Fabio Capello plans to relax rather than return to coaching in Italy after blaming a "misunderstanding" for his exit from England job.

The U.S. women's national team will play Japan and Brazil in April, with both friendlies being held in Japan as part of the newly-created Women's Kirin Challenge Cup.

Their colonial history notwithstanding, the English often like to think of themselves as being good at doing the right thing.

The U.S. men's national team will host five- time World Cup champion Brazil in a friendly on May 30 in Landover, Md. during final preparations for 2014 World Cup qualifying.

Real Madrid and Barcelona are soccer's biggest moneymakers for the third straight year and look set to top their rivals for the foreseeable future.

The 20 richest soccer clubs based on revenue for the year ending June 30, 2011, as listed by accountancy firm Deloitte in its annual report released Thursday (2010 positions in parentheses):

The head of the English Football Association says he will not rush to hire Fabio Capello's successor ahead of this year's European Championship.

Senegal's football federation confirmed on Wednesday that coach Amara Traore has been fired following a disappointing showing by the team at the African Cup of Nations.

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp was cleared of tax evasion on Wednesday, a 12-0 victory via a British jury that removes a key barrier to his becoming the next coach of England's national team.

The union representing professional soccer players said Tuesday its members are mistreated financially by clubs in Eastern Europe, which can lead to the greater risk of match-fixing.

Javier Hernandez completed Manchester United's comeback from a 3-0 deficit at Chelsea on Sunday with a late header that salvaged a 3-3 draw and leaves the defending champions two points off the Premier League lead.

Mali beat co-host Gabon 5-4 in a penalty-kick shootout Sunday, and Ghana won 2-1 in extra time on a blunder by Tunisia's goalkeeper during quarterfinals at the African Cup of Nations.

Javier Hernandez scored on a header in the 84th minute, rallying Manchester United to a 3-3 draw at Chelsea on Sunday that left the defending champions two points behind Premier League leader Manchester City.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger may try to extend Thierry Henry's loan from the New York Red Bulls.

Zambia and Ivory Coast advanced to the semifinals of the African Cup of Nations on Saturday, each asserting its power with a 3-0 victory.

The president of Egypt's soccer federation and his board of directors resigned Saturday, having already been fired by the country's prime minister following the riot at a game that left more than 70 dead.

The U.S. men's national team will be renewing its rivalry with Canada on June 3 when the two sides meet up at BMO Field in Toronto for a friendly.

John Terry was removed as England's soccer captain Friday as he awaits trial for racial abuse. The star Chelsea defender remains eligible to play for the national team at the European Championship.

A court in northeastern Brazil has ruled workers building a World Cup stadium in Recife must end their strike.

U.S. women's national team coach Pia Sundhage named 28 players Thursday for an upcoming training camp, including 19 of the 20 players who were on the recent Olympic team roster.

The riots that killed 74 people in Egypt were sickeningly familiar for soccer: a rush to the field by fans, fighting, a deadly stampede - scenes replayed over and over at stadiums around the world. This time, however, there were important differences.

With soccer reeling from the violence in Egypt, players on the other side of the continent at the African Cup of Nations tried to make sense of the "death and sadness" now gripping their sport.

Warning that soccer must not be "abused by those who mean evil," the president of the sport's governing body demanded detailed reasons from the Egyptian federation Thursday for the stadium riot that killed at least 74 people.

A list of fatal disasters at soccer stadiums around the world.

At least 74 people were killed and hundreds injured after soccer fans rushed the field in the seaside city of Port Said on Wednesday following an upset victory by the home team over Egypt's top club, setting off clashes and a stampede as riot police largely failed to intervene.

England captain John Terry will stand trial after the European Championship over allegations he racially abused an opponent during a Premier League match - possibly clearing the way for him to play in the tournament.

European soccer's January transfer window closed Tuesday with clubs reining in the lavish spending of recent years in an apparent response to UEFA's strict new financial controls.

The Philadelphia Union have traded Sebastien Le Toux to the Vancouver Whitecaps in exchange for allocation money.

The Slovakian Football Association confirmed on Monday that national team manager Vladimir Weiss has been terminated by mutual agreement.

Former Brazil international Roberto Carlos has announced that he will retire from the sport at the end of the 2012 season.

Alex Morgan scored twice and set up two goals for Abby Wambach, leading the U.S. women's national team to an easy 4-0 win on Sunday over Canada in the final of the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament.

Now Abby Wambach only has Mia Hamm to beat.

Liverpool reached the fifth round of the FA Cup on Saturday at the expense of its fiercest rival, a last-gasp 2-1 victory over Manchester United leaving the famous competition without the English Premier League's top two teams.

There was no crowing from Landon Donovan after he led his Everton side to victory over Clint Dempsey's Fulham in England's FA Cup.

The final goal in the game that put the U.S. women's soccer team into the Olympics was scored by Alex Morgan, the super-sub who made her name at last year's World Cup.

The U.S. women's national team punched its ticket for the 2012 Summer Olympics on Friday with a 3-0 win over Costa Rica in the semifinals of CONCACAF Olympic qualifying.

In the end, what matters is that the U.S. women's soccer team is going to the Olympics. What the players won't soon forget is how hard they had to work get there.

A first-half goal from Graham Zusi was enough for the U.S. men's national team to collect its second 1-0 win in four days, this time in a friendly against Panama.

Carli Lloyd netted her first career hat trick to lead the United States to a 4-0 victory over Mexico at BC Place on Tuesday as the U.S. wins Group B en route to the Olympic Qualifying semifinals.

Sydney Leroux scored five goals and Abby Wambach added two more as the United States women's national team coasted to a 13-0 win over Guatemala in Group B play at the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament.

Ricardo Clark came off the bench to score in the dying moments of a 1-0 win for the United States men's national team against Venezuela in a friendly on Saturday at University of Phoenix Stadium.

The United States Women's National Team kicked off its CONCACAF Olympic qualifying campaign Friday in style, cruising to comfortable 14-0 win over its Group B opponent, the Dominican Republic, at BC Place in Vancouver.

U.S. Soccer named forward Clint Dempsey as the 2011 Male Athlete of the Year on Friday, and forward Abby Wambach as the 2011 Female Athlete of the Year.

Wales named Chris Coleman its new manager on Thursday, following the death of former coach Gary Speed in November.

There wasn't a lot of movement in the latest edition of the FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Rankings as just 11 matches were taken into account from the past month.

Boca Juniors inked forward Santiago Silva from Italian side Fiorentina on Tuesday, but the Uruguayan will not be eligible to play in the upcoming Clausura season.

Jurgen Klinsmann called up midfielder Jermaine Jones to the U.S. national team January training camp Friday.

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