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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 ...

Norwalk girls soccer is ready to cap off stellar year on a high note this postseason as it looks to make a run to the state ...

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 ...

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Teams will be penalised for grappling from corners at the World Cup this summer as referees' chief Pierluigi Collina makes a ...

Saturday’s Champions League Final has predictably attracted some commentary about the standards of refereeing. Personally, I ...