Team captain and two other players arrested over alleged soccer match-fixing in Australia

SYDNEY (AP) — Australian professional soccer was rocked Friday by accusations that the captain of A-League club Macarthur FC paid two younger teammates up to 10,000 Australian dollars ($6,600) to deliberately receive yellow cards in a scheme set up by a South American gambling connection. ...

Three soccer players arrested over alleged match-fixing involving yellow cards in Australian league games

More trouble in Belgium for Miami-based 777 Partners after court authorizes seizure of assets

BRUSSELS (AP) — A Belgian court ruled Thursday that all assets in the country belonging to American investment group 777 Partners can be seized, in the latest legal setback for the embattled company that owns Standard Liège and several other soccer clubs. The decision by a court...

A cricket World Cup is coming to NYC’s suburbs, where the sport thrives among immigrant communities

EAST MEADOW, N.Y. (AP) — A towering stadium boasting 34,000 seats and a precisely trimmed field of soft Kentucky bluegrass is rising in a suburban New York park that will host one of the world's top cricket tournaments next month. But on a recent Saturday morning, on the other side...

FIFA wants global standard for punishing racist abuse and urges players to use crossed hands sign

GENEVA (AP) — FIFA wants all 211 national federations to make racist abuse a disciplinary offense, and designate a crossed hands gesture by victims to alert referees to abuse. Soccer's world body on Thursday detailed the tougher and more unified approach it wants to take to tackle...

FIFA proposal on racism urges all 211 federations to mandate abuse as a disciplinary offense

Navarro, Steffen propel Rapids to 1-0 victory over Whitecaps

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Rafael Navarro scored on a penalty kick after Vancouver's Bjørn Inge Utvik drew a red card during first-half stoppage time and Zack Steffen made it stand up as the Rapids beat the Whitecaps 1-0 on Wednesday night. Utvik, a rookie defender making his...

Westwood, Kahlina guide Charlotte to 1-0 victory over Fire

CHICAGO (AP) — Ashley Westwood scored off a free kick in the second half and Kristijan Kahlina finished with five saves for his third straight clean sheet in a 1-0 victory over the Chicago Fire on Wednesday night. Westwood drilled a right-footed shot to the top right corner of the...

Premier League clubs to discuss a proposal to scrap the use of video review

The Premier League's 20 clubs will discuss a proposal to scrap the use of video review — or VAR — for refereeing decisions. Wolverhampton has submitted a resolution to trigger a vote at the league’s annual general meeting on June 6. If at least 14 of the 20 clubs vote in favor,...

Austin to host MLS All-Star game in 2025 as Texas capital continues to grow as a soccer market

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Austin FC's Q2 Stadium will host the 2025 Major League Soccer All-Star match, Commissioner Don Garber announced Wednesday, putting the young club in line to stage one of the league's premier annual events. The state-of-the-art 20,738-seat stadium opened in...