Four more Sporting Lisbon players have rescinded their contracts with the troubled Portuguese club. Portugal internationals William Carvalho, Gelson Martins, Bruno Fernandes and Dutch striker Das...

The Latest on World Cup preparations and meetings of football leaders ahead of the tournament in Russia (all times local):   5 p.m. FIFA's newest vice president says voters from...

Former Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira was hired as manager of French club Nice on Monday after leaving his role as head coach of New York City FC. Both clubs announced the move on their websites...

Swansea has hired former Ostersund coach Graham Potter as its manager, hoping he can take the club back to the Premier League. Swansea says the 43-year-old Englishman has signed a three-year deal...

Leaders of North American and Moroccan bids to host the 2026 World Cup are pitching their plans to FIFA voters. Both candidates in Wednesday's vote are spending Monday on a busy tour of meetings...

Barcelona says it has agreed to sell forward Gerard Deulofeu to Premier League club Watford, where he played on loan the second half of last season. Barcelona says it will receive 13 million...

The Latest on the FIFA meetings ahead of the World Cup in Russia (all times local):   7:20 p.m. The FIFA presidential election period formally starts this week in Moscow. FIFA...

Manchester United hired former England captain Casey Stoney as coach of the club's new women's team on Friday. The 36-year-old Stoney retired from playing only this year, having earned 130...

Talks on exploring a 48-team World Cup in 2022 have been taken off the agenda at FIFA's annual congress Wednesday. FIFA says a request to start a feasibility study into adding 16 teams to the...

France forward Nabil Fekir's move from Lyon to Champions League runner-up Liverpool fell through on Saturday. Lyon said in a brief statement it decided to "end negotiations." The 24-year-old...