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November 16, 2018

Croatia beats Spain to set up Nations showdown with England

Croatia crushed England's World Cup hopes in July. By beating Spain in a thriller on Thursday, the Croats have given Gareth ...

November 15, 2018

Batshuayi double helps Belgium beat Iceland 2-0

Michy Batshuayi proved a more than capable replacement for the injured Romelu Lukaku on Thursday when he scored twice as ...

November 15, 2018

Pulisic plays 2nd US match in 13 months, starts vs England

Christian Pulisic played his second game with the U.S. national team in 13 months, returning to the lineup for Thursday ...

November 15, 2018

No-win situation for Switzerland ends in loss to Qatar

It was almost a no-win situation to begin with, and Switzerland certainly didn't win in the end. The Swiss team, which ...

November 15, 2018

English Premier League to introduce video review next season

Video review is set to debut in the English Premier League next season. The competition has held off introducing video ...

November 15, 2018

Asian Cup to get video review starting in quarterfinals

Video review will be used at the Asian Cup starting in the quarterfinals. The Asian Football Confederation said in September ...

November 14, 2018

Qatar scores late to stun Switzerland 1-0 in friendly

Qatar stunned eighth-ranked Switzerland 1-0 in an international friendly on Wednesday as Akram Afif's late goal gave the 2022 ...

November 14, 2018

Pulisic assumes leadership role on return to American team

Back with the United States for only the second time in an injury-troubled year, Christian Pulisic has watched the Americans ...

November 14, 2018

Romain Gall rebounding after fall to Sweden's 3rd tier

Signed with fanfare by Columbus 18 months earlier, Romain Gall was released by the Crew in February 2016 after making just ...

November 13, 2018

US women end year with 1-0 win over Scotland

Alex Morgan scored late in the first half and the U.S. national team wrapped up the year with a 1-0 victory Tuesday over ...

November 12, 2018

Nations League piquing interest, reaches final qualifiers

It has plunged Germany into renewed crisis, provoked scenes of jubilation in Kosovo and Gibraltar, and set up what could be ...

November 12, 2018

Martial, Pogba, Lacazette latest injuries in France squad

An avalanche of injuries has struck World Cup champion France after four more players were ruled out on Monday.

November 12, 2018

Injured Coutinho, Marcelo dropped for Brazil friendlies

Barcelona midfielder Philippe Coutinho and Real Madrid left back Marcelo have been dropped for Brazil's upcoming friendlies ...

November 09, 2018

Swiss prosecutor suspended while leading FIFA investigation

Switzerland's chief economic crimes prosecutor was suspended last week while leading an investigation into corruption linked ...

November 09, 2018

Coach Joachim Loew leaves Boateng out of Germany squad

Germany coach Joachim Loew has left Jerome Boateng out of the squad for upcoming games against Russia and the Netherlands.

November 09, 2018

Balotelli left out of Italy squad for Portugal and US games

Mario Balotelli has again been left out of the Italy squad, this time for matches against Portugal and the United States.

November 09, 2018

UK economy gets World Cup lift in face of Brexit uncertainty

A spike in consumer spending driven by warm weather and England's surprise run to the semifinals of the soccer World Cup ...

November 09, 2018

Winger Javairo Dilrosun gets 1st call-up for Netherlands

Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman selected winger Javairo Dilrosun for the first time Friday for upcoming UEFA Nations League ...

November 09, 2018

UEFA gets $230M sponsorship from Chinese payment platform

UEFA has secured more than 200 million euros ($230 million) from Chinese online payments platform Alipay to sponsor leading ...