SOCCER

In the film “Captain Phillips,” Tom Hanks portrays Richard Phillips -- the real-life captain of a merchant ship captured by Somali pirates in 2009.

Mexico and Panama meet in a crucial World Cup qualifier at the Estadio Azteca on Friday night.

Manchester United have been linked with a move for yet another Barcelona star.

Landon Donovan shrugged off a severe eye infection, scoring a goal in Team USA's 2-0 victory over Mexico and clinching a World Cup berth in the process.

Aston Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor received death threats after a collision with One Direction's Louis Tomlinson left the singer injured.

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick denies that he's dating rumored girlfriend and U.S. Olympic soccer player Sydney Leroux.

Bayern Munich and Chelsea meet in the UEFA European Super Cup in Prague.

Goals by Gonzalo Higuan and Ever Bangea lifted Argentina past the Italians on Wednesday night.

News Corp has acquired exclusive rights on mobile/Internet clips in Indonesia, Japan & Vietnam for Barclay's Premier League and 8 other soccer leagues.

To promote the coming of the English Premier League to NBC Sports, a brief "mockumentary" that follows an american football coach going to England to coach European football.

The L.A. Lakers veteran point guard has called soccer a love of his since he was a kid, and has used the sport as a fundraiser and business venture.

Chucho Benitez' father-in-law said appendicitis complications led to the death of the Ecuadorian striker.

FIFA says about 3 million tickets will be available for domestic and international fans during three sales phases that start Aug. 20.

A U.K. court granted a Premier League request to ban popular sports streaming website FirstRow Sports on English ISPs.

International soccer legend Ronaldo, once the star of the Brazilian national team, is reportedly "hoping to buy" the rights to Playboy Magazine in Brazil.

The United States takes on Cuba in their second group match at the Gold Cup.

More than one-half (53 percent) of Malawians live below the poverty line, while more than 90 percent of the population lives on less than $2 per day.

The United States takes on Belize in a Gold Cup group match in Portland.

ESPN The Magazine's 2013 Body Issue hits stores this week, featuring Gary Player, Kerri Walsh Jennings, Courtney Force, Miesha Tate, Matt Harvey, and several other athletes posing nude.

After a month of protests and infrastructure problems, there are concerns over how well Brazil is suited to host the World Soccer Cup.

Social unrest could color Brazil's march to World Cup