For some Italians, their team’s absence from the biggest tournament in soccer is a metaphor for a broader national malaise.

By Michael Kahn HOUSTON, June 29 (Reuters) - Japan’s last-gasp World Cup defeat by Brazil in a match where they stifled the ...

California boasts more national league teams than any other state.

In Celaya, Mexico, local cartels have turned soccer fields into bloody battlefields as they have co-opted a local league for ...

The men's and women's soccer tournaments during the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles will be spread out across the United States, event organizers announced on Tuesday, including in venues as far east as ...

So you know what is happening each day during the 2026 men’s World Cup, we have created this very handy article. This is your ultimate daily guide to who is playing when and where each day, as 104 ...

Of the trio of World Cup hosts, only Canada is hosting the tournament for the first time – local soccer officials hope it can be transformative ...

Like the polo shirt or rugby stripes before it, the soccer jersey is transcending its associations with the sport.

With the 2026 FIFA World Cup less than two years away, soccer has never been so fashionable in America. A new report on the state of soccer fandom in the U.S. by marketing, media, and experiences ...

In April, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited a company that makes humanoid robots. There he floated an idea to fix the country's woeful men's soccer team. “Can we have robots join the team?” Xi was ...

Blind soccer often produces some of the most memorable moments at the Paralympics. Remarkable videos of players showing incredible coordination and skill, slaloming through entire teams and scoring ...

For years, styles rooted in soccer history have been staples of contemporary menswear. Adidas Sambas? Check. Sweatsuits? Check. Stone Island? You better believe it. The only issue was, few people were ...