Soccer

June 1, 2023 at 10:54 am

Champions League final referee under UEFA scrutiny for alleged links to far-right leader in Poland

An anti-racism group has called on soccer’s top referee to distance himself from a far-right politician in Poland.

June 1, 2023 at 8:50 am

German soccer mourns death of 15-year-old player who died after tournament brawl

The German soccer federation is to hold a weekend of mourning for the 15-year-old player who died after a post-match brawl at an international youth...

May 30, 2023 at 5:11 am

German soccer club punished for walking off field after alleged racist slur

A lower-level German soccer team called its punishment for stopping a game in protest after racist abuse was apparently directed at team captain Marcus Coffie...

May 30, 2023 at 2:53 am

Post-soccer match brawl in Germany leaves teen with life-threatening injuries; 16-year-old detained

A 15-year-old soccer player has been hospitalized with life-threatening brain injuries after being struck by an opposing player in a post-match fight during an international...

May 29, 2023 at 5:09 am

Mauricio Pochettino hired as Chelsea manager to lead rebuild after turbulent season

Chelsea has hired Mauricio Pochettino as manager on a two-year deal with the option of another year.

May 28, 2023 at 10:34 am

Leicester’s fairy tale is over as Everton stays in Premier League after final-day escape VIEW

Seven years after the most improbable Premier League title triumph of all Leicester has been relegated from English soccer’s top division.

Jordan Morris is congratulated for his goal in the 22nd minute as the Seattle Sounders FC play the New York Red Bulls at Lumen Field Saturday May 27, 2023.

May 27, 2023 at 9:51 pm

Jordan Morris scores game winner before leaving with injury as Sounders beat Red Bulls VIEW

Jordan Morris scored and left the field three minutes later with an apparent groin injury, but the Sounders made it stand up for a 1-0...

May 27, 2023 at 8:37 am

Bayern strikes late to snatch Bundesliga title from Dortmund VIEW

Jamal Musiala has scored in the 89th minute to fire Bayern Munich to the Bundesliga title with a 2-1 victory at Cologne after Borussia Dortmund...

May 26, 2023 at 10:19 pm

Ukraine soccer league set for a title-deciding game in a remarkable, war-hit season

Two soccer teams exiled from cities in war-battered eastern Ukraine will play each other Sunday in the safer western part of the country with the...

May 26, 2023 at 8:40 am

Spanish court opens investigation into racist abuse targeting Vinícius Júnior

A Spanish court has opened a judicial investigation into an alleged hate crime perpetrated by the three people arrested this week for racially abusing Real...