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All Spanish league clubs can begin group training sessions this week despite stricter lockdown restrictions remaining in place in parts of Spain because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Erling Haaland scored the Bundesliga’s first goal in more than two months and then celebrated. Alone. The 19-year-old’s Borussia Dortmund teammates stayed away, mindful of the strict hygiene measures amid the coronavirus pandemic, as Germany’s soccer season resumed in unprecedented conditions on Saturday. Dortmund beat Schalke 4-0 in the first Ruhr derby to be played in an empty stadium. Calls and...

The newly installed president and chief executive officer of the U.S. Soccer Federation used their first news conference to state that settling a lawsuit filed by women’s national team players is a top priority.

The increasingly bitter dispute between American women’s national soccer team and the U.S. Soccer Federation spilled onto the field when players wore their warm-up jerseys inside out in a protest before their 3-1 victory over Japan.

The U.S. Soccer Federation says it has offered the women’s national team equal pay to male counterparts for matches under USSF control but maintains the women want bonuses for tournaments such as the World Cup to match those of the men. The women disputed the USSF account, saying the federation proposed to match rates the men had under their...

FC Dallas is getting set to kick off its 25th season in Major League Soccer. It’s quite a milestone for a franchise and a league and the current players say they feel privileged to be a part of this special moment in time. “It’s a crazy feat,” said defender Reggie Cannon. “It makes me feel like I have so...

FC Dallas is getting set to kick off its 25th season in Major League Soccer. It’s quite a milestone for a franchise and a league and the current players say they feel privileged to be a part of this special moment in time.

Former U.S. national team goalkeeper Hope Solo is among the first-time eligible players on the ballot for the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame.

Former Manchester United goalkeeper Harry Gregg has died at the age of 87.

North Texas is about to ramp up efforts in a major way to land the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the hundreds of millions of dollars that could come with it. AT&T Stadium is a finalist location which would put North Texas in the heart of the action. The selection committee is set to start visiting host city hopefuls...

North Texas is about to ramp up efforts in a major way to land the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the hundreds of millions of dollars that could come with it.

The U.S. men’s national team urged the U.S. Soccer Federation to sharply increase pay of the American women and accused the governing body of making low-ball offers in negotiations with the men

Frisco ISD middle schoolers learn how science and sports work together with help from off-campus guest teachers from FC Dallas.

In 2010, Denton ISD­ recognized there was a demographic change in the student population at Carroll McMath Middle School. There was an increase in second-language learners. Students who felt left out because oftentimes, they couldn’t communicate adequately. Those same students were not just struggling with their relationships in the classroom, but also their grades. Using soccer as a uniting force,…

The Women’s World Cup champion U.S. team will take on Japan in the SheBelieves Cup at Toyota Stadium in Frisco in March. Spain and England, two teams the U.S. defeated on the way to the World Cup title, will also play March 11 in the fifth annual event, which kicks off in early March. Doubleheader matches in the round...

Ricardo Castaneda found is passion for soccer after he lost his vision, now he hopes to make the Blind Soccer National Team.

Ricardo Castaneda started losing his sight when he was 4 years old. By age 14, it was gone. “I went to school, ran into a couple walls, figured out I was going blind,” Castaneda said. “The doctor said I was completely blind and there was no recovery from that.” The 19-year-old said the prognosis had him on the sofa for…

The top five ‘feel-good’ sports stories of the year had one thing in common — karma. Whether they happened on a manicured lawn at the Masters, or turning for home on a dirt strip at the Kentucky Derby, the moments that made you smile hinted somebody up there had a hand in the script.

One of the world’s most-watched soccer matches was played Wednesday night amid heavy security as authorities sought to keep Catalonia’s separatist movement from disrupting the game between Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Though their season is underway, the Dallas Sidekicks home opener at the Allen Event Center is not until Dec. 14.