Soccer, or football as it's known outside of North America, is the most popular sport in the world. So, how is it played, who plays it and many more questions are answered right here. Soccer is a ...

we consulted with a professional soccer referee, the US Soccer Referee Department, and the Laws of the Game from the International Football Association Board (IFAB). Our experts filled us in on ...

The English Football Association has launched its own investigation after a video, widely shared on social media, appeared to ...

According to a 2021 meta-analysis, professional soccer referees in Europe and South America run an average of nearly 6.5 miles (or 10.5 kilometers) in a match. A study of professional basketball ...

Nov 13 (Reuters) - English soccer referees' body the PGMOL said on Wednesday it was taking new allegations against David Coote very seriously and European soccer body UEFA said it had suspended ...

I think it is a question worth exploring,” Bezbatchenko added. He was then asked if his stance on pro/rel and the growth of soccer changed once he left American soccer or if he had always felt this ...

Former Port Vale midfielder Chris Birchall is hoping to be one of the first ex-players to become a professional referee. Birchall, 40, a former team-mate of David Beckham’s at LA Galaxy ...

and had previously registered six appearances for their second team in MLS Next Pro, ESPN reported. MLS reps also expressed their condolences over the player's death. "Major League Soccer joins ...

A Turkish court has sentenced a former top-flight soccer club executive to more than three and a half years in prison for attacking a referee on the field at the end of a league game match last ...

NEW YORK (AP) — NBA referee Scott Wall was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia earlier this year and is in treatment, the National Basketball Referees Association announced Wednesday.