Soccer

Typically known as the mostly-white, suburban borough of New York City, Staten Island is undergoing an influx of African residents who say they  prefer the affordable rents and the island’s quiet atmosphere to the traffic-filled, concrete jungle of Manhattan. As their numbers grow on the island, organized soccer is one of the activities that is helping […]

PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Women’s Soccer team’s World Cup finals appearance did not only inspire the nation, it inspired an inner-city girls team in the heart of Philadelphia. The Anderson Monarchs gathered on a couch, relishing in the sports spectacle, stimulated by the team’s profound showmanship. The predominantly African-American team is coached by Walter Stewart, […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When it comes to soccer, Chad Ochocinco looks like a football player. ALSO READ: Beyonce And Manager Father Announce Split The six-time Pro Bowl wide receiver seemed willing but unpolished during a practice game Monday, the fifth day of his tryout with Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer. He will […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chad Ochocinco will try to play a different kind of football during the NFL lockout.

TEXAS — Uche Okafor, a defender on two World Cup teams for Nigeria who later played for the Kansas City Wizards in the U.S., has been found dead in his Dallas-area home, police said Friday. He was 43.

LONDON (AP)— Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has had malaria for a month and is only now regaining full strength because the illness was finally diagnosed on Monday. Drogba told Chelsea TV on Wednesday that he had to “adapt” his game away from scoring goals to concentrate on his team play because the intermittent fevers brought […]

A St. Lucian soccer star in New York for a tournament was shot to death in Brooklyn early Monday, hours after scoring a goal that sent his team to the finals, police sources said.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Diego Maradona is out as Argentina’s soccer coach.

The World Cup is seen as a uniting event, bringing together several different nations to play soccer.  The ideal behind the World Cup is to promote a racial harmony among all the nations. I mean what is more harmonious than having a bunch of different countries gather together to engage in some “friendly” competition?

JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela would have loved it. The joy, the pulsating music and dazzling colors, the big party to celebrate the world’s embrace of South Africa — even the scrappy 1-1 draw.