ZURICH, Switzerland, May 16 (UPI) -- Italy retained the No. 1 ranking in the FIFA world soccer rankings while Brazil returned to the No. 2 spot and Argentina dropped to third.
CASTELLANETA MARINA, Italy, April 22 (UPI) -- Defending champion Italy was an easy 5-0 winner over China in the opening-round best-of-five Fed Cup match at Castellaneta Marina, Italy.
ZURICH, Switzerland, July 20 (UPI) -- France's Zinedine Zidane and Italy's Marco Materazzi have been suspended and fined by FIFA for their altercation during the World Cup final.
ZURICH, Switzerland, July 12 (UPI) -- Winning the World Cup moved Italy into second place in FIFA's world soccer rankings, but Brazil stayed No. 1 with 1630 points.
BERLIN, July 10 (UPI) -- Italy's Gianluigi Buffon, who surrendered just two goals over seven World Cup games, was selected the tournament's top goalkeeper.
KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany, June 17 (UPI) -- Italy remains on the top of Group E after being fought by the United States to a 1-1 tie in World Cup play in Germany.
LEIPZIG, Germany, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- The United States will open against the Czech Republic in the 2006 World Cup.
COLOGNE, Germany, June 14 (UPI) -- Last-minute preparations were under way in five German cities Tuesday for the FIFA 2005 Confederations Cup, also known as the "mini-World Cup."
LYON, France, June 18 (UPI) -- Thierry Henry converted a 40th-minute penalty kick Wednesday as France opened its 2003 Confederations Cup campaign with a shaky 1-0 win over lightly-regarded Co
RICHMOND, Va., June 8 (UPI) -- Jovan Kirovski and Chris Klein scored to lift the United States men's soccer team to a 2-1 victory Sunday over New Zealand.
