soccer

Soccer fans are mourning the loss of Pele, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest soccer players to ever step onto the field. For Greek soccer fans, 1961 marks the year that Pele played in Greece. In the...

The Brazilian soccer legend, Pele—arguably the greatest player in the history of soccer—passed away at the age of eighty-two. During his twenty-one-year professional career, he scored a record 1,281 goals, including seventy-seven in ninety-two international matches for Brazil. FIFA honored Pele...

Brazilian soccer icon Pele, 81, is joined by family at his hospital bedside this Christmas weekend, as his health has worsened. 

  France will advance to the FIFA World Cup final after beating Morocco 2-0 during Wednesday's semi-final game. The Moroccan football team made history by becoming the first-ever African team to reach the World Cup semi-finals. Morocco's loss to France, however,...

French referee Stephanie Frappart will make history as she becomes the first woman to referee at a men’s World cup match between Germany and Costa Rica this Thursday. The 38-year-old referee will be in charge of today's match and will...

At least 129 people died in a stampede at a football match in Indonesia on Saturday, after police tear-gassed rioting supporters, in one of the world's worst stadium disasters. About 180 were injured in the crash after Arema FC lost...

More than twenty thousand Olympiacos fans showed up at their home ground in Piraeus on Monday to welcome Brazilian soccer star Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior, who recently signed for the Greek champions. The fans chanted and lit flares as...

The men's World Cup is truly a global event, but all the action for the 2026 games will take place in sixteen cities in North America. In the US, eleven cities will host matches for the 2026 World Cup, including...

A massive brawl disrupted a soccer match on Saturday, with Mexico's top-division soccer league suspending all matches scheduled for the following day, Sunday, after the chaos. The brawl broke out at host Queretaro's game versus Atlas. At least twenty-six people, were...

Greece is cracking down on soccer hooligans after the vicious murder of a young soccer fan in Thessaloniki by a fan of a rival team. Justice Minister Kostas Tsiaras, Civil Protection Minister Takis Theodorikakos, Deputy Minister of Sports Lefteris Avgenakis,...