JFA takes leap with new women's pro league
Eight years ago, Japan won the FIFA Women's World Cup and earned its place among women's soccer's elite nations. Now, as the sport known as "WoSo" packs stadiums in London, Madrid, ...
Gareth Bale pokes fun at current club Real Madrid after helping Wales reach Euro 2020
Gareth Bale laughed and danced with his Welsh international teammates behind a flag that had the message: "Wales. Golf. Madrid. In That Order." The forward can look forward to playing in ...
Jose Mourinho replaces Mauricio Pochettino at slumping Tottenham
Jose Mourinho sealed a return to coaching after almost a year out when he was hired as Tottenham manager on Wednesday, a day after the Premier League club fired Mauricio ...
Forward Salomon Rondon scored a hat trick before halftime as Venezuela humiliated Japan 4-1 in an international friendly on Tuesday night. Winger Yeferson Soteldo added the fourth for the South Americans before the break, while Hotaru Yamaguchi pulled a late goal back for the hosts ...
Luis Enrique is returning as Spain coach five months after stepping down because of his daughter's illness. He is taking over from former assistant Robert Moreno, who coached the team through qualifying for the 2020 European Championship. His last match was on Monday, a 5-0 ...
Spain finished its qualifying campaign for the 2020 European Championship with a 5-0 rout of Romania in what could have been the farewell match for coach Robert Moreno on Monday. Moreno did not show for the post-match interview and there were widespread reports in Spanish ...
Japanese attacker Hiroki Abe scored his maiden goal for Barcelona B in a 3-3 draw against Cornella on Sunday. The Spanish third-tier clash at Johan Cruyff Stadium was Abe's 10th appearance for the Barcelona reserve team since transferring from J. League side Kashima Antlers in ...
Brazil rallied to beat Mexico 2-1 on Sunday to win its fourth under-17 World Cup title. Bryan Gonzalez opened the scoring for Mexico in the 66th minute at the Bezerrao stadium in Brasilia, but the hosts turned their fortunes with Kaio Jorge converting from the ...
A lack of ruthlessness in front of the goal proved costly for Japan's Olympic hopefuls on Sunday as they lost 2-0 to Colombia in an under-22 friendly. Headlined by senior national team regulars Takefusa Kubo and Ritsu Doan, Hajime Moriyasu's side created several scoring opportunities ...
The Netherlands, Germany and World Cup finalists Croatia expanded a list of big hitters to qualify for Euro 2020 on Saturday as the trio booked their places at next summer's finals. Austria also made it through to the tournament, which kicks off in Rome on ...
Kashiwa Reysol proved for the third time they are a hard team to keep down after clinching the J. League's second-division championship and earning promotion to J1 on Saturday. Reysol, relegated to the J2 this year, booked their first division return in one season, just ...
Finnish fans celebrate as country reaches first major soccer tournament
Flag-waving Finland fans poured onto the field, embracing each other and mobbing the players as fireworks exploded outside the stadium. A party decades in the making finally erupted in Finland after its national soccer team qualified for a major tournament for the first time on ...
