Christian Pulisic played just his second match with the U.S. national team in 13 months, and the Americans failed to muster much of an attack in a 3-0 loss to England on Thursday night that marked Wayne Rooney's farewell with the Three Lions. Jesse Lingard and Trent Alexander-Arnold scored in a...
ZURICH — Soccer's biggest names would be banned from the World Cup if they played in a breakaway European Super League, FIFA President Gianni Infantino said Wednesday. Infantino, speaking to a small group of reporters at FIFA headquarters, said the governing body would punish players at clubs like...
The final week of the boys soccer season is upon us with state championships in the public school ranks left to be decided. With it comes the biggest question left: Can No. 1 River Hill (16-0-1) hold on to the top spot with a victory over Oakdale in the 2A title game? A win on Thursday would give...
Updated Baltimore Sun high school polls for football, soccer, field hockey, girls volleyball and cross country.
A team as dominant as River Hill boys’ soccer has been this season could easily overlook an opponent and look ahead, even during the do-or-die playoffs. It would be hard to blame the Hawks considering they have outscored opponents 61-7 and have yet to suffer a defeat this fall. But coach Matt Shagogue...
The Perry Hall girls soccer team had reached the state championship game five times before, each time watching the other team joyously pile on the goalkeeper, take photos with the bigger plaque and leave the field with the big smiles. These 2018 Gators, an ideal blend of skill and grit and togetherness,...
Real Madrid finally pulled the trigger and fired coach Julen Lopetegui on Monday. The not-surprising announcement followed a meeting by the club's board of directors, a day after the team was crushed by Barcelona 5-1 at Camp Nou Stadium. Santiago Solari, coach of Real Madrid B, will take charge...
The Howard Community College men’s and women’s soccer teams are off to the NJCAA Division III Soccer Championships. Courtesy of district championship wins on Saturday, both programs will compete for national titles Nov. 8-11. The men’s tournament will be held at Wehrum Stadium in Herkimer, New...
The Chicago Fire closed out their season Sunday with a 0-0 tie with D.C. United at Toyota Park in Bridgeview. Keeper Patrick McLain, in his fifth start of the season for the Fire, picked up his first clean sheet by making one save to snap United’s five-game winning streak. The Fire finished the...
The Thai billionaire owner of English Premier League team Leicester City was among five people who died after his helicopter crashed and burst into flames shortly after taking off from the soccer field, the club said Sunday. Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, a 60-year-old entrepreneur who owns Thai duty-free...
With Luis Suarez giving a masterful performance in attack, Barcelona didn't need Lionel Messi to deal Real Madrid a devastating defeat that could lead to the departure of coach Julen Lopetegui. Suarez scored a hat trick to lead Barcelona to a 5-1 demolition of Madrid on Sunday, a stinging loss...
A helicopter belonging to Leicester City's owner — Thai billionaire Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha — crashed in flames in a carpark next to the soccer club's stadium shortly after it took off from the field following a Premier League game Saturday night. The central England team said it was assisting...
FIFA President Gianni Infantino says doubling the total prize money for women's World Cup teams to $30 million is progress. However, the total prize money will be $440 million for the men's teams at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The FIFA Council on Friday ratified the financial package for the 2019...
Major League Soccer will allow teams to sell a second advertisement on their jerseys, a new sponsorship opportunity that the league estimates will bring each team more than $1 million a year. Starting in 2020, the league will remove its logo from the right sleeve of jerseys, allowing teams to sell...
Speaking publicly for the first time since being accused of rape, Cristiano Ronaldo defended himself against the allegation and said Monday he is confident the truth will come out in the case. The soccer superstar has been accused of rape in the United States. Kathryn Mayorga filed a civil lawsuit...
The body of Marbella Ibarra, a tireless promoter of women’s soccer in Mexico, has been found wrapped in plastic in Rosarito, a beach resort south of Tijuana, according to multiple reports. Ibarra, 44, founded Mexico’s first women’s soccer team in Tijuana. She disappeared in mid-September, said...