December 14, 2016 Ballon d'Or: Ronaldo voted best in the world for 4th time Cristiano Ronaldo has been voted the best player in the world for a fourth time, taking home the Ballon d'Or award in a year in which he led Portugal to its first European Championship title and Real Madrid to another Champions League trophy.
December 12, 2016 Soccer player reportedly wakes up with no memory of Colombia plane crash Some 2 weeks after a plane crash in Colombia killed 71 people and left only a few survivors, a Brazilian soccer player who was on the plane reportedly woke up from his coma -- but had no memory of what happened.
December 12, 2016 Survivors of Brazil soccer plane crash reportedly fined $30G for missing game The surviving members of the Brazilian soccer team that lost most of its players when its plane crashed in Colombia have been fined $30,000 for missing their final match of the season, according to a report.
December 12, 2016 Stanford wins 2nd straight soccer title, topping Wake Forest Andrew Epstein made two diving saves and Corey Baird and Sam Werner scored Stanford's final shootout goals to give the Cardinal their second straight College Cup title Sunday, 5-4 over Wake Forest after the teams played 110 scoreless minutes.
December 12, 2016 Defensive concerns mounting for Guardiola at Man City During Manchester City's offseason of heavy spending, Pep Guardiola prioritized improving his midfield and wide areas rather than upgrading the team's defensive unit.
December 11, 2016 Costa rescues another win for Premier League leader Chelsea Fiery striker Diego Costa used his aggression in the right way to keep Chelsea's winning run going in the English Premier League on Sunday.
December 11, 2016 Mkhitaryan scores, gets hurt as Man United beats Spurs 1-0 Henrikh Mkhitaryan underlined his growing importance to Manchester United by scoring in a 1-0 win over Tottenham on Sunday, sealing the team's third Premier League victory since August.
December 11, 2016 Costa strikes late to give Chelsea victory over West Brom Diego Costa struck late to give Chelsea a 1-0 victory over West Brom on Sunday and extend its winning run to nine Premier League games.
December 10, 2016 Stanford tops North Carolina on PKs, advances to NCAA final Stanford advanced to its second straight College Cup final beating North Carolina 10-9 on penalty kicks after a scoreless tie Friday night.
December 10, 2016 Wake Forest outlasts Denver to reach NCAA soccer final After a frustrating first half that saw his team stymied by a resilient Denver defense, Wake Forest coach Bobby Muuss' message to his team was to keep going.
