Soccer hair-pulling fuels debate over sport sexism
NEW YORK (AP) -- The vicious hair-pulling of an opponent was inexcusable. But prominent advocates of women's sports say that so, too, has been much of the commentary generated by the popular video of college soccer player Elizabeth Lambert's combative tactics in a recent game....

Ireland gives up on replay over Henry's hand ball
DUBLIN (AP) -- Ireland has given up hope of a World Cup playoff replay against France because of Thierry Henry's hand ball....

FIFA: No replay for France-Ireland WCup qualifier
LONDON (AP) -- There will be no rematch....

FIFA suspends Iraq for political meddling
ZURICH (AP) -- FIFA suspended Iraq from soccer because of political interference in the national federation....

Police: 17 arrests in soccer match-fixing probe
FRANKFURT (AP) -- 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....

Henry says France-Ireland game should be replayed
LONDON (AP) -- 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....

Serbian police make arrest in soccer fan death
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) -- Serbian police say they have arrested another suspect in the fatal attack on a French soccer fan in Belgrade two months ago....

 

 

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