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Lazio's Patric handed 4-game ban for biting opponent

Lazio defender Patric was banned for four games and fined 10,000 euros ($11,300) for biting an opponent. The incident ...

Banned for life by FIFA, soccer officials line up to appeal

The first of a number of appeals by former soccer officials banned for life by FIFA was heard Tuesday at sport's highest ...

Colombian federation, FIFA official fined in ticket scam

The Colombian soccer federation and officials including FIFA Council member Ramón Jesurún have been fined millions of dollars ...

European soccer clubs face $4.5B income drop over next year

European soccer clubs expect to lose 4 billion euros ($4.5 billion) in revenue over the next year because of the coronavirus ...

2022 Qatar World Cup cuts jobs after 'efficiency exercise'

Organizers of the 2022 World Cup have become the latest Qatari state entity to make staff redundant. The World Cup organizing ...

FIFA fines Arsenal over sell-on clauses for player transfers

Arsenal was fined 40,000 Swiss francs ($42,300) by FIFA and warned about its conduct regarding player transfers after the ...

Prosecutor to probe attorney general-FIFA president meetings

A special prosecutor has been appointed in Switzerland to assess complaints about alleged criminal conduct when attorney ...

Swiss Cup champion will be denied Europa League spot

The winner of the Swiss Cup will be denied a traditional entry into the Europa League because of an overcrowded schedule ...

Bayern finally gets its man, signs Leroy Sané from Man City

Bayern Munich finally ended its long pursuit of Leroy Sané on Friday, signing the Germany winger from Manchester City to a ...

Former FIFA candidate appeals to overturn Asian soccer vote

An appeal to overturn an Asian soccer election for seats on the FIFA Council was heard at sport’s highest court on Wednesday.

Griezmann struggling as Barcelona struggles to retain title

Antoine Griezmann arrived at the Camp Nou last year expecting to complete an intimidating attacking trio with Lionel Messi ...

Campaign for Black soccer player denied by England in 1925

A fundraising campaign has been launched to raise money for a statue to honor the late Jack Leslie, who was denied the chance ...

5 countries in race to host soccer's 2027 Asian Cup

Uzbekistan has joined India, Iran, Qatar and Saudi Arabia in the contest to host soccer’s 2027 Asian Cup. Uzbekistan’s soccer ...

FIFA bans former finance director Kattner for 10 years

FIFA banned its former finance director Markus Kattner for 10 years on Tuesday for helping former president Sepp Blatter and ...

List 4/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

SOFTBALL Men’s World Cup in Auckland, New Zealand from Feb. 20-28, 2021 postponed to Feb. 19-27, 2022. SUMO Spring Basho in ...

American defender Miazga suspended for 3 matches after fight

American defender Matt Miazga will be suspended for Reading’s next three matches after getting into a fight with Derby’s Tom ...

German soccer to have 2 summer transfer periods due to virus

Germany will have two summer transfer periods this year – the first for just one day. The German soccer federation said on ...

Ex-Germany striker Gómez goes out with a goal and promotion

Former Germany striker Mario Gómez retired from soccer on Sunday after scoring in his last game for Stuttgart. Gomez, who ...

Payet praised by Marseille president for taking big pay cut

Marseille's club president praised playmaker Dimitri Payet for accepting a significant pay cut when signing a new two-year ...

Williams' stoppage time goal lifts Courage over Thorns 2-1

Lynn Williams scored in stoppage time and the North Carolina Courage defeated the Portland Thorns 2-1 in the opening game of ...