A 23-year old Brazilian indoor soccer player, Robson Rocha Costa, died Sunday after sustaining injuries in a match. A piece of floor plank pierced his thigh and went into his intestine.
Making a play on an oncoming forward, Robson Rocha Costa made a slide tackle near the goal line. Apparently, a piece of the surface hit his thigh and went up into his intestines.
In the right hand corner is John Terry, the centre back and captain for Chelsea in the Premier League. He is also a member of the England national team and, up until a month ago, was its captain. In the left corner we have Wayne Bridge, the left back for Manchester City. Fighters... Are you ready?
The World Cup is fast approaching. To add to the excitement, with about 100 days left until the first match, Nike has unveiled its 2010 World Cup uniforms. They’re made from discarded plastic bottles, harvested from landfills in Japan and Taiwan, that were melted down into yarn and then spun into fabric.
South Africa and Mexico kick off the World Cup on June 11, but until then we can only count down the days until the tournament begins. We're going to do that with 101 different stories running over 101 days -- call it World Cup 101.
Former Real Madrid and France star Zinedine Zidane says he regrets having headbutted Marco Materazzi during the 2006 World Cup final but he'd rather die than apologize to the Italian defender.
Green and gold will outnumber the traditional black and red at Wembley on Sunday as supporters unite against the Glazers
Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey suffered a suspected broken leg during his side's 3-1 Premier League win at Stoke.The Welsh international was stretchered off following a tackle by Ryan Shawcross, who was sent off for the challenge and left the field in tears. Hope he can recover. WARNING - Disturbing Picture.
If you're a soccer fan, you can almost taste the excitement, right? I mean, the World Cup is coming up in just a few months time in South Africa. Ah....but it you're robotic soccer fan (and let's face it, who isn't?) then you might be looking forward to Singapore too.
The 33-year-old striker extended his contract with Corinthians on Monday, and plans to play two more seasons before putting an end to a successful career of more than 17 years.
As Old Trafford celebrates its centenary, we look back at some of the legends that have graced the famous stadium.
American forward Charlie Davies says he's a month from resuming training following a car accident leaving him with a broken leg, elbow, nose, forehead and eye socket, a ruptured bladder and bleeding on his brain.
London, Feb 14 (ANI): Sonia Wild, the glamour girl at the centre of the Ashley Cole sex text row, has said that it was the footballer who sent her naked pictures of himself.
When it comes to celebrations, soccer rarely disappoints. Sometimes they may be quite comical, and other times they can be a little too homoerotic for some.
Zach Windom, a soccer player on Mississippi's Gulfport High School team, will be punished for his vicious in-game beating of an opponent, according to the Clarion Ledger. The paper reports that the altercation happened late in a game last Saturday in Clinton, Miss. Gulfport had scored a goal to go up 1-0 moments earlier.
John Terry has been dropped as England captain following allegations over his private life.
John Terry is stripped of the England captaincy following allegations about his private life.