

Two years after failing to qualify for the World Cup, Italy's turnaround could not be more emphatic. The Azzurri overcame ...

October 12, 2019

Ranieri hired to replace Di Francesco at Sampdoria

Claudio Ranieri has been hired as Sampdoria's coach after Eusebio Di Francesco left by mutual consent this week.

October 12, 2019

Eritrean soccer players who defected say they live in fear

Soccer gave Mewal Tesfai Yosief hope in an authoritarian nation, a job in a country of forced military conscription and, ...

October 12, 2019

England loses 1st qualifier in decade, Ondrasek dream debut

England lost a World Cup or European Championship qualifier for the first time in 10 years on Friday as FC Dallas forward ...

October 12, 2019

Czechs stun England in Euro qualifying; France, Portugal win

It was a night of European soccer to forget for England, and one to remember for Andorra. England conceded a late goal ...

October 12, 2019

Police detain 31 fans ahead of Czech-England qualifier

Police detained 31 soccer fans before the 2020 European Championship qualifier between host Czech Republic and England in the ...

October 11, 2019

London weather welcomes Buccaneers on arrival in England

After an overnight flight across the Atlantic Ocean and a few hours of rest, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quickly got their ...

October 11, 2019

FIFA bans Afghan official in fallout of sexual abuse scandal

In further fallout from a sexual abuse scandal, Afghanistan's top soccer official was banned for five years by FIFA on Friday ...

October 11, 2019

Northern Ireland bid to stifle De Jong falls short

Northern Ireland defender Paddy McNair snapped at the heels of Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong for 93 minutes.

October 11, 2019

Rampant Belgium becomes 1st team to qualify for Euro 2020

Six first-half goals set Belgium on its way to a record-tying victory and a place in next year's European Championship.

October 10, 2019

Gio Reyna to play for US at U17 World Cup, like dad Claudio

Gio Reyna, a son of former U.S. national team captain Claudio Reyna, was among 21 players announced Thursday for the American ...