The U.S. men's national team will be renewing its rivalry with Canada on June 3 when the two sides meet up at BMO Field in Toronto for a friendly.

LONDON John Terry was removed as England's soccer captain Friday as he awaits trial for racial abuse. The star Chelsea defender remains eligible to play for the national team at the European Championship.

SAO PAULO A court in northeastern Brazil has ruled workers building a World Cup stadium in Recife must end their strike.

U.S. women's national team coach Pia Sundhage named 28 players Thursday for an upcoming training camp, including 19 of the 20 players who were on the recent Olympic team roster.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland The riots that killed 74 people in Egypt were sickeningly familiar for soccer: a rush to the field by fans, fighting, a deadly stampede - scenes replayed over and over at stadiums around the world. This time, however, there were important differences.

FRANCEVILLE, Gabon With soccer reeling from the violence in Egypt, players on the other side of the continent at the African Cup of Nations tried to make sense of the "death and sadness" now gripping their sport.

LONDON Warning that soccer must not be "abused by those who mean evil," the president of the sport's governing body demanded detailed reasons from the Egyptian federation Thursday for the stadium riot that killed at least 74 people.

A list of fatal disasters at soccer stadiums around the world.

CAIRO At least 74 people were killed and hundreds injured after soccer fans rushed the field in the seaside city of Port Said Wednesday following an upset victory by the home team over Egypt's top club, setting off clashes and a stampede as riot police largely failed to intervene.

LONDON England captain John Terry will stand trial after the European Championship over allegations he racially abused an opponent during a Premier League match - possibly clearing the way for him to play in the tournament.

LONDON European soccer's January transfer window closed Tuesday with clubs reining in the lavish spending of recent years in an apparent response to UEFA's strict new financial controls.

CHESTER, Pa. The Philadelphia Union have traded Sebastien Le Toux to the Vancouver Whitecaps in exchange for allocation money.

The Slovakian Football Association confirmed on Monday that national team manager Vladimir Weiss has been terminated by mutual agreement.

Former Brazil international Roberto Carlos has announced that he will retire from the sport at the end of the 2012 season.

Alex Morgan scored twice and set up two goals for Abby Wambach, leading the U.S. women's national team to an easy 4-0 win on Sunday over Canada in the final of the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia Now Abby Wambach only has Mia Hamm to beat.

LONDON Liverpool reached the fifth round of the FA Cup on Saturday at the expense of its fiercest rival, a last-gasp 2-1 victory over Manchester United leaving the famous competition without the English Premier League's top two teams.

LIVERPOOL, England There was no crowing from Landon Donovan after he led his Everton side to victory over Clint Dempsey's Fulham in England's FA Cup.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia The final goal in the game that put the U.S. women's soccer team into the Olympics was scored by Alex Morgan, the super-sub who made her name at last year's World Cup.

The U.S. women's national team punched its ticket for the 2012 Summer Olympics on Friday with a 3-0 win over Costa Rica in the semifinals of CONCACAF Olympic qualifying.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia In the end, what matters is that the U.S. women's soccer team is going to the Olympics. What the players won't soon forget is how hard they had to work get there.

LONDON Seeking to restore the allure of the FA Cup, English soccer is looking to American sports to see how some glitz can be added to the final of world soccer's oldest domestic cup competition.

MILAN AC Milan rallied past Lazio 3-1 Thursday night behind goals by Robinho, Clarence Seedorf and Zlatan Ibrahimovic to advance to the Italian Cup semifinals.

LONDON Predicting the outcome of soccer matches on Twitter could land players in trouble, with English soccer authorities concerned about inside betting information.

TORONTO Toronto FC has signed defender Richard Eckersley, who had previously been on loan to the team from England's Burnley.

ZURICH FIFA President Sepp Blatter met with News Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch on Thursday, weeks after their organizations signed a $425 million broadcast deal.

A first-half goal from Graham Zusi was enough for the U.S. men's national team to collect its second 1-0 win in four days, this time in a friendly against Panama.

LIVERPOOL, England Craig Bellamy scored against his former club in the 74th minute, and Liverpool advanced to the English League Cup final with a 2-2 tie against Manchester City on Wednesday night and a 3-2 aggregate win.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia Hope Solo has an ailing leg, the result of some extra work she was putting in to get back into playing shape after "Dancing With the Stars."

Carli Lloyd netted her first career hat trick to lead the United States to a 4-0 victory over Mexico at BC Place on Tuesday as the U.S. wins Group B en route to the Olympic Qualifying semifinals.

NYON, Switzerland European governments are not the only ones with major debt problems: Top European soccer clubs lost more than euro1.6 billion ($2 billion) in 2010 and their debts are still rising despite facing new sanctions soon for overspending.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia Not this time, Mexico.

PHILADELPHIA The 2012 MLS All-Star game was awarded Tuesday to the Philadelphia Union, who will host the annual event July 25 at PPL Park.

Suddenly, Mario Balotelli doesn't seem quite so amusing anymore.

PHILADELPHIA A person familiar with the decision says the Philadelphia Union will host the 2012 MLS All-Star game at PPL Park. The person spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press on Monday because an official announcement has yet to be made.

Sydney Leroux scored five goals and Abby Wambach added two more as the United States women's national team coasted to a 13-0 win over Guatemala in Group B play at the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia Abby Wambach scored twice in the first half to move into third on the career goals list for women's international soccer, and the United States beat Guatemala 13-0 on Sunday to clinch a berth in the semifinals of the CONCACAF qualifying tournament for the London Olympics.

LONDON Manchester City scored a dramatic 3-2 victory over Tottenham on Sunday, leaving Manchester United its only likely rival for the Premier League title.

Ricardo Clark came off the bench to score in the dying moments of a 1-0 win for the United States men's national team against Venezuela in a friendly on Saturday at University of Phoenix Stadium.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia It's hard not to look like a bully when the final score is 14-0. The U.S. women's soccer team had never beaten anyone that badly, not even in the days of Mia Hamm, Michelle Akers, Julie Foudy and Brandi Chastain.

LONDON Manchester City scored a dramatic 3-2 victory over Tottenham on Sunday, leaving Manchester United its only likely rival for the Premier League title.

The United States Women's National Team kicked off its CONCACAF Olympic qualifying campaign Friday in style, cruising to comfortable 14-0 win over its Group B opponent, the Dominican Republic, at BC Place in Vancouver.

MADRID Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho will not punish Pepe for stomping on the hand of Barcelona's Lionel Messi, saying that the defender's apology was sufficient.