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• Police: Utah soccer referee punched by player dies

  May 5, 2013 10:59 AM

  MURRAY, Utah - Police say a Utah soccer referee who was in a coma after being punched by a teenage player has died. They say 46-year-old Ricardo Portillo of Salt Lake City died late Saturday night. Unified police spokesman Justin Hoyal says Portillo passed away at the hospital, where he... more »

• LSU-Alexandria OK'd to offer more sports

  April 18, 2013 9:37 AM

  BATON ROUGE - LSU-Alexandria will introduce five additional sports programs by the 2014-15 academic year. The additional sports will be financed through a student athletic fee, booster support, and other donor gifts. Students voted in mid-March to expand athletic programs and to increase student athletic fees. That vote... more »

• Costa Rica asks FIFA for replay of World Cup qualifier

  March 24, 2013 7:29 PM

  SAN JOSE, Costa Rica - Costa Rica is asking soccer's governing body to order a replay of Friday's World Cup qualifier against the United States, won 1-0 by the Americans during a snowstorm in Commerce City, Colo. Costa Rican Football Federation Treasurer Rolando Villalobos said in a statement Sunday that... more »

• LSU soccer signee to compete in international tourney

  March 11, 2013 10:46 AM

  BATON ROUGE - An LSU signee could become the first Tiger in school history to appear on a major international soccer team next week. Natalia Gomez-Junco will join the senior Mexican Women's National Team at the 2013 Algarve Cup, hosted by the Portugese Football Federation. Gomez-Junco participated twice... more »

• Christian Life Academy students sign Letters of Intent Play Video

  February 6, 2013 11:58 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Three students from Christian Life Academy in Baton Rouge signed National Letters of Intent today for soccer. Bailey Barousse and Chelsea Lee both signed Letters of Intent to play soccer for Louisiana College. Safety and wide receiver Caleb Domingue signed up to play football for... more »

• US opens final World Cup qualifying round at Honduras

  November 8, 2012 8:09 AM

  MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - The United States opens the final round of World Cup qualifying at Honduras on Feb. 6 and plays three of its first four games on the round. The Americans play at Mexico on March 26 and host El Tri on Sept. 10, according to the... more »

• Obama congratulates US women's soccer team

  August 9, 2012 4:44 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - President Barack Obama has congratulated the U.S. women's soccer team for winning the Olympic gold medal. Obama visited the U.S. Olympic Committee's training center in Colorado Springs Thursday and singled out the women's soccer team, which had just finished its gold-medal match. Obama offered a "special... more »

• US tops Japan to take Olympic women's soccer gold

  August 9, 2012 3:48 PM

  WEMBLEY, England - The U.S. women's soccer team won the Olympic gold medal Thursday, avenging one of its most painful defeats with a 2-1 victory over Japan. Carli Lloyd scored in the eighth and 54th minutes for the Americans, who lost to the Japanese in penalty kicks at last year's... more »

• Beckham fails to make the cut

  June 28, 2012 10:57 AM

  WARSAW, Poland - Former England captain David Beckham has failed to make the British soccer team for the London Olympics. The Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder made Britain coach Stuart Pearce's shortlist of 35 but wasn't selected for the final 18-man squad as one of three players over the age of... more »

• Isom: Tryouts went well, not afraid to get hit Play Video

  March 9, 2012 5:44 PM

  BATON ROUGE- The results of a two-day tryout are pending for former LSU soccer goalie Mo Isom. Isom, a senior, is hoping to become the Tiger football squad's new kicker. She's one of a handful hopefuls vying for the spot, and is glad to be treated equally. ... more »

• Female student to try out for LSU football team

  March 5, 2012 11:11 AM

  BATON ROUGE- A LSU soccer player will get her chance tomorrow to see if she has what it takes to be in the school's acclaimed football program. Mo Isom worked out with the football team in September, practicing kickoffs and field goals. Though she is a senior, she would... more »

• Turkey: Men not allowed at Soccer Matches

  September 20, 2011 7:38 PM

  Turkey banned men from some soccer matches as a way to curb crowd violence. Now, the Turkey Soccer Association says only women and children under 12 are admitted to games involving teams sanctioned for unruly fan behavior. Fenerbache gave out about 27,000 free tickets to women and kids for Tuesday's... more »

• U.S. soccer cancels exhibition game in Egypt

  January 31, 2011 3:07 PM

  CHICAGO (AP) - The U.S. national soccer team has canceled its Feb. 9 exhibition against Egypt in Cairo because of the political turmoil there. The game against the Egyptian national team had been announced on Dec. 13. U.S. Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati said Monday that "due to... more »

• The reign of Spain continues in world soccer

  August 11, 2010 9:45 AM

  World champion Spain has stayed atop the FIFA rankings, and the United States dropped five places in the top 20. Spain led World Cup runner-up the Netherlands, with Brazil third and Germany fourth. The U.S. tumbled to No. 18 because its four wins at the CONCACAF Gold Cup... more »

• Spain defeats the Netherlands to win 1st World Cup

  July 11, 2010 5:14 PM

  Spain rules the soccer world, winning the World Cup at long, long last. It came after an exhausting 1-0 victory in extra time over the Netherlands on Sunday. Two years after winning the European title, the stylish Spaniards did even better. This was a physical test of attrition... more »

• Germany sends Argentina packing

  July 3, 2010 3:03 PM

  Germany's goals flowed freely once again at the World Cup, this time battering Argentina 4-0 on Saturday to propel the three-time champions into the semifinals and send both Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona home. Miroslav Klose scored two of the goals to take his World Cup tally to 14... more »

• No Dodging the Dutch

  July 2, 2010 2:25 PM

  Holland entered today's match with Brazil as a giant underdog. But after 90 minutes of play, it was clear you can't overlook the Dutch. The Netherlands came from behind to stun five-time champion Brazil 2-1 Friday to become the first semifinalist of the World Cup. The Dutch trailed 1-0... more »

• Sunday World Cup Scores

  June 27, 2010 5:23 PM

  Germany 4, England 1: The United States' loss to Ghana looks ok after the beating England took against Germany Sunday morning. The Brits lost 4-1 and were eliminated from the 2010 World Cup after a disappointing performance filled with controversial calls. After falling behind 2-0, England stormed back with... more »

• Obama congratulates soccer team on World Cup win

  June 24, 2010 12:56 PM

  President Barack Obama called the U.S. World Cup soccer team Thursday to congratulate them on advancing to the next round of the World Cup. The U.S. team scored a last-minute goal Wednesday to beat Algeria and move on in the tournament. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said on... more »

• United States to face Ghana on Saturday

  June 23, 2010 3:35 PM

  After a 1-0 win over Algeria earlier this morning, the United States learned who they will face in the round of 16. Germany defeated Ghana 1-0 but Ghana still had enough points in the group stage to advance to the second round of the tournament. The Yanks and Ghana will... more »

• Sunday's World Cup scores

  June 20, 2010 6:01 PM

  There was quite a bit of action in Sunday's World Cup games. In the early match, Slovakia defeated Paraguay 2-0. In the second match of the day, New Zealand surprised defending World Cup champion Italy with a 1-1 draw. The day's most exciting matchup of Brazil and Ivory Coast... more »

• USA comes back from 2-0 deficit, draws with Slovenia

  June 18, 2010 4:31 PM

  Landon Donovan and Michael Bradley scored in a furious second-half comeback, giving the United States a 2-2 tie against Slovenia on Friday that kept alive the Americans' chances of advancing in the World Cup. Slovenia, the smallest of the 32 nations in the tournament, took a 2-0 lead when Valter... more »

• USA goalkeeper Tim Howard injured

  June 13, 2010 5:51 PM

  USA goalkeeper Tim Howard suffered several broken ribs Saturday afternoon during his World Cup debut. The 31 year-old's ribs were evaluated again Sunday, but he is expected to play in USA's next match set for Friday against Slovenia. Howard is highly regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in... more »

• World Cup Sunday scores

  June 13, 2010 3:30 PM

  GERMANY 4, AUSTRALIA 0 Germany scored two goals in each half and Tim Cahill was sent off as three-time champion Germany beat Australia 4-0 Sunday in Group D of the World Cup. Lukas Podolski and Miroslav Klose scored in the first 30 minutes as Australia coach Pim Verbeek's defensive tactics... more »

• 15 Injured in World Cup Stampede

  June 6, 2010 2:45 PM

  15 people were injured, including a police officer, when thousands of soccer fans stampeded a stadium in South Africa before a World Cup exhibition game. Several people fell under the rush of people. Many were wearing Nigeria jerseys. The stadium in Johannesburg seats about 12,000 people. Authorities say the police... more »

• European soccer matches go ahead as planned

  April 19, 2010 10:26 AM

  European soccer authorities said both Europa League semifinals will proceed as planned Thursday despite the cloud of volcanic ash that has closed airports across much of Europe. Liverpool will have to find an alternative route to Spain for the first leg of its semifinal against Atletico Madrid. Fulham... more »