Sportsview: Soccer Stars Will Be Missed
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Hers was the game that launched a thousand kicks, then tens of thousands, then millions, a rare blend of brains, beauty and hard-nosed grace that redefined what it meant to play like a girl.
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Last week's international soccer schedule produced the usual club-vs.-country conflicts, inconvenience, and some surprising but deceptive results. Three of the great star players of the 1980s and '90s made their coaching debuts: Jurgen Klinsmann (Germany) won, and Hristo Stoitchkov (Bulgaria) and Marco van Basten (the Netherlands) tied. Marcello Lippi lost in his first game as Italy's coach, a 2-0 decision ...
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Soccer fans won't be allowed into stadiums in Italy for games unless security measures are met, a decision that comes days after rioting at a game in Sicily in which a police officer was killed.Comment
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Sport: The Premier League has rejected reports that it will take legal action over plans to play abroad
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At least six national teams will be playing matches in California this month. The US, though, will not be among them.
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The recently crowned European Champions are out of the running for a medal in men&#39;s soccer. In the group rounds, Greece lost to Mexico 2:3 and watched as its favorite sons had to give up a chance for a gold to teams like Mali, South Korea, Iraq and ...
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John OâShea has warned Manchester United supporters not to expect miracles from returning hero Rio Ferdinand. Alex Ferguson is expected to waste little time in restoring his star defender to the Red Devils
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Turin, Italy (Sports Network) - Inter Milan striker Christian Vieri will miss Wednesday&#39;s Champions League encounter with Anderlecht due to a knee injury.
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The Socceroos will be without forward John Aloisi for Tuesday night&#39;s Confederations Cup second-leg qualifier against the Solomon Islands in Sydney.
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David Beckham and Landon Donovan are among a glut of players whose injuries have decimated the Los Angeles Galaxyâs roster.
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Sport: Rio Ferdinand and Michael Dawson will miss England's games with Brazil and Estonia.
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Former Irish soccer stars to play with Team USA in Monday&#39;s semifinals vs. Germany (Aug. 23, 10:00 am South Bend time on MSNBC); Gonzalez and Mexico fall to Brazil in quarterfinals.
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DAVID BECKHAM and Michael Owen could miss Real Madrid&#39;s Champions League clash with Roma tonight as their Bernabeu nightmare goes from bad to worse.
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Soccer is a sport with a field 80 yards wide by 120 yards long, and 22 players running for 90 minutes. Often times the only players that stand out are the ones that put up &#39;big&#39; numbers, scoring goals and setting up others.
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Sport: Chelsea will thrash out new deals with their English stars but say there is no hurry to get them signed.
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Sport: Steve Coppell and Roy Keane back plans for Premier League games to be staged overseas
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A labor dispute between the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) and players has halted World Cup preparations and could result in the national team using replacement players for the Feb. 9 opening of the final round of qualifying in Trinidad &amp; Tobago.