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Cristiano Ronaldo reported to Juventus’ training center for medical tests on Tuesday after a 10-week absence. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner observed a two-week isolation period at his home in Turin after spending the lockdown period in his native Portugal. He has not been alongside his teammates since helping the Serie A leaders beat Inter Milan 2-0 on March 8,…

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 Spanish league is not changing its plan to resume competing after five players from clubs in the first and second divisions tested positive for COVID-19. The league confirmed the positive tests on Sunday but said it was not going to alter the practice protocol that got underway last week. Players from most clubs began individual training sessions on Friday…

Paris Saint-Germain’s latest French league title came without the usual celebrations and fanfare. Instead, there was just a formal ruling from league executives that provided another example of how the coronavirus has upended sports across the world. PSG was officially crowned Ligue 1 champion on Thursday — two days after the government ruled that the league had to be canceled…

“You’re my boy Blue!” The famous quote ushered by comedian and actor Will Ferrell in the movie Old School could now be spoken from your own lips directed at the famous star if you’re fortunate enough. As part of the “All In Challenge,” which raises money for charitable organizations that are feeding the hungry during the COVID-19 pandemic, you...

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.

San Diego has been waiting for a high-level outdoor professional soccer club for years. That wait finally ended on Saturday night. Loyal SC, the newest member of United Soccer League Championship, played to a 1-1 draw against the Las Vegas Lights in the first match in franchise history. They did it in front of a sold-out crowd of more than…

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...

The excitement was palpable inside the International Ballroom at the historic Beverly Hilton Hotel on Thursday night in Los Angeles for the 15th annual L.A. Sports Awards. The annual event is produced by the Los Angeles Sports Council and recognizes the best athletes, coaches, and executives within the LA sports landscape. Located within the same space as the Golden...

A group of young soccer players in South LA is looking to create change both on and off the field. Darsha Philips reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020.

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

The American Youth Soccer Organization in South Los Angeles is celebrating its diversity while also developing some of the country’s best athletes, but it’s not without adversity.

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

A community youth soccer coach from Riverside suspected of sexually assaulting a female player was being held today in lieu of $150,000 bail. Jordan Russell Cohen, 25, was arrested Monday night and booked into the Robert Presley Jail in Riverside on suspicion of lewd acts on a minor, according to Riverside police Officer Ryan Railsback. He said detectives were told…

When the referee pointed to the penalty spot, Ulysses Llanez snatched the ball and hustled to take the kick. Paul Arriola had been the U.S. national team’s top penalty-taker during the Americans’ month-long training camp, but this wizened 24-year-old veteran could only be impressed by his 18-year-old teammate’s confidence. “When you see a player like that go up and...

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.

After becoming the first six-time winner of the Ballon d’Or, Lionel Messi said he’s far from finished. “I hope to continue for a long time,” Messi said on Monday in Paris from behind a row of the trophies which honor the world’s best soccer player. “I realize that I am very lucky, even if, one day, retirement will come....