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FIFA's president Gianni Infantino is being referred to Olympic ethics investigators for a possible breach of political neutrality, a human rights group said Wednesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump helped block a World Cup player's ban.

Eight teams are left in the World Cup, and the quarterfinals feature the top four countries in FIFA's pretournament men's world rankings plus two others in the top 10.

Two-time Ballon d'Or winner Alexia Putellas joined London City Lionesses on Wednesday in a statement signing by the fast-growing English team.

Zlatko Dalic is out as Croatia's coach after a spell that included leading the team to two consecutive top-three finishes at World Cups.

Dozens of European lawmakers are gathering support to open an investigation in the European Parliament of FIFA boss Gianni Infantino over his involvement in the decision to permit U.S. striker Folarin Balogun to play against Belgium in the World Cup ...

Gotham FC of the National Women's Soccer League will play its matches at the new Etihad Park in New York City's Queens borough starting in 2028.

It was another World Cup epic from an Argentina team that simply doesn't know when it's beaten.

For all the growth in American soccer over the past quarter-century, the U.S. men's national team remains stagnant.

FIFA said Tuesday it is investigating an incident involving streamer and YouTuber IShowSpeed with a fan in the stands during the World Cup match between Argentina and Cape Verde on Friday.

It only took two words for the Belgium national team's social media account to send American soccer fans into despair following Monday's 4-1 win in the World Cup Round of 16: "Overturn this."