Franz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup both as player and coach and became one of Germany’s most beloved personalities with his easygoing charm, has died. He was 78. Beckenbauer’s death was first announced through a statement from his family…
By taking a step back, Franz Beckenbauer put himself a step ahead. The “libero” — taken from the Italian word for “free” and describing a player who had a covering role behind a defensive line — was not an entirely…
Liverpool winger Fabio Carvalho has joined Championship team Hull on loan for the rest of the season. The 21-year-old Carvalho spent the first half of the season on loan at German club RB Leipzig but returned to Liverpool last week…
The Brazilian and Argentine soccer federations were both fined by FIFA on Wednesday for a brawl between rival fans ahead of their World Cup qualifying game in November. The FIFA disciplinary panel fined Brazil 50,000 Swiss francs ($59,000) for “failure…
Brazil has hired Dorival Júnior as its new national soccer team coach. The Brazilian soccer confederation said Júnior will be introduced at a news conference on Thursday. He had been expected to take up the post after leaving his role…
Saudi Arabia revealed designs Monday for a high-tech stadium atop a 656-foot-high cliff near Riyadh where it plans to stage games at the 2034 World Cup. The design has a retractable roof and field, plus an LED wall with hundreds…
Doug McIntyre Soccer Journalist After winning his first World Cup with Argentina in late 2022, it came as no shock when, back in November, Lionel Messi was named the Ballon d’Or recipient as soccer’s top men’s player for a record…
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