Clash after a soccer match in Kolkata, one dead

October 9th, 2009 Gun-toting Pa. soccer mom's autopsy results dueLEBANON, Pa.

October 8th, 2009 Gun-toting Pa. soccer mom, husband found shot deadLEBANON, Pa.

October 6th, 2009 French gay soccer team snubbed by Muslim teamPARIS — A French gay soccer team says its members were victims of homophobia when a team of Muslim players refused to play a match against them. The Paris Foot Gay team says Tuesday it received an e-mail from the Creteil Bebel club canceling a match scheduled for last Sunday.

September 30th, 2009 Iraqi soccer team to host Kuwaiti clubIRBIL, Iraq — A Kuwaiti soccer team will play in Iraq on Wednesday in the first sports competition between the countries since Saddam Hussein invaded his southern neighbor in 1990. The match between Irbil and Kuwait Sports Club in the second leg of the AFC Cup's quarterfinals will have extra security at the nearly 21,000-seat sold-out stadium in the Kurdish city of Irbil.

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 13th, 2009 KOLKATA - Noted football commentator Noel De Lima Leitao was found dead in his hotel a day after the final of the IFA Shield here Sunday. The 52-year-old Goan was found dead sitting on the commode of the hotel washroom around 9 am at Hyatt Regency.

August 24th, 2009 KOLKATA - Kolkata police on Monday arrested 12 people in connection with Sunday's violence during a football match. The violence erupted after an irate mob set a premier resort on the outskirts of the city on fire on Sunday evening.

August 16th, 2009 KOLKATA - Altogether 1,149 soccer lovers of West Bengal donated blood on the occasion of the Football Lovers' Day Sunday. While 685 of them gave their blood at the town hall, 464 soccer fans donated blood in the districts to remember 16 football lovers who died in a stampede after a derby league game between East Bengal and Mohun Bagan on this day in 1980.

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 6th, 2009 Flu prompts Cruzeiro to seek Copa postponementRIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian soccer club Cruzeiro wants to postpone this week's Copa Libertadores match against Estudiantes because of the swine flu outbreak in Argentina. A spokesman for the club said on Monday that it made the request through Brazil's football federation.

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.

June 23rd, 2009 KOLKATA - City soccer giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan have agreed to release players for the national preparatory camp in Dubai beginning June 25 and the subsequent exposure trip to Spain after assurances from the All India Football Federation (AIFF) that the players' medical expenses and matters related to fees will be taken care of. The two clubs had earlier demanded that the AIFF pay the entire medical expenses of players who sustain injuries during camps or matches on national duty.

June 8th, 2009 KOLKATA - Mohun Bagan Monday suspended soccer star Bhaichung Bhutia for six months, alleging that the striker has given an unsatisfactory reply to the show cause notice slapped on him by the I-League club. The reply came after the 48-hour deadline.

June 4th, 2009 KOLKATA - Sixteen talented youngsters will get a chance to attend a training camp at English Premier League side Arsenal's facility in Britain. The 16 will be chosen from among 32 budding footballers from across the country now undergoing training here under the supervision of Arsenal coaches - Paul Shipwright and Kurt Maginley.

June 4th, 2009 Police: 1 person dead in Brazil soccer violenceSAO PAULO — Police say at least one person has died after after fans of two Brazilian soccer teams fought at a tournament. Sao Paulo state police said Thursday it did not yet have a full count of the number of people injured and detained.