Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has warned he will quit Old Trafford if he loses the support of his players. Van Gaal has come under fire this season for his conservative tactics and United's subsequent failure to play the kind of entertaining soccer that was their hallmark during the Alex Ferguson era. Fans have […]

Arsene Wenger claims Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez could have been killed when Norwich defender Ryan Bennett pushed him into the Carrow Road camera pit last weekend. Chile international Sanchez landed heavily in the cameraman's area on the touchline during an incident in the first half of Sunday's 1-1 draw and was later forced off with […]

The head of Ecuador's soccer federation, one of 16 officials newly charged with corruption by US authorities, turned himself in Friday in his home country, which does not extradite its nationals. Luis Chiriboga, who is also a member of the executive committee of South American confederation CONMEBOL, was among those named Thursday in the latest […]

Brazilian legend Ronaldinho will arrive in Singapore next week to establish a youth academy in the soccer-mad city-state, a local club said Friday. The World Cup winner will partner with local club Tampines Rovers and the International Football Group to jointly establish the Ronaldinho Football Academy, a Tampines Rovers statement said. A memorandum of understanding […]

Ivory Coast striker Gervinho has shaken off injury and could play a part on Saturday as Roma seek redemption for recent sins at home and in Europe with a morale-boosting win at Torino. Gervinho had been on scintillating form for Rudi Garcia's Serie A title challengers until he suffered a muscle injury playing against Liberia […]

Fallen Trinidad and Tobago soccer honcho Jack Warner said Friday the latest fallout from the corruption scandal gripping world soccer showed the United States was winning its battle to "take over FIFA." Speaking outside a court hearing where he is seeking to stave off his extradition to the United States, Warner said there were ulterior […]

Zlatan Ibrahimovic set up one goal and notched two more to break yet another scoring record as Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain crushed 10-man Nice 3-0 on Friday. Edinson Cavani got the opener for PSG at the Allianz Riviera before Nice had Niklas Hult sent off for conceding a penalty that Ibrahimovic scored just before […]

After two years of frustration and failure, retired English star David Beckham's Major League Soccer expansion group announced Friday it has secured a stadium development site northwest of downtown Miami. Miami Beckham United has a contract to buy the property in Overtown, near a major interstate highway and the Miami River, and the final crucial […]

A top official in Guatemala's Football Federation, Hector Trujillo, was arrested in the United States on Friday after being indicted in a massive corruption scandal rocking the sport's world body FIFA, a top Guatemalan judge said. Trujillo was apprehended in Florida, where he had been on a family vacation, the head of Guatemala's Constitutional Court, […]

When he was battling kidney cancer, going through chemotherapy, and losing his long, wavy hair in the winter 2012, eight-year-old Atticus Lane-Dupre of Portland contacted by the Make-A-Wish Foundation. He wanted his soccer team, the Green Machine, to play a game against the Portland Timbers. Atticus would be cancer free by late spring 2013, and […]

Real Madrid have been thrown out of the Spanish Cup after fielding an ineligible player in their tie against third-tier side Cadiz on Wednesday, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) confirmed on Friday. In the first leg of their fourth-round tie on Wednesday Russian international Denis Cheryshev not only started the match but also opened the […]

After a nine-month ankle injury lay-off Franck Ribery has been training with gusto and could play for Bayern Munich before the winter break, his coach Pep Guardiola said Friday. "Franck has been training well this week. After nine months he feels no pain, which is delightful news. I believe he'll be back in the team […]

Jose Mourinho confirmed goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois is back in the squad after three months out injured for Saturday's home match against Bournemouth, as the Chelsea manager hopes the under-pressure champions are finally turning the corner. The Belgian goalkeeper has not played since the 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace on Aug. 29 because of a knee […]

For all the brilliance Arsenal have produced throughout the Premier League season, their current situation seems to be a bit of a shemozzle – a wonderful mess that has resulted from their own failures, both on and off the field. And the situation is not even a surprise, because over the past decade or so, […]

FIFA's ethics committee on Friday suspended Juan Angel Napout and Alfredo Hawit for 90 days after the two vice presidents of world soccer's's governing body were arrested following corruption charges in the US. SEE MORE: DOJ announces 16 new indictments in ongoing FIFA probe. "The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee...has today banned two […]