New Mexico suspends hair-pulling soccer player
|Friday, Nov. 06, 2009
PROVO, Utah — A New Mexico soccer player has become an Internet celebrity for the wrong reasons.Read more
Beckham's off-field revenue soared after LA move
| |Friday, Nov. 06, 2009
LONDON — David Beckham earned nearly 10 million pounds ($16.5 million) from personal sponsorship deals during his first full season with the Los Angeles Galaxy.Read more
Chelsea CEO: Team may sell stadium naming rights
|Friday, Nov. 06, 2009
LONDON — The chief executive of English soccer club Chelsea says the team is aiming to win the Champions League twice in the next five years and may sell its stadium naming rights to help fund the attempt.Read more
Real Salt Lake eliminates Columbus
|Thursday, Nov. 05, 2009
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Javier Morales and Robbie Findley scored first-half goals and Real Salt Lake advanced to its second straight conference final with a 3-2 victory over the defending MLS Cup champion Columbus Crew on Thursday night.Read more
American Kroenke increases stake in Arsenal again
|Thursday, Nov. 05, 2009
LONDON — American businessman Stan Kroenke has moved closer to a mandatory takeover bid of Arsenal after buying another 200 shares in the Premier League soccer club.Read more
Man United, Chelsea advance in Champions League
| |Tuesday, Nov. 03, 2009
LONDON — Manchester United and Chelsea scored late goals Tuesday to reach the next round of the Champions League with Bordeaux and FC Porto.Read more
100 days from Vancouver, USOC looks for a leader
| |Tuesday, Nov. 03, 2009
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The leaders of the U.S. Olympic Committee are going through the kind of year that won't look good on their resumes.Read more
Police use water cannon to end German soccer riot
|Tuesday, Nov. 03, 2009
FRANKFURT — Police used a water cannon to overcome rioting soccer fans after a second-division game and detained 23 people. Twenty-seven officers were slightly hurt.Read more
American businessman increases stake in Arsenal
| |Tuesday, Nov. 03, 2009
LONDON — American businessman Stan Kroenke has moved within a fraction of launching a mandatory takeover bid for Premier League club Arsenal.Read more
Beckham to return to AC Milan in January
|Monday, Nov. 02, 2009
MILAN — David Beckham will return to AC Milan on loan in January after the Italian club reached an agreement with the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer.Read more
