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December 08, 2019

Sánchez oldest player with Spanish league hat trick at 38

Veteran Real Betis winger Joaquín Sánchez needed only 20 minutes to score his first career hat trick on Sunday, becoming the ...

December 08, 2019

Russian soccer fans stage mass walkouts to protest arrests

Soccer fans from almost all of Russia's top clubs have staged mass walkouts at games to protest a police crackdown.

December 07, 2019

Russia faces next wave of punishment in endless doping saga

The never-ending Russia doping saga hits another dramatic peak Monday when its Tokyo Olympics status and prospects for ...

December 07, 2019

Liverpool games at Club World Cup moved to new Qatari venue

Liverpool’s games at the Club World Cup in Qatar were switched to a new stadium Saturday in a late change of plan because the ...

December 06, 2019

Chelsea wins appeal at CAS in FIFA transfer ban case

Chelsea won a legal fight with FIFA on Friday that cleared the club to sign new players in January, then criticized soccer's ...

December 06, 2019

UEFA charges Romania with 'racist behavior'

The Romanian soccer federation was charged with “racist behavior” on Friday after a Swedish player said he was targeted by ...

December 06, 2019

UEFA President Ceferin attacks plan he says could ruin game

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin criticized the head of Real Madrid on Friday for reportedly planning a "selfish and ...

December 05, 2019

Bach says IOC must abide by any Russian doping sanctions

Any sanctions imposed on Russia in the latest fallout of a years-long doping scandal must be observed by the IOC, the Olympic ...

December 05, 2019

Cardiff appeals to CAS to overturn FIFA order in Sala case

Soccer club Cardiff has formally filed an appeal to sport's highest court seeking to overturn a FIFA order it must pay Nantes ...

December 05, 2019

Futures of Rakitic and Vidal up in air at Barcelona

Despite their many trophies with the club, the futures of Ivan Rakitic and Arturo Vidal are in doubt as Barcelona approaches ...

December 05, 2019

Surprise German league leader Gladbach fired up for Bayern

Borussia Mönchengladbach is trying to turn back the clock to the 1970s. That was the decade when Gladbach was an unstoppable ...

December 04, 2019

UEFA to boost Women's Champions League with new group stage

In a move to raise the quality, profile and value of women’s soccer, UEFA is changing the Champions League format to include ...

December 04, 2019

Nadim plans return to Afghanistan to inspire girls in soccer

Two decades after fleeing Taliban-ruled Afghanistan with her family, Nadia Nadim is ready to go home. “I don't know if it's ...

December 04, 2019

FIFA: Agents got $650M from international transfers in 2019

Soccer player agents took more than $650 million in commissions from international transfers in 2019 — a near-20% rise, FIFA ...

December 03, 2019

Extremists cited with racism for banner aimed at Balotelli

Three leaders of the extreme-right Forza Nuova political party were stopped by police Tuesday for putting up a racist banner ...

December 03, 2019

FIFA bans 3rd Afghan soccer official in sexual abuse scandal

FIFA has banned a third Afghanistan soccer official implicated in a sexual abuse scandal alleged by women’s national team ...

December 03, 2019

Historic stadium name restored at 1954 World Cup final venue

The stadium in Switzerland that staged the 1954 World Cup final is getting its original name back. Swiss champion Young Boys ...