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FIFA: No replay for France-Ireland WCup qualifier
There will be no rematch.
updated: Nov 20th - 4:54pm

FIFA suspends Iraq for political meddling
FIFA suspended Iraq from soccer because of political interference in the national federation.
updated: Nov 20th - 1:53pm

Police: 17 arrests in soccer match-fixing probe
German prosecutors investigating match-fixing in soccer say 15 people in Germany and two in Switzerland have been arrested and about 200 games in Europe are under suspicion.
updated: Nov 20th - 12:47pm

Henry says France-Ireland game should be replayed
Thierry Henry denied Friday that he was a cheat but said the "fairest solution" would be to replay the France-Ireland World Cup playoff that was decided by his hand ball.
updated: Nov 20th - 9:48am

Serbian police make arrest in soccer fan death
Serbian police say they have arrested another suspect in the fatal attack on a French soccer fan in Belgrade two months ago.
updated: Nov 20th - 8:02am

France coach sees no need for handball apology
France coach Raymond Domenech says he and his players see no reason to apologize for the Thierry Henry handball against Ireland that put the team into the World Cup.
updated: Nov 20th - 6:40am

'Hand of Shame' sparks debate on cheating, replays
Irish soccer officials accused Thierry Henry of damaging the integrity of the game when he blatantly handled the ball to set up the goal that booked France's place at next year's World Cup in South Africa.
updated: Nov 20th - 5:31am

'We got robbed': Irish demand replay with France
Ireland appealed to France and FIFA on Thursday to replay their World Cup playoff after an obvious hand ball by Thierry Henry set up the deciding goal.
updated: Nov 19th - 3:05pm

As Henry shows, soccer players can't be trusted
Soccer players just can't be trusted to be honest and Thierry Henry proved that by choosing to play volleyball against Ireland, blatantly handling the ball for the goal that sent France to the World Cup.
updated: Nov 19th - 3:03pm

Los Angeles Galaxy cancels Europen tour
David Beckham won't be coming to Kaiserslautern.
updated: Nov 19th - 10:37am

Real Salt Lake gains financial partner
The owner of Real Salt Lake is selling a stake in the soccer team to a Utah real-estate developer.
updated: Nov 19th - 10:01am

Flag-raising for 32 nations marks WCup milestone
The flags of the 32 nations that qualified for the 2010 World Cup are flying in Johannesburg.
updated: Nov 19th - 5:22am

France makes World Cup despite Henry controversy
France qualified for its fourth consecutive World Cup when officials missed an obvious hand ball by Thierry Henry that led to William Gallas' overtime goal in a 1-1 tie against Ireland on Wednesday night.
updated: Nov 19th - 2:28am

English soccer team sells Katy Perry-inspired top
West Ham is selling lingerie after singer Katy Perry wore a top made out of three jerseys at this month's MTV Europe Music Awards.
updated: Nov 18th - 2:32pm

Cyprus soccer fans will need IDs for tickets
Soccer authorities in Cyprus say all fans will need to show state identity cards to buy tickets for domestic league matches in a bid to curb violence at games.
updated: Nov 18th - 6:11am

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