Given its significance, the history of the soccer ball has too often been overlooked. With that in mind, allow bundesliga.com to trumpet the fascinating backstory of the famous leather sphere in ...

Crucially, carrying the ball with the hands was outlawed: association football (soccer) and rugby became two separate entities. Football continued to undergo rapid development into the 1900s ...

There’s no sport that comes close to the popularity and history of soccer. It’s a simple game to ... with only the opposing goalkeeper allowed to attempt to stop the ball. Soccer fields, or ‘pitches’ ...

Top-seeded Bayonne (16-3-1) took down second-seeded Kearny (6-7-2) in a 3-1 final to win their first Hudson County Tournament ...

let's take a look at how MLS Cup match balls have looked every year since 1996. If you're interested in another trip down MLS Cup memory lane, too, check out our visual history of every Cup field ...

Buy the book. 9. The Ball Is Round: A Global History Of Soccer by David Goldblatt. There may be no cultural practice more global than soccer. Rites of birth and marriage are infinitely diverse, but ...

I’m never gonna look at a game the same,” one former ball boy said. “Like, any sport ever again, after doing this.” ...

This weekend Lionel Messi scored his second hat-trick in four days, whilst Harry Kane also took home the match-ball to end ...

"The Ball Is Round" by David Goldblatt Is this the "Infinite Jest" of soccer books? Weighing in at 992 pages, it’s hefty, for sure, but a must-read for anyone who wants to delve into the history ...

TNS make Welsh football history with Conference League win over Astana - Rory Holden and Declan McManus were on target for ...

At 22-4-8 in league play, Inter Miami finished the season with a .765 winning percentage for another MLS record. Four teams — ...

No player in the history of soccer has won the Ballon d'Or more times than Argentina and Inter Miami star Lionel Messi .