Soccer

Former Japan midfielder Daisuke Matsui will join Vietnam's Sai Gon FC from Yokohama FC, the J. League first division club said Thursday. The 39-year-old, part of the 2010 World Cup squad that reached the last 16 in South Africa, has spent the past three seasons ...

Unable to put a stop to its struggling ways, Real Madrid is suddenly facing a pivotal week. Madrid has only one win in its last five matches in all competitions, and more setbacks in the next three could knock the Spanish powerhouse out of the ...

The result and performance will ease some of the pressure on Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo.

A soccer player from a women’s lower-division team in Spain has received threats after protesting against Diego Maradona. Paula Dapena, who plays for club Viajes Interrias, sat on the ground with her back to the sideline during a minute of silence for Maradona before a ...

Jurgen Klopp could count on his kids to see injury-depleted Liverpool through in the Champions League. A first European goal from Curtis Jones secured a 1-0 victory over Ajax on Tuesday, as Liverpool clinched a place in the knockout stage with a game to spare ...

English Premier League leader Tottenham was drawn to play eighth-tier Marine in the third round of the F.A. Cup in the biggest mismatch in the history of the world’s oldest soccer competition. It is already being labeled "Marine vs. Mourinho,” with Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho ...

Japan forward Yoshinori Muto scored his first goal since being loaned to Spanish team Eibar, helping them win 2-0 at Real Betis on Monday night in the Spanish first division. Muto, who signed a one-year loan deal with Eibar from England's Newcastle in September, scored ...

Messi paid tribute on Sunday by stripping off his Barcelona top to reveal a shirt honoring Maradona after he scored the final goal in a 4-0 rout of Osasuna.

The sound of the thud from a clash of heads just added to concern. The game was only five minutes old at the Emirates Stadium when Wolverhampton forward Raul Jimenez and Arsenal defender David Luiz collided while jumping for the ball. The emptiness of the Emirates ...