Soccer

England defender Kyle Walker is facing disciplinary action from Premier League team Manchester City after appearing to break lockdown conditions during the coronavirus pandemic. The 29-year-old Walker apologized Sunday after it was widely reported he held a party involving two sex workers at his home ...

English Premier League players failed to reach an agreement on Saturday with clubs to take 30 percent pay cuts during the coronavirus pandemic, escalating a bitter public row as their union claimed the government would lose out on more than £200 million (around $245 ...

Tajikistan started a new soccer season on Saturday, joining a small group of countries around the world where play has continued despite the coronavirus pandemic. Istiklol Dushanbe retained the Central Asian nation’s season-opening Super Cup on Saturday with a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Khujand. The game ...

Soccer will be totally different when it eventually resumes after the coronavirus outbreak, FIFA President Gianni Infantino said Thursday. "Football will come back, and when it does, we'll celebrate coming out of a nightmare together," he told the Italian news agency ANSA in an interview. "There ...

The request to Premier League players from British health secretary Matt Hancock was direct: "Take a pay cut.” The swift response from the Professional Footballers’ Association on Thursday: Maybe, but not yet. Hancock's comments reflected growing public pressure in Britain for players in the world's richest ...

Club Brugge have been declared Belgian champions after the remainder of the country’s professional league season was canceled on Thursday due to the coronavirus pandemic. Brugge had a runaway 15-point lead at the top of the standings with one round of matches left to play ...

UEFA postponed more matches and deadlines Wednesday without giving any firm indication on when European soccer might be able to resume as it continues to grapple with the challenge of completing competitions suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic. The governing body couldn't even put a ...

As the economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic ripple across world football, FIFA sees a "duty” to offer a lifeline from its vast cash reserves. Talks are underway about how the governing body's support fund will be distributed, with the global players' union appealing for ...

Soccer players in Belarus are worried about playing games in the only European top-tier league still in action during the coronavirus pandemic, their global union said Tuesday. "Frankly, it’s not comprehendible how this can be going on,” Jonas Baer-Hoffmann, general secretary of the FIFPro players' ...