January 12, 2018 Saudi Arabia opening soccer matches to female spectators A soccer match schedued for Friday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, is supposed to be the first to allow female spectators.
December 10, 2017 Toronto FC tops Seattle for MLS Cup title Jozy Altidore opened the scoring in the 67th minute and Toronto FC beat Seattle 2-0 on Saturday to become the first Canadian champion in league history, and deny the Sounders a repeat triumph.
November 30, 2017 Soccer bosses received millions in bribes, accountant testifies An Argentinian accountant testified Wednesday that he handled bribes worth millions of dollars to former South American soccer officials, including former FIFA vice president Julio Grondona, in a corruption scandal rocking the soccer world.
November 28, 2017 Japanese soccer club criticized for using monkey to kick off match A Japanese soccer club is under fire after is used a trained monkey to kick off a recent match.
November 20, 2017 Secret payments to soccer officials cloaked by car names Payments to the head of Peruvian soccer were masked under the name “Fiat.”
November 10, 2017 Hope Solo claims disgraced ex-FIFA head Sepp Blatter sexually assaulted her Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has found himself in a new scandal.
October 25, 2017 Ex-judge first to be sentenced in FIFA scandal, gets 8 months A former judge who led Guatemala's soccer federation has become the first person sentenced in the U.S. in the FIFA world soccer corruption scandal, getting eight months in prison.
October 25, 2017 FIFA corruption scandal to see first soccer official sentenced A Guatemalan judge who once served as general secretary of Guatemala’s soccer federation is expected to become the first person sentenced in the U.S. in the world soccer bribery scandal.
October 24, 2017 Italian soccer fans use anti-Semitic Anne Frank stickers to mock rivals Fans for a professional Italian soccer team known for using anti-Semitic and racist chants against its rivals sparked widespread outrage when they used a photo of Anne Frank to mock another team.
October 16, 2017 Prosecutors won't charge Will Johnson, midfielder cleared to play for Orlando City Prosecutors decided not to pursue domestic violence charges against the Orlando City midfielder.