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Ederson Carlos da Silva was arrested mid-match during an amateur soccer game in Guarujá, São Paulo.

The group stage has featured some great games and indelible moments, thanks mostly to the participants who took things seriously

Lionel Messi's former Barcelona teammate Gerard Piqué's streaming-focused football venture plans October launch in the U.S. as competition heats up with rival leagues.

This gallery, curated by AP photo editors, features photo highlights from the second week of the Club World Cup soccer competition in the United States. The tournament ends July 13.

Rock It Games is bringing back a classic from the early days of soccer gaming with the return of Jaleco Sports: Goal!, a bundle that combines the original Goal! from the NES (1989) and its SNES follow-up from 1992, known as Super Goal! in Europe. The re-release is available now…

On an island of roughly 56,000 people, about 5,500 – nearly 10% of the population – are registered players

Discover when Lionel Messi began playing soccer, from his childhood in Rosario to joining FC Barcelona’s youth academy. Learn how his legendary journey started.

"Instant meme fodder"

We are 25 years into the new century, and with 25 years of FIFA (now EA Sports FC) and Pro Evolution Soccer games there are a litany of world-beating virtual footballers we’ve had the pleasure of controlling through the years. It can be hard to whittle down so many wonderful…

It’s almost a decade since San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick started a worldwide trend and sparked fierce debate when he knelt during the US national anthem.

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