In world football, or soccer if you prefer, it happens all the time. That includes at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, where you'll ...

FIFA president Gianni Infantino tried to get the heads of the Israel and Palestine FAs to shake hands at an event in April.

Karen Scholl is a recovering soccer mom. But she was never "crazy," like the stuff she saw. You have a choice. Don't take ...

When Matt Crocker landed in America, as U.S. Soccer’s second-ever sporting director, he plunged into a few urgent tasks. In 2023, he had a men’s national team coach to hire and, soon, a USWNT coach to ...

More than 100 Kansas City metro youth soccer players got coached up on the game by local coaches and learned the Dutch ...

Several young football players died while playing the sport so far this year, raising the perpetual question of whether football is safe for kids. Seven middle and high school students died in August ...

A series of recent kids’ sports injuries, some fatal, have reignited a question for many families: Is my child safe playing sports? At least three student football players in the US have died since ...

Each fall, kids of all ages join league or school teams to play flag or tackle football. Whichever type of football a child plays, parents may worry about safety on the field. Given concerns about ...

The rapidly rising costs of youth sports are making participation only attainable for a few, causing talent to fall through ...

George Altirs had a problem. He'd just launched a youth soccer program in northern New Jersey, and he had a precise vision for the uniforms-a specific shade of green featured on the flag of his native ...