By James M. Dorsey Faced with a drop in popularity, intermittent protests against rising prices, and calls for a mass anti-government demonstration, ...

New York City F.C. needed to win their final game of the season in order to get a bye to the Eastern Conference semi-final. A 4-1 win ensured that they did.

A win for DC United ensured they made the 2016 MLS post-season. NYC FC are still in with a strong chance of a 1st round bye.

While the grumbling is unlikely to mushroom any time soon into a popular revolt similar to the one that toppled President Hosni Mubarak in 2011, it goes a long way to explain why Mr. Al-Sisi has refrained from lifting the ban on spectators attending Egyptian soccer league matches. The ban has been in place for much of the last five years.

By James M Dorsey The soccer soft power contrast between Qatar and Iceland speaks volumes. A comparison of the strategies of both countries demonstra...

By James M. Dorsey Sunni scholars in Saudi Arabia and their Shiite counterparts in Iran may be at war over who is a Muslim, but there is one thing th...

A 3-2 win for the New York Red Bulls put them top of the Eastern Conference, while the loss put the Philadelphia Union's post season place in jeopardy

The thought of sports doesn't have to be boring, especially for beginners.

By James M. Dorsey Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused world soccer body FIFA of allowing FIFA-sanctioned matches to be played on occupied land in t...

On a weekend that the four teams competing for the last two playoff spots met, the two sitting looking from the outside - DC United and Orlando FC - met at RFK.

By James M. Dorsey This is an expanded version of remarks made at Interdisciplinary Net's Politics, Money and Sport Places, and Mega Events workshop ...

By James M Dorsey An Egyptian businessman with close ties to general-turned-president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has submitted a bid for the broadcasting r...

New York Red Bulls ended up tying a game that they led 2-0 in up until the last minute of regular play.

New York City FC came into this game looking to regain top spot in the East, DC United came in hoping to retain their fragile hold on the final post season spot.

D.C. United routed Chicago Fire 6-2 in a game that saw a needless sending off, a flukey deflected goal, and a dominant performance from United.

Barcelona star Neymar led Brazil to its first ever Olympic gold medal in soccer by means of a penalty kick victory over Germany at the Maracana Stadium on Saturday afternoon after the game was tied 1-1 at the end of regulation time.