Players, and fans, can accept losing. It is part of sports. It is different, though, if they find out one side wasn’t playing by the…

Teams that can’t match England’s spending now face a choice: Accept that they can no longer compete for the best talent, or risk everything to…

Europe is filled with big clubs that lost their way. But soccer’s fallen giants will never rise again until they face what they’ve become.

Wealthy owners are an easy target for fans who want to vent their anger over failing teams. But money isn’t a solution when there is…

A rough start to the season has been forgotten in Italy amid an unlikely title chase and a date with Napoli.

Was Argentina-France the greatest final ever? Or a dull game with a great finish? Readers have their say, and our columnist holds his ground.

The best gauge of what Pelé meant to soccer is that he was synonymous with excellence even before people saw him play.

The Premier League will play on Boxing Day because the Premier League always plays on Boxing Day. But the title race changed over the World…

The Times’s chief soccer correspondent hoped for a “boring” World Cup final. He didn’t get one.

It looked like another title might have slipped through its fingers, but Argentina, and its star, claimed the ultimate trophy.