Soccer

Bayer Leverkusen writes more history in first ever unbeaten Bundesliga season

Bayer Leverkusen has completed one of the most remarkable seasons in recent soccer history as the first team ever to complete an entire Bundesliga unbeaten.

Juventus fires coach Massimiliano Allegri for his outburst toward the refs in the Italian Cup final

Juventus has fired coach Massimiliano Allegri for his ugly outburst toward the referees in the Italian Cup final.

FIFA to seek legal advice on Palestinian proposal to suspend Israel from international soccer

FIFA will seek independent legal advice before holding an extraordinary council meeting by July 20 to make a decision on a Palestinian proposal to suspend Israel from international soccer because of the conflict with Hamas.

Brazil picked by FIFA to get soccer's 2027 Women's World Cup, a first for South America

Brazil will host the 2027 Women’s World Cup after a vote of FIFA’s 211 members chose the South American bid over a joint proposal from Belgium, Netherlands and Germany.

A cricket World Cup is coming to NYC’s suburbs, where the sport thrives among immigrant communities

As the U.S. prepares to host its first cricket World Cup next month, a temporary stadium is rising in the New York City suburbs.

FIFA wants global standard for punishing racist abuse and urges players to use crossed hands sign

FIFA will urge all 211 national federations to mandate racist abuse in soccer as a disciplinary offense.

Premier League clubs to discuss a proposal to scrap the use of video review

The Premier League’s 20 clubs will discuss a proposal to scrap the use of video review for refereeing decisions.

FIFA moves toward ending soccer tradition and letting league games be staged in other countries

FIFA has moved toward ending decades of soccer tradition by reviewing the rules that currently block domestic league games being played in other countries.

Villa's Champions League qualification gets royal approval as Postecoglou questions culture at Spurs

The Premier League’s fourth and final representative for next season’s Champions League will be Aston Villa after fifth-place Tottenham's 2-0 loss to Manchester City.

FIFA sets date for first Women's Club World Cup. Tournament due to launch in January 2026

FIFA has finally set a date for the first Women’s Club World Cup tournament.

Man City on verge of Premier League title as Haaland scores twice in 2-0 win over Tottenham

Erling Haaland scored twice as Manchester City beat Tottenham 2-0 and moved to within one win of a record fourth-straight Premier League title.

AP exclusive: Maradona heirs say his Golden Ball trophy was stolen. They want to stop its auction

Diego Maradona’s heirs want to stop the auction of a trophy he was awarded after the 1986 World Cup won by Argentina.

Duran Duran: Substitute bags two late goals in Villa thriller with Liverpool

Substitute Jhon Duran has scored twice in the last five minutes for Aston Villa to come back from the dead and draw with Liverpool 3-3 in the English Premier League.

Goodbye goal: Mbappé gets mixed reception from fans in last PSG home game before scoring in 3-1 loss

Kylian Mbappé receives a mixed reception from Paris Saint-Germain fans at his last home game for the club against Toulouse in the French league.

Arsenal beats Man United 1-0 to take title race with Man City to final day of Premier League season

The Premier League title race will go to the last day of the season after Arsenal returned to the top of the standings with a 1-0 win at Manchester United.