A complete beginner's guide to soccer fouls and penalties. Yellow and red cards, penalty kicks, offside, handball, and VAR, all explained in plain English.

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Dressed head to toe, appropriately, in a sweatsuit the color of the Golden Gate Bridge, Gary Pettis paced down the foul line ...

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A set piece in soccer refers to a type of offensive play that occurs during a stoppage or a dead ball. The play is usually ...

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For the last eight months, The Athletic has been investigating the threat of fixing to the integrity of sport. In this first article in the series, we uncover the sheer scale of the threat around the ...

Christian Pulisic's scoring drought is over, and the Milan attacker was the U.S.'s best player on the pitch in the World Cup ...

Video assistant referees will have new powers to intervene at this summer’s World Cup if fouls are committed immediately before the ball is in play at set-pieces, the International Football ...

In a final that had all the tension possible, Paris Saint-Germain ended up winning the Champions League over Arsenal in a dramatic penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw following extra time. It was ...

PUYALLUP — The Stormrays were still in it. Despite seeing multiple key players go down with cramps late, and despite giving up a 78th-minute equalizer to No. 11 Bishop Blanchet (17-4-2) that made it 1 ...