ESPN reported Monday that Nigeria canceled its game versus Venezuela along with a match versus Colombia in New York because the dates coincide with 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying. TICKET INFO: Over 1 million World Cup tickets sold during the first FIFA ticket phase. When is the next round?

A soccer match between Argentina and Puerto Rico, originally scheduled for next week in Chicago, has been relocated to Florida amid the immigration crackdown in the city, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

The Hoosiers will also face Maryland, Northwestern and Rutgers during the final stretch of the year. Both Maryland and Rutgers are ahead of Indiana in the Big Ten standings — Maryland is 5-0-2 while Rutgers is 3-3-1 in conference play. Indiana sits at 3-3-0, just behind Rutgers.

Dozens of people were injured after rioting soccer fans at a derby game in Tel Aviv threw flares and smoke grenades, Israeli authorities said Monday. The game on Sunday at the Bloomfield Stadium between city rivals Hapoel and Maccabi was eventually abandoned out of concern for public safety,

Former Hamas captive Emily Damari called Aston Villa's ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters antisemitic, comparing it to "No Jews allowed" signs at stadiums.

At least five St. Xavier High School students were injured Thursday in the aftermath of the soccer team’s victory over Trinity in a 7th Region match.