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April 1, 2021

Colombia midfielder Viafara gets 11 years on US drug charge

A former midfielder for Colombia’s national soccer team has been sentenced in a Texas courtroom to more than 11 years in prison for drug trafficking, according to U.S. prosecutors.

March 29, 2021

Olympic failures show structural issues for US Soccer, MLS

The Catch-22 for U.S. men’s soccer in the Olympics is this: The better a player gets, the less likely he is to play.

March 29, 2021

European women's soccer vision sees place for indie clubs

Independent teams should have a place beside storied names from men’s soccer even as the women’s game develops rapidly, the organization of Europe’s top clubs said Monday.

March 29, 2021

US men's soccer misses out on Olympics for third straight time with loss to Honduras

The U.S. men’s national soccer team committed two errors Sunday in a match against Honduras and cost the Americans a spot in the Olympics for the third straight time.

March 28, 2021

Europe's top teams win WC qualifiers as Swiss move goalposts

World Cup qualifying in Europe took a quirky turn when the goalposts were removed before a match between Switzerland and Lithuania because they were deemed the incorrect size.

March 25, 2021

Mexico beats US 1-0 in men's Olympic soccer qualifying

Sebastian Soto's sloppy giveaway cost the United States in a 1-0 loss to Mexico.

March 24, 2021

Women's soccer stars join Biden to promote closing pay gap

President Joe Biden is making the case Wednesday that the pay disparity between men and women has hurt the economy, bringing members of the U.S. women’s national soccer team to the White House to help set new goals for equality.

March 24, 2021

Florida man saves arm after sneaky shark attack: 'Lucky that this wasn't worse'

A 20-year-old Florida man was enjoying some time off underneath the Juno Beach Pier last week when he felt pain in his left arm. 

March 23, 2021

Ronaldo and Serie A games moving from ESPN to CBS in US

Cristiano Ronaldo’s games with Juventus are moving from ESPN to CBS in the United States starting next season.

March 23, 2021

Belize national soccer team confronted by gunmen in Haiti ahead of World Cup qualifier

The Belize national men’s soccer team was briefly held up by gunmen in Haiti ahead of the squad’s World Cup qualifying match later this week, the country’s soccer federation said.