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Sterling scores hat trick, England beats Czech Republic 5-0

A first England hat trick provided a chance for Raheem Sterling to celebrate and mourn. After swiveling with the ball and ...

England, France win big; Portugal held as Euro defense opens

Big and slick wins for France and England. Not even a goal for Portugal. Even with Cristiano Ronaldo returning to the ...

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 ...

Portugal held by Ukraine on Ronaldo's return

Cristiano Ronaldo's return wasn't enough to give title-holder Portugal more than a 0-0 home draw against Ukraine in ...

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 ...

France opens Euro 2020 qualifying with 4-1 win at Moldova

World Cup winner France started its European Championship qualifying campaign with a 4-1 victory over Moldova on Friday.

Raheem Sterling

Sterling pays tribute to deceased player after England goal

Raheem Sterling revealed a t-shirt memorializing a young footballer after scoring his second goal in a hat trick for England ...

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 ...

Italian soccer federation to explore more ties with China

Playing the Italian Super Cup or Italian Cup final in China will be among the proposals discussed when a delegation linked ...

English FA charges Beardsley with racially abusing players

The English Football Association has charged former Newcastle youth team coach Peter Beardsley with racially abusing players.

Birmingham docked 9 points in English 2nd for overspending

Birmingham has been docked nine points in the second-tier League Championship for overspending. The punishment takes ...

UEFA charges PSG forward Neymar for insulting officials

UEFA says it has charged Neymar for comments made about match officials after Paris Saint-Germain lost to Manchester United ...

PSG backs fans against Chelsea disorder claims for WCL game

Paris Saint-Germain is backing its fans accused by British police of violent behavior ahead of a Women's Champions League ...

Defender Ali Krieger returns to the US women's national team

Ali Krieger was between training sessions with the Orlando Pride on Tuesday afternoon when U.S. coach Jill Ellis texted her ...

PSG fans involved in violence around women's game at Chelsea

Visiting Paris Saint-Germain fans have been involved in violence in London before attempting to bring weapons into a Women's ...

Belgium, Croatia battle to wins as 2020 qualifying begins

The stars of last year's World Cup had to dig deep as European Championship qualifying began Thursday. World Cup finalist ...

Belgium recovers from Courtois error to beat Russia 3-1

Eden Hazard scored twice as Belgium recovered from a blunder by Thibaut Courtois to beat Russia 3-1 Thursday and start its ...

Fan group urges UEFA to curb Champions League ticket hikes

After Barcelona and Manchester United raised prices for their Champions League quarterfinal matches, UEFA was urged on ...

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 ...

Fox to use 5 commentary teams at Women's World Cup

Fox will use five commentary crews for its broadcast of this year's Women's World Cup, basing two teams in France and the ...