Liverpool striker Craig Bellamy was cleared on Wednesday of assaulting two women in a Cardiff nightclub in February, his lawyer said.
Brazilian soccer player Alex Pereira, 29, died on Sunday during an unofficial soccer match in Avare, a town in the state of San Paulo, local press said on Monday.
Soccer legend Pele would lend his name to a stadium and run a sports academy -- here if Las Vegas-based Eighth Wonder wins its bid to build and operate Singapore's second casino-resort, the company said Monday.
A crowd of over 8,000 turned out to watch second division Cologne's first training session under new coach Christoph Daum.
West Ham United's Argentina forward Carlos Tevez apologised on Monday for walking out on his team mates after being substituted at the weekend.
Police in the northern town of Lovech detained 30 Levski Sofia fans after trouble erupted following their Bulgarian premier league match with Litex Lovech, a police spokesman said on Monday.
It could not have been, by any stretch of the imagination, mistaken for Old Trafford. But by using a rich imagination, some Manchester United magic was sprinkled on a Middle East shopping centre on Sunday.
U.S. President George W. Bush's twin daughters reveled in Argentina's national pastime Sunday, taking in a soccer victory by powerhouse South American squad Boca Juniors at its raucous, jam-packed stadium.
English Premier League clubs are being bought by overseas investors because they offer potentially huge returns thanks to their large regular incomes, lucrative television revenues and international brand values.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has admitted a charge of improper conduct following a touchline row during the Premier League match at West Ham United on November 5.
A brawl between German and England fans caused 5,000 euros ($6,487) of damage to a bar in the centre of Cologne ahead of a UEFA Cup match on Thursday between Bayer Leverkusen and Tottenham Hotspur, police said.
Asian Football Confederation general secretary Peter Velappan will step down after 30 years in the job at the end of this year, the AFC said on Thursday.