Ben Swift, known to Bristol City fans as East End Shed Man, on the roof of his garden shed, where he can watch the team play at no cost.
When Bristol City demolished its East Stand, Ben Swift was granted one side of Ashton Gate, the club’s stadium, to himself. Now he has a free, mostly unobstructed view, at least temporarily.
The Women’s World Cup is six months away, and calls to FIFA and the Canadian Soccer Association to change the artificial turf to natural grass are still largely unaddressed.
New York City F.C. officials still expect to have Lampard, their marquee signing, leave Manchester City and join the team in time for the 2015 M.L.S. season.
Balotelli faces a five-match ban after the latest high-profile incident involving racist language by a prominent Premier League figure.
Russian officials slammed a decision to ban clubs from the annexed peninsula of Crimea from playing in Russian leagues, calling it “inexplicable.”
The title rivals Chelsea and Manchester City secured convincing wins in the Premier League on Wednesday, Chelsea beating Tottenham and City cruising past Sunderland.
UEFA banned soccer clubs in the disputed Crimea region from playing in competitions organized by Russia.
The title rivals Chelsea and Manchester City secured convincing wins in the Premier League on Wednesday, Chelsea beating Tottenham and City cruising past Sunderland.
A player’s first visit to Japan exposes her to unexpected levels of talent and a surprising interest in women’s soccer.
Through a program called Aspire Football Dreams, the Qataris had scouted hundreds of thousands of young African players; needing a place where the best youths could play professionally, they found it in a team in a small Belgian town.
Soccer’s governing body has taken a misguided approach to concussions in large part because of the sport’s substitution rules, which allow for only three replacements per game.
The 2014 World Cup was a runaway success, but significant issues like match fixing, player safety and the Cup bidding process need to be confronted.
Its team suffered a humiliating semifinal defeat, but Brazil is taking comfort in its success as host of the World Cup and in its archrival Argentina’s loss in the final.
The huge exposure Univision received from the World Cup showed how the growth of America’s Hispanic population has reshaped the media landscape.
A collection of our interactives and analysis.
To say goodbye to the 2014 World Cup, we’ve put together a special round of Spot the Ball, featuring five views of that tournament-winning goal by Germany. See if you can guess where the ball went.
Soccer fans in Berlin and Buenos Aires during the final match of the World Cup.
A panoramic view of the city of Rio de Janeiro.
Mauricio Lima went to remote villages, up the river and even to a prison, to document his countrymen’s passion for the sport, as well as their lives, during the World Cup.
