Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to be in Miami July 29 for the El Clasico Miami match against Barcelona, an event source said, despite published reports that he will not travel to the United States with the team for a series of games over the next few weeks.

Ronaldo is on an extended summer vacation after a long season with Real ...Read more

Calling it "a sexy rivalry in a sexy city," ESPN executives are sparing no expense for the network's English and Spanish-language coverage of El Clasico Miami, the highly-anticipated July 29 match between Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona at Hard Rock Stadium.

Plans include weeklong content, 25 on-air commentators, SportsCenter from ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- CONCACAF took on an unbeaten foe Sunday at Qualcomm Stadium. And it got routed.

The ruling confederation for soccer in North America, Central America and the Caribbean used the opening-round games of its biennial Gold Cup tournament to launch the latest campaign intended to stamp out the offensive anti-gay slur Mexican fans have ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- CONCACAF took on an unbeaten foe Sunday at Qualcomm Stadium. And it got routed.

The ruling confederation for soccer in North America, Central America and the Caribbean used the opening-round games of its biennial Gold Cup tournament to launch the latest campaign intended to stamp out the offensive anti-gay slur Mexican fans have ...Read more

Sidelines will be strangely quiet at some youth soccer games in South Carolina this fall.

Last week, South Carolina Youth Soccer Association leaders unanimously approved "Silent September," a one-month code of conduct for parents and visitors at games. That means no yelling at coaches, no chastising refs and no loud celebrations.

In a ...Read more

MEXICO CITY -- Mexico and the U.S. battled to a 1-1 draw Sunday in their quadrennial World Cup qualifier before a sellout crowd at Estadio Azteca. And while it was a result that satisfied neither side, nor did it disappoint either team.

For the U.S., the tie kept the team unbeaten in seven games under coach Bruce Arena and kept the Americans ...Read more

MEXICO CITY -- Bruce Arena, the head coach of the United States men's national soccer team, wanted to make something clear.

When his team takes the field against Mexico at Azteca Stadium on Sunday, it will be representing the United States. It won't be representing its president.

It's a strange time to be an American, especially an American ...Read more

MEXICO CITY -- Herculez Gomez grew up surrounded by the U.S.-Mexico soccer rivalry.

As a boy, he remembers getting up early on weekends to watch games from Mexico with his immigrant parents. Then when he got older, he would drive to the Rose Bowl to see the Galaxy play.

"I had two sets of heroes," he said. "I idolized Cobi Jones, I idolized ...Read more

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. -- Since Bruce Arena called the U.S. national team into training camp last month, he has tried to keep the spotlight on one game: Thursday's World Cup qualifier against Trinidad and Tobago.

"We've stressed for 10 days that the focus has to be Trinidad," Michael Bradley said Wednesday. "They're a good team. They're dangerous...Read more

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. -- For a soccer player as accomplished as Clint Dempsey, asking him to choose a favorite international goal can be a little like asking a parent to pick a favorite child. The answer you'll most likely get is "they're all special in their own way."

Plus Dempsey, who has scored 56 times for the national team, has so many to ...Read more

After a four-year quest, David Beckham on Tuesday finally secured land to build a soccer stadium in Miami after county commissioners approved selling him three acres for $9 million.

"Yes, it has taken a while to get to this point," said Commissioner Xavier Suarez. "But I think this community needs it...It is going to improve this community in ...Read more

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. -- Until last winter, all that Fabian Johnson and Bruce Arena knew about each other was what they had heard from others. So when Arena was named coach of the U.S. national team two games into the final round of World Cup qualifying, one of his first trips was to Germany to meet with Johnson.

"Just to get to know each other ...Read more