Erling Haaland, 22, has scored 36 goals in 35 games this season, breaking the previous record of 34 in a single Premier League campaign.
The domestic violence case against Hope Solo, a goalkeeper for the US women's soccer team, was dismissed by a Seattle-area judge on Tuesday, local broadcaster King 5 reported.
All it takes is a measuring tape to explain why India is a dwarf among giants dominating international soccer, critics of the national team say.
Soccer's rulemakers are adamant that the use of technology will go no further than the goal-line, yet there is an uncomfortable feeling another Thierry Henry-style handball controversy could trigger a whole new debate.
Police intervened to halt skirmishes involving British soccer fans and locals in the port city of Marseille overnight, just hours before the Euro 2016 championship opens in France.
British investigators found minute traces of polonium 210, the radioactive isotope that killed former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, at Arsenal's gound.
Brazilian soccer legend Pele's cancer has advanced and he requires care related to renal and cardiac dysfunction, according to a medical report.
United States retained the Olympic gold medal in women's soccer on Thursday with a 1-0 extra-time win over Brazil, who fell at the last hurdle for the third major competition in a row.
Pele's death has unified Brazil, a country starkly divided by a bruising presidential election.
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Atletico said they are collaborating with authorities to identify the abusers who would be banned by the club. The Prosecutor's Office of Madrid is also investigating the case.
Lionel Messi intends to join Major Soccer League side Inter Miami as a free agent, the Argentina forward said on Wednesday.
The league said last week that the deal, called 'Boost La Liga', would strengthen its clubs and give them funds to spend on new infrastructure and modernisation projects as well as increasing how much they could spend on players' salaries.
Sam Kerr's father was born in Calcutta as were her paternal grandparents.
Argentina skipper Lionel Messi has said that "in principle" last year's World Cup would be his fifth and final appearance.
New Zealand opened the ninth Women's World Cup with a shock win against former champions Norway on Thursday
Billed as an indication of the country's gradual return to normality after decades of war and violence, the 6,000-seater stadium was sold out and the jubilant crowd cheered at every pass, erupting into a frenzy when game ended 3-0 to Afghanistan.
FIFA tweeted a picture of the cutouts, saying 'World Cup fever has hit Kerala'.
The southern Italian city of Naples exploded into what was shaping up to be a long night of celebrations on Thursday as local team Napoli secured their first Serie A soccer title in more than three decades, sweeping away years of disappointment. The late Maradona is also still revered, celebrated on fans' t-shirts, banners or tattoos, and on a giant mural in Naples' Miracles Square that has become a major attraction in the countdown to the Scudetto.
Ronaldo said the quality of the Saudi competition had improved even in his short time in it.
Retired English soccer star David Beckham and his teenage son Brooklyn were involved in a car crash outside Arsenal's training ground in Hertfordshire, north of London, but did not suffer any injuries but were shaken.
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As the World Cup approaches, South Africa's soccer grannies are working to fulfill their own dream - competing for glory in America.
Bismillah Khan was the chief patron of the Banaras Sporting Club for the last 10 years.
Benzema was Al-Ittihad's first signing since winning the league title for the first time since 2009 with compatriot Kante expected to join him
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IMAGES from the soccer matches played in Spain and Italy on Saturday
Italy's World Cup-winning captain Fabio Cannavaro, former Argentina skipper Juan Pablo Sorin and Frenchman Robert Pires are set to feature in an Indian soccer competition that hopes to replicate the success of cricket's Indian Premier League.
The draw interrupted a run of four straight league wins for Zinedine Zidane's side and left them second on 67 points after 31 games, three behind leaders Atletico who thrashed Eibar 5-0 earlier in the day.
