Soccer
Senegal vows to fight ‘unfair administrative robbery’ after CAF strips AFCON title
Senegal was the victim of "the most grossly unfair administrative robbery" in the history of soccer when it was stripped of the Africa Cup of Nations title, Senegalese Football Association president Abdoulaye Fall claimed on Thursday.
Man gets suspended jail sentence for racially abusing England soccer player Jess Carter on TikTok
A man who posted racially abusive online messages about England Women soccer player Jess Carter received a suspended jail sentence on Wednesday.
Soccer fans launch complaint over World Cup ticket prices to European Commission
Soccer fans have launched a formal complaint with the European Commission against FIFA over World Cup ticket prices.
The mysterious England absence of Ben White has finally come to an end
Arsenal defender Ben White is back in the England squad for the first time since walking out on the team midway through the last World Cup.
Hamstring injury keeps Ronaldo out of Portugal friendlies against U.S. and Mexico
A hamstring injury will keep Cristiano Ronaldo out of Portugal's friendlies against the United States and Mexico ahead of the World Cup in North America.
FIFA wants Iran to fulfill World Cup schedule and won’t act on a Palestinian complaint about Israel
In a statement Thursday that did not mention Iran, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said soccer has a key role to "promote peace," though the sport's governing body took no action on its Palestinian member federation's complaints against Israeli settlement clubs.
North Korea qualifies for the Women’s World Cup for the first time since 2011
North Korea has qualified for the Women's World Cup for the first time since a doping saga in 2011 led to its long absence from top-tier international tournaments.
African soccer’s showpiece games are never far from controversy. Here are some of the biggest
Two months after the chaotic end to the Africa Cup of Nations final between Senegal and Morocco, the outcome of the game remains in dispute.
Spirit set to play Gotham FC at Citi Field in July
The National Women's Soccer League is coming to New York City.
Iran lobbies FIFA to move World Cup matches from U.S. to Mexico
FIFA is refusing to move Iran's World Cup matches from the U.S. to Mexico, despite public lobbying from the Islamic republic's soccer federation.
