ANKARA, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The president of top tier Turkish soccer club Ankaragucu, Faruk Koca, was arrested on Tuesday for punching a referee in the face at the end of a match, with the official ...

Women’s History Month is a time to reflect on all the achievements women have contributed to the game we love. Of course, the players garner most of the glory and attention in the public eye, and we ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Every single person on a professional soccer field has spent years dedicated to his craft, and referees are no exception. And though they're oft-maligned by many fans, a look into the ...

Europe’s top soccer body, UEFA, will allow Polish referee Szymon Marciniak to officiate the Champions League final—one of the year’s biggest sporting events—after he apologized for speaking at an ...

Ten years ago, the Swiss filmmaker Roman Hodel was on the defensive. As he was watching World Cup soccer games with friends, at home and in bars, the rest of the group blasted a referee’s calls; Hodel ...

My wife plays in a women's soccer league and the games tend to get pretty competitive. Good thing, then, that the league provides two referees for each game (and, um, maybe bad thing for my wife that ...

Sapir Berman made sports history on Monday, officiating at a soccer match in Israel’s Premier League for the first time since coming out as transgender. “This is the first step in a long and wonderful ...

Kellen is a science reporter at Mashable, covering space, environmentalism, sustainability, and future tech. Previously, Kellen has covered entertainment, gaming, esports, and consumer tech at ...

HAIFA, Israel, May 3 (Reuters) - Sapir Berman made sports history on Monday, officiating at a soccer match in Israel's Premier League for the first time since coming out as transgender. "This is the ...

Long time soccer referee Joe Manfre, left, stands in disbelief with Kevin Bailey, President of the Harford County Soccer Officials Association as they see the large group of fellow officials on the ...

Katja Koroleva has experienced more triumph and tragedy in the past 11 months than most people will see in a lifetime. As a soccer referee, she worked five games in last summer’s Women’s World Cup in ...