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Third-placed Manchester United put some daylight between itself and chasing Liverpool and Aston Villa with a clinical 2-1 win at home to Brentford in the Premier League on Monday.

New York City will hold a series of free events for soccer fans who hope to experience the excitement of the World Cup but can't the hefty prices for tickets to the matches, officials announced Monday.

Borussia Dortmund sealed Champions League qualification on Sunday with an easy 4-0 win over a distracted Freiburg team in the Bundesliga.

Italian soccer is in crisis on and off the field, with another refereeing scandal emerging on the heels of the men's team's repeated failure to qualify for the World Cup.

An English soccer team's attempts to shake off its rowdy reputation have been damaged by, of all things, a children's anti-racism booklet.

FIFA's resale site has four tickets on sale for the World Cup final for just under $2.3 million each.

Italian sports officials say four-time champion Italy is not interested in replacing Iran at the upcoming World Cup following a suggestion to that effect by a Trump administration official.

Lamine Yamal was injured while converting a penalty in Barcelona's Spanish league game against Celta Vigo on Wednesday.

Jess Fishlock, who has played for the Seattle Reign since the first National Women's Soccer League season in 2013, will retire at the end of the season.

After a few months in which it was heard only sporadically at local tournaments across Mexico, a homophobic chant has resurfaced strongly in recent weeks in what could be a prelude to what will happen at the 2026 World Cup.