David Beckham is retiring at the end of this season, ending a career in which he won titles in four different countries and became an international icon. The 38-year-old former England captain is finishing up his career in France with Paris Saint-Germain, where he won a title again this year.

Former CONCACAF chief and outgoing FIFA executive committee member Chuck Blazer has been provisionally banned by FIFA. The American has been accused of embezzling at least $21 million in April, and is now banned from all soccer-related activities for the next 90 days.

Abby Wambach sustained a concussion in the Washington Spirit vs. Western New York Flash NWSL game on April 20, and just about everyone involved with the situation badly botched its handling. That was the case made by journalist Stefan Fatsis, and this week the league finally admitted as much.

Stuart Holden, the charismatic midfielder who has suffered through a series of substantial injuries that put a rising career on hold, may be returning to the U.S. MNT squad soon.

FIFA President Sepp Blatter’s Twitter account was hacked on Friday. Shortly thereafter, the official Twitter account for the FIFA World Cup was hacked as well. Albeit comical to the casual reader, it was anything but for FIFA and Mr. Blatter.

The National Women’s Soccer League celebrated its inaugural matches over the weekend as the new league kicked off in promising fashion, a point emphasized by the league’s executive director Cheryl Bailey as she spoke to Equalizer Soccer’s Meg Linehan after Sunday’s 1-1 draw between the Boston Breakers and Washington Spirit.

By Roger Gonzalez As far as world soccer goes, Lionel Messi is simply the best. The Argentine’s ability appears to be matched by none, and his scoring touch is on pace to be the best in history. Behind him lurks Cristiano Ronaldo, who seems to be scoring every game for Real Madrid. But who comes [...]

By Roger Gonzalez A friend and former co-worker of mine, Ben Hayward, is simply one of the top European soccer writers in the world. Currently with Goal.com’s International edition, the Barcelona-based writer has a knack for producing some of the most interesting pieces on the game. On April 3, his latest editorial, on the great Jose Mourinho, was [...]

Soccer nuts live for days like these. Today figures to be one of the top soccer days of the year in the professional ranks, with UEFA Champions League quarterfinals making fans around the world salivate.

It’s been a known fact for weeks, and on Thursday it was officially confirmed: Fox Soccer Channel, for years the flagship cable television network for soccer in North America, is being shut down and replaced by a new entertainment channel called FXX, a spin-off from FX.