Neymar shed tears of joy after delivering Brazil's first men's soccer gold medal with the winning penalty in a 5-4 shootout triumph over Germany after a thrilling final ended in a draw following extra-time on Saturday.
New Zealand opened the ninth Women's World Cup with a shock win against former champions Norway on Thursday
The Merseyside club have suffered defeats in three of their past four Premier League matches
An indoor soccer player in Australia has been banished from the sport for 20 years after punching a referee in the face.
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The women will play in baggy trousers and long sleeved shirts in the first ever national soccer championship
Argentina skipper Lionel Messi has said that "in principle" last year's World Cup would be his fifth and final appearance.
Brazilian soccer legend Pele's cancer has advanced and he requires care related to renal and cardiac dysfunction, according to a medical report.
Ronaldo said the quality of the Saudi competition had improved even in his short time in it.
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.
Porto goalkeeper Iker Casillas, who suffered a heart attack in May, has been registered by the club to play in this season's Portuguese league.
Pele's death has unified Brazil, a country starkly divided by a bruising presidential election.
FIFA chief Gianni Infantino said the Women's World Cup had generated more than $570 million in revenue
The AC Milan midfielder married his girlfriend, 18-year-old socialite Caroline Celico, in a wedding in Sao Paulo.
Referees felt Harshaan Athwal's patka was a safety risk to players of the opposing team.
Ronaldo admitted that both of them changed the history of football and urged his fans to not hate on Messi.
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.
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
Europol's investigation into a global soccer match-fixing scandal has not revealed any suspicious games in French competitions, the European anti-crime agency said.
Within hours of the first batch of ticket sales, scalpers offered them on eBay at premium prices
FIFA tweeted a picture of the cutouts, saying 'World Cup fever has hit Kerala'.
Britain ordered a new investigation into the deaths of 96 soccer fans in the 1989 Hillsborough stadium disaster on Wednesday, three months after an independent report suggested the police had tried to cover up their mishandling of the tragedy.
Paris Saint Germain confirmed on Saturday that Lionel Messi's PSG adventure will come to an end at the end of this season.
Real Madrid's David Beckham is the best paid soccer player in the world, according to a survey published in France Football magazine.
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England used its final presentation on Thursday to promise FIFA a commercially successful 2018 World Cup through an initiative that would match FIFA's current spending on soccer development.
The diminutive batsmen believes that football might one day emulate the national sport of cricket in India.
The new pope, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, is not above the passion his countrymen share for soccer and is an avid a fan of San Lorenzo, one of Argentina's top clubs.
US soccer team Sporting Kansas City plan to retain their Livestrong stadium name despite its link to doping-tainted cyclist Lance Armstrong, chief executive Robb Heineman said on Thursday.
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos promised on Wednesday to crack down on the involvement of drugs traffickers in soccer clubs.
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.
Lionel Messi signed a new contract with Barcelona on Monday that will reportedly make the four-times World Player of the Year soccer's best-paid player with a net annual salary of 20 million euros ($27.4 million).
Such is Argentina's passion for soccer, that the World Cup remains a priority for some, despite a sluggish economy, painful inflation estimated to hit 100% this year and currency controls that push up the price of travelling overseas.
Al Hilal, managed by Portuguese coach Jorge Jesus, play Al Fayha on Saturday with Neymar expected to wear the number 10 shirt.
The 35-year-old also paid tribute to Messi, who played for Real's arch-rivals Barcelona.
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.
The man, who declined to be named, said he charges "the most dedicated supporters" a 1,000% markup for tickets to sought-after matches featuring stars like Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
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