World Soccer

Ali Krieger, long-time U.S. Women's National Team and National Women's Soccer League defender, joins "CBS Mornings" to exclusively announce her retirement from professional soccer at the end of this season with Gotham FC. The two-time World Cup champion has become an advocate for pay equity for female athletes and the LGBTQ+ community.

Barcelona is facing a new legal threat from UEFA, including a possible Champions League ban, because of its payments of millions of dollars to a company linked to a Spanish refereeing official. Champions League regulations in effect since April 2007 allow for clubs to be removed from European competitions if they were involved in fixing matches. Court documents show Barcelona paid 7.3 million euros ($7.7 million) from 2001-18 to the company of José María Enríquez Negreira, the former vice president of Spanish soccer’s refereeing committee.

Manchester United's owners were Thursday awaiting fresh bids from a Qatari banker and British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe after the deadline passed for revised offers to buy the Premier League giants.United's owners announced in November they were conducting a strategic review, with the sale of the club one option being considered.

There has been a new twist as two potential new owners of Manchester United were given extra time to make their bids as a deadline came and went.

The USMNT have two intriguing CONCACAF Nations League games coming up at Grenada and at home against El Salvador over the next week and interim head coach Anthony Hudson has some big decisions to make.

Ranked! The 10 greatest Arsenal players of all time.

Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo, Bayern Munich defender Matthijs de Ligt and three other Netherlands players have a virus and will miss the Euro 2024 qualifier against France, the Dutch federation said Thursday.Gakpo, De Ligt, Newcastle United's Sven Botman, Anderlecht goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen and Joey Veerman from PSV Eindhoven all had to leave the Dutch training camp.

Gareth Southgate is ready to put his faith in Kalvin Phillips and pick the Manchester City man against Italy in a crucial Euro 2024 qualifier despite the midfielder not yet having started a Premier League game for his new club all season.

Gareth Southgate says there has been no need to put an arm around Harry Kane after his World Cup heartache.

Antonio Conte's time at Tottenham Hotspur is expected to come to an end later this week.

Gareth Southgate is ready to put his faith in Kalvin Phillips and pick the Manchester City man against Italy in a crucial Euro 2024 qualifier despite the midfielder not yet having started a Premier League game for his new club all season.

In Italy the theme for England was clear: carpe diem. Seize the day. There may be 479 of them before the final of the European Championship, in Berlin on July 14 2024, but it is no longer about potential, about development, about earning a place “back at the top table” of world football. That is done.

The takeover of Swiss bank Credit Suisse leaves many sports stars, teams and tournaments with a big question mark hanging over their lucrative sponsorship deals.The Swiss national football team, the country's top football division, tennis great Roger Federer, golf star Sergio Garcia and Zurich's new stadium were all sponsored by the bank, which is being taken over by Swiss rival UBS. The deal was hastily arranged on Sunday after Credit Suisse's share price plunged.

The developmental league will kick off its second season Friday with seven new MLS affiliates joining the mix. What's the plan for the future?

The battle to buy Manchester United heated up on Wednesday as Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani and British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe prepared to raise their bids for the 20-time English champions.Sheikh Jassim is the son of former Qatari prime minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, and his close links to the gulf state's ruling elite would raise questions over another Premier League club becoming a state-backed project.

Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani and Sir Jim Ratcliffe have more time to table their bids after frantic last-minute negotiations with Manchester United.

Bidders trying to buy Manchester United have been given more time to submit second offers for the iconic soccer team. Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani has outlined his intention to make a second offer for United and British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe is also expected to bid, although neither met Wednesday's deadline. Sheikh Jassim, the chairman of Qatar Islamic Bank, has said he wants to return the club to the summit of the sport if he is successful in buying out current owners, the Glazer family.

Norwegian international Guro Reiten's first-half goal gave Chelsea a 1-0 win away to holders Lyon in France in the first leg of their Women's Champions League quarter-final tie on Wednesday."A 1-0 win at the home of the reigning champions to take into the second leg, I can't ask for any more," said Hayes.

Roberto Mancini became one of the first figures in the Premier League’s allegations over Manchester City’s financial wrongdoing to declare his innocence, telling a press conference in Naples: “I have paid all my taxes”.

Discussions about potential changes to Uefa's rules governing dual ownership are likely to accelerate should Sheikh Jassim’s Qatari bid or Sir Jim Ratcliffe successfully buy Manchester United, Telegraph Sport understands.

Chelsea illustrated their credentials as genuine Women’s Champions League contenders with a thoroughly mature away performance to beat holders Lyon in the first leg of their quarter-final.

Harry Kane is ready to break the all-time England goalscoring record in his team's opening Euro 2024 qualifier against Italy, manager Gareth Southgate said on Wednesday.England have a poor record against the world's top sides and Thursday will be an acid test against the team that snatched Euro 2020 triumph from them at Wembley before dumping them down to the second tier of the Nations League.

Dele Alli has not gone AWOL at Besiktas as has been claimed by the Turkish club’s outspoken coach Senol Gunes.

At 15 years and 138 days old, Melanie Barcenas has become the new youngest player in the National Women’s Soccer League. The San Diego Wave F.C. signed Barcenas to a three-year contract on Tuesday, ESPN reported. Before Barcenas, the youngest player was Chloe Ricketts, as previously reported by the Deseret News.

Cristiano Ronaldo made no secret Wednesday of his ambition to notch up another world record -- for the number of international caps -- a day before Portugal face Liechtenstein in Euro 2024 qualifiers.Ronaldo already holds the world record for men's international goals, with 118, and the European men's record of 196 caps, a tally that also equals the world landmark with Kuwait's Bader Al-Mutawa. 

From working with Chelsea’s future superstars to nerve-racking relegation battles at Burton Albion, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink’s coaching journey has been unpredictable yet hugely rewarding.

Introducing the finest fledging Fergies, mini-Mourinhos and kindergarten Guardiolas

If you had any doubt that Naples is a football city like no other then you need only watch the opening nine minutes of Asif Kapadia’s acclaimed Diego Maradona documentary.

Relive some of the most memorable strikes of an unforgettable 2022-23 Premier League campaign to date.

The USMNT returns to competitive action with an interim coach at the wheel and a spot in the CONCACAF Nations League finals still uncertain.

Tottenham Hotspur look set to sack Antonio Conte with coach Ryan Mason ready to step into the breach

Liverpool are still in the hunt for a top four finish but Jurgen Klopp is now in charge of a big rebuilding process as the Reds are in 'a new phase' as they transition from the German's first seven years in charge.

Enjoy some of the sweetest volleys we've ever seen in this collection of the best in Premier League history.

Harry Kane visits Sienna, Zamil, Halil and their class of fifth-grade students to talk to them about their inspiring letters as well as their resilience and goals.

The braintrust at Avery Dennison discuss the rich history of Premier League kits and how it inspired the upcoming design overhaul for the 2023-24 season.

Jordan Pickford visits his biggest fan and die-hard Evertonian Harry, who overcame pneumonia and sepsis as an infant and has been undergoing treatment for a brain tumor.

England is seeking its first European Championship and will be favored to emerge from a Group C that includes Italy, Ukraine, North Macedonia, and Malta.

The graduate transfer is one of the most sought-after players in the portal.

Ozil joined Istanbul Basaksehir last summer but appeared just seven times for the first team, totallling 142 minutes due to continued back troubles.

World Cup winner Mesut Ozil announced his retirement from football on Wednesday after an illustrious international career with Germany and club spells with Real Madrid and Arsenal."After thoughtful consideration, I'm announcing my immediate retirement from professional football," the attacking midfielder said.

Chelsea striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will see his contract torn up, just a year after returning to London

Former Liverpool defender Jose Enrique suggests the club would be better off spending the money on a range of positions

Arsenal are looking to strengthen by bringing a Leeds United player to the Emirates Stadium

USWNT soccer star Alex Morgan has launched her own foundation to promote sports equity, empower girls and support mothers in San Diego's South Bay.

With Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof reportedly looking at the exit door, Manchester United have identified the perfect replacement

Gavi will lose his No.6 shirt at Barcelona, with Liverpool, Manchester United and Manchester City all monitoring him after his future at Camp Nou was thrown into doubt

There is a momentary look of confusion on Ella Toone’s face when, mid-phone call, her grandmother says she has told “that numpty up the corner” to “go away”, then the England international sniggers as it dawns on her that ‘Nan’ is referring to being interrupted by an Amazon Alexa.

After nearly 30 years of running, the much-loved TV show has just 10 episodes remaining before it comes to an end

The race to buy Manchester United enters a crucial stage on Wednesday as bidders face a deadline to submit improved offers for the Premier League giants.Those who want to buy United have to declare their offer to Raine, the merchant bank brought in to assist the club, by 2100 GMT on Wednesday.

Manchester United and Chelsea will have to break the bank if they are to stand a chance of buying one of the most in-form strikers in the world

Lionel Messi and his Argentina teammates will make a triumphant return in their homeland on Thursday when they play their first match since winning the World Cup in Qatar.After Thursday's match, Argentina will play the island of Curacao on Match 28 in Santiago del Estero. dm/ma/bc/pb