River beat Independiente in Argentine soccer

October 3rd, 2009 NJ soccer-only stadium to be crown jewel of MLSHARRISON, N.J. — An intimate, soccer-only stadium rising in a careworn former industrial city is expected to be the crown jewel of Major League Soccer and one of the keys to a local redevelopment project.

September 30th, 2009 Unit to fight soccer hooliganism in FrancePARIS — France's Interior Ministry has announced the creation of a unit that will target soccer hooligans. A day after the death of Toulouse supporter Brice Taton, the ministry announced Wednesday that the new unit will be responsible for surveillance of potential troublemakers.

September 16th, 2009 US Open champ home to cheers of 'Ole, Del Pooo'BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — After winning the U.S. Open, Juan Martin Del Potro has another goal.

September 16th, 2009 BUENOS AIRES - Argentina was thrilled over Juan Martin del Potro's US Open trophy, in a final against world number one Roger Federer. "New York established a real giant among giants," said Argentine daily La Nacion Tuesday.

September 16th, 2009 US Open champ home to cheers of 'Ole, Del Poo'BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — After winning the U.S. Open, Juan Martin Del Potro has another goal.

September 14th, 2009 NEW YORK - Juan Del Potro upset Roger Federer 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 to win the US Open title Monday and fulfill a career dream at age 20. The sixth seeded Argentine rode an early break in the final set to keep the top seed at bay.

September 10th, 2009 Yet another loss leaves Argentines mad at MaradonaBUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentines are furious. They're blaming their soccer team's most recent World Cup qualifying loss squarely on coach Diego Maradona.

August 11th, 2009 Argentina's delayed soccer season to start Aug. 21BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina's delayed soccer season will start Aug.

July 28th, 2009 ESPN to show MLS, European soccer in BritainLONDON — ESPN has bought the rights to broadcast Major League Soccer live in Britain and Ireland as well as games from some European leagues. The Disney-owned network is building up its live soccer content in Britain after already securing rights to show some Premier League matches.

July 10th, 2009 Iraqi soccer team wins 1st home match in 7 yearsIRBIL, Iraq — Iraq has won its first home soccer game since 2002, defeating the Palestinian national team 3-0 in an exhibition. Hawar Mulla Mohammed scored in the 20th minute from a corner kick on Friday, and Ahmed Younis made it 2-0 with a header before Louai Salah completed the scoring with a hard shot in the second half.

July 4th, 2009 CONMEBOL says Copa final on despite swine fluBUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Next week's first-leg match in the finals of the Copa Libertadores will go ahead in Argentina despite a swine flu outbreak that is blamed in the deaths of at least 44 people in the country. CONMEBOL, the governing body of South American soccer, said on Friday the match between Argentine club Estudiantes and Brazilian club Cruzeiro would be played in La Plata on Wednesday.

June 25th, 2009 USA has beaten Spain by 2-0 goals in this Wednesday's semifinal of the Confederations Cup. Spain was a top ranked team, this win by the USA team has come as a pleasant surprise for soccer fans from US.

May 30th, 2009 Obama's day: Soccer, NYC date night with MichelleWASHINGTON — There were no official events are his schedule Saturday, so President Barack Obama had plenty of time to devote to his other roles — father and husband. The president and first lady Michelle Obama watched their daughter Malia's soccer game in the morning.

May 29th, 2009 English-only 'Britain' soccer team for OlympicsLONDON — A soccer team of only English players is set to represent Britain at the 2012 London Olympics. The four "home nations" — England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland — sent a joint letter to world governing body FIFA on Friday saying they had agreed that an English team could represent Britain in both the men's and women's tournaments.

May 28th, 2009 MONTEVIDEO - Argentine forward Lionel Messi deserves the 2009 Player of the Year award, Brazilian soccer legend Pele said. "This year, without any doubt, Messi deserves the Golden Ball," Pele told media Wednesday just minutes after Messi scored the goal that gave Spanish soccer giant Barcelona the European Champions League trophy.