NEW YORK — The vicious hair-pulling of an opponent was inexcusable. But prominent advocates of women's sports say that so, too, has been much of the commentary generated by the popular video of college soccer player Elizabeth Lambert's combative tactics in a recent game.Read more

DUBLIN — Ireland has given up hope of a World Cup playoff replay against France because of Thierry Henry's hand ball.Read more

ZURICH — FIFA suspended Iraq from soccer because of political interference in the national federation.Read more

FRANKFURT — German prosecutors investigating match-fixing in soccer say 15 people in Germany and two in Switzerland have been arrested and about 200 games in Europe are under suspicion.Read more

LONDON — Thierry Henry denied Friday that he was a cheat but said the "fairest solution" would be to replay the France-Ireland World Cup playoff that was decided by his hand ball.Read more

BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbian police say they have arrested another suspect in the fatal attack on a French soccer fan in Belgrade two months ago.Read more

PARIS — France coach Raymond Domenech says he and his players see no reason to apologize for the Thierry Henry handball against Ireland that put the team into the World Cup.Read more

LONDON — There will be no rematch.Read more

LONDON — Irish soccer officials accused Thierry Henry of damaging the integrity of the game when he blatantly handled the ball to set up the goal that booked France's place at next year's World Cup in South Africa.Read more

PARIS — Soccer players just can't be trusted to be honest and Thierry Henry proved that by choosing to play volleyball against Ireland, blatantly handling the ball for the goal that sent France to the World Cup.Read more