SANTA ROSA, Calif., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- A Santa Rosa, Calif., couple said their beloved pet cat, George, has finally returned home after he went missing more than 13 years ago.
WARSAW, Poland, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Soccer coach Janusz Wojcik fixed matches and took bribes while serving as the head coach of the Polish national soccer team, prosecutors in Warsaw allege.
BEIJING, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- The United States won the Olympic gold medal Thursday in women's soccer.
GUATEMALA CITY, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Carlos Bocanegra's goal lifted the United States to a 1-0 win over Guatemala Wednesday in a World Cup soccer qualifying match.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Bruce Arena, former U.S. national soccer team coach, was named Monday general manager and head coach of the Los Angeles Galaxy.
MANCHESTER, England, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- A British judge told a former soccer goalkeeper he likely will spend time in prison for attempting to blackmail another soccer player.
HICKSVILLE, N.Y., July 28 (UPI) -- Lightning struck a tree at a soccer match in New York, leading to three men being hospitalized with severe burns, authorities said.
SAN DIEGO, July 17 (UPI) -- U.S. soccer's Abby Wambach will miss the Beijing Summer Olympics next month because of a broken leg.
MUNICH, Germany, July 12 (UPI) -- Elite soccer players worldwide are taking part in a campaign to raise $90 million for youth programs before the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, organizers said.
ROME, June 26 (UPI) -- Italy has fired soccer coach Roberto Donadoni after a scoreless draw in a quarterfinal match against Spain at the Euro 2008 tournament eliminated his club.
BUCHAREST, Romania, June 6 (UPI) -- Romanian officials said Britain's Virgin Media has removed a video from its Web site that depicted the Romanian national soccer team as negative stereotypes.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, May 31 (UPI) -- David Beckham has been named captain of England's soccer team for its match against Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday in Port of Spain.
PORTSMOUTH, England, March 10 (UPI) -- Two British soccer stars have been accused of stealing phones, money and other items from the purses of barmaids at a Portsmouth, England, club.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 3 (UPI) -- Some 98,000 U.S. high school sports injuries from 2005 to 2007 were related to an action ruled an illegal activity by a referee or official, a study found.
AREZZO, Italy, Feb. 29 (UPI) -- A police officer who fatally shot a soccer fan, a death that prompted riots in Italy, may be charged with murder, officials said.
