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Minnesota United postpones season ticket-holder payments until May
"We also know your lives have been turned upside down,'' the team said in an e-mail announcing the 30-day payment deferral while MLS play is on hold.
Law firm criticized by USSF asks to withdraw from lawsuit
Seyfarth Shaw, the law firm whose arguments critical of American women's players led to the resignation of U.S. Soccer Federation president Carlos Cordeiro, has asked to withdraw from representing the federation in the lawsuit.
AP Source: MLS cutting pay of top executives, some staff
Captain to chief negotiator: Chiellini works out salary cuts
Best known for his aggressive defending on the soccer field, Giorgio Chiellini is proving to be an effective negotiator in the board room, too.
Exposed to betting, lowly Swedish team gets death threats
An amateur soccer team in Sweden was subjected to vicious online abuse, including death threats, after one of its practice games received unusually large exposure…
FIFA sees 'duty' to help as pandemic ravages soccer finances
As the economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic ripple across world football, FIFA sees a "duty" to offer a lifeline from its vast cash reserves.Talks…
Barcelona won't reach record revenue because of virus
Barcelona had been on track for a record season in revenues, set to surpass 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) for the first time in club history.
Sports make political point for Belarus amid virus outbreak
With most sports around the world shutting down because of the coronavirus pandemic, longtime Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko is proudly keeping soccer and hockey arenas open.
Messi says Barcelona players taking 70% pay cut
In a letter critical of Barcelona club officials, Lionel Messi said Monday he and his teammates are taking a 70% cut in salaries because of the shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Worlds apart from loved ones, Minnesota United players bunker down and hope
Isolation is harder to embrace for Minnesota United's international players, whose families are thousands of miles away.
Players and musicians in Spanish festival to fight virus
Soccer players and celebrities will take part in a global music festival on Saturday organized by the Spanish league in order to raise funds for the fight against the coronavirus.
Barcelona donates 30,000 masks to help fight coronavirus
Barcelona has delivered 30,000 masks to the Catalonia government to help fight the coronavirus pandemic, the club said Saturday.
Australian pro soccer player tests positive for coronavirus
An A-League soccer player has become the first Australian professional footballer to test positive for the new coronavirus.
When soccer resumes, let's pull back on game-worsening VAR calls
Only a few leagues are still playing but when the rest get back in action, the video assistant referee needs some re-tooling because it's not doing the job so far.
MN United's Michael Boxall: 'We'll get over this, hopefully soon'
Minnesota United FC defender Michael Boxall is from New Zealand, coping with the MLS in shutdown far from his homeland.
Fans continue to question Bayern Munich's silence on Qatar
Even though the protests have stopped amid the coronavirus outbreak, many Bayern Munich fans are still pushing for their club to take its Qatari sponsor to task for human rights abuses in the country.
'Red Loons' fan group blasts United over treatment of idled workers
On Twitter, the supporters group Red Loons posted, "Sad to report @MNUFC has the WORST response to the COVID-19 crisis in MLS." The team declined comment.
Australia seeks age limit lift for Olympic soccer tournament
Football Federation Australia wants FIFA and the IOC to increase the age limit for the Olympic men's tournament in the wake of the Tokyo Games being pushed back to 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Game Zero: Spread of virus in Italy linked to Champions League match
It was the biggest soccer game in Atalanta's history and a third of Bergamo's population made the short trip to Milan's famed San Siro Stadium.
Pros, preps and weekend warriors go virtual amid pandemic
Trevor May has been preparing for this.Not precisely for a global pandemic that would bring sports — and so much else — to an unprecedented…