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March 17, 2017

Russian lawmaker aims to make football hooliganism a sport

A Russian lawmaker has proposed an unorthodox solution to the country's problems with football hooliganism ahead of next year's World Cup — legalize it and make it a spectator sport.

March 17, 2017

Spurs, City win to stay in Premier League chasing pack

In Chelsea's slipstream, Tottenham and Manchester City are amassing points and hoping the Premier League leaders collapse.

March 17, 2017

Kane upstages Lukaku, powers Tottenham to 3-2 win vs Everton

Harry Kane upstaged Romelu Lukaku to assert himself as the Premier League's sharpest striker, netting twice in Tottenham's 3-2 victory over Everton on Sunday.

March 16, 2017

Luis Enrique 'relieved' to be leaving Barcelona

Freed from fretting about the future, Luis Enrique wants to put a happy ending to his three years in charge at Barcelona.

March 16, 2017

England stuns US women 1-0 in SheBelieves Cup soccer

Substitute Ellen White scored on a rebound in close in the 89th minute and England stunned the United States 1-0 in the second round of the SheBelieves Cup at Red Bulls Arena on Saturday.

March 16, 2017

Longtime captain Christie Rampone honored before US game

Longtime captain Christie Rampone is walking away from the U.S. national women's soccer team hoping to be remembered as a team player whose fondest memories will be of the players who joined her journey, which lasted almost two decades.

March 16, 2017

Britain's soccer associations to fund dementia research

Britain's soccer associations say they will fund a study to try to discover if players are more prone to developing dementia.

March 16, 2017

Atlanta debuts in MLS at stadium known for college football

Goals sit at each end of Bobby Dodd Stadium — only these come with nets, not uprights.

March 16, 2017

Luis Enrique says he's leaving Barcelona at end of season

The Luis Enrique era at Barcelona will end this season.

March 16, 2017

Pique and Ramos in spat as title race heats up in Spain

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique thinks Real Madrid is being helped by the referees.