Soccer
July 04, 2010It was announced that Cristiano Ronaldo is a proud father of a son! The 25-year-old Portuguese soccer star shared via Facebook and Twitter: “It is with great joy and emotion that I inform I have recently become father to a baby boy. As agreed with...
Social media organizers bring World Cup mania to Washington neighborhood
June 13, 2010Social media organizers in Washington have brought World Cup soccer mania to their neighborhood, by screening Saturday's matches on two big screens at a local public park. While a tradition in many cities around the world, it was a first for the U.S...
Soccer? Football? However you say it, the Yanks are coming
June 11, 2010by William P. Bohlen The 2010 World Cup, which kicks off today in Johannesburg, will present a number of intriguing match-ups that will play out on green grass, not on international waters, in conference rooms, or through diplomatic backchannels. But...
June 10, 2010U.S. Soccer team head coach Bob Bradley has named the 23-man roster that will take part in next month's World Cup in South Africa. Three American players will be headed to their third World Cup. They are the team's all-time scoring leader, midfielder...
US World Cup soccer team takes on Turkey before heading to South Africa
May 30, 2010The U.S. men's soccer team is set to take on Turkey in its final home warm-up match before heading to the World Cup in South Africa. This match against Turkey will feature a much different starting line-up than the one that lost to the Czech Republic...
South Africa 2010: US names World Cup team
May 27, 2010By Parke Brewer U.S. Soccer team head coach Bob Bradley has named the 23-man roster that will take part in next month's World Cup in South Africa. Three American players will be headed to their third World Cup. They are the team's all-time scoring...
World Cup: US team trains in New Jersey (video)
May 25, 2010The U.S. soccer team's training camp opened on Monday at Princeton University in New Jersey, about a 90-minute drive southwest of New York City. The team is using Roberts Stadium, a $13.4 million soccer facility that opened just two years ago. U.S. team...
April 05, 2010By Golnaz Esfandiari FIFA says no hijab on the soccer field; Iran objects The secretary-general of Iran's National Olympic Committee has called on Muslim countries to protest the world soccer body’s ban on head scarves for women during...
Volunteers prepare for South Africa World Cup visitors
March 27, 2010By Scott Bobb As South Africa prepares to host the football (soccer) World Cup, organizers have recruited thousands of volunteers to help the hundreds of thousands of fans who will be attending. Some 2,000 World Cup volunteers gathered at a convention...
Togo football team withdraws from Africa Cup after attack
January 10, 2010Togo's national football (soccer) team decided Saturday to withdraw from the African Cup of Nations in Angola after its team was attacked by gunmen. At least two people were killed and at least six others were wounded in the attack. The attack occurred...