HANOVER, GERMANY - Italy responded to the corruption scandal back home with some of the most exciting soccer of this World Cup. Andrea Pirlo converted a set play to perfection for the Azzurri's first ...

HANOVER, Germany, June 12 -- A goal for the Italians, it has been said, is like two goals for any other team, because defense has long been their team's greatest identifying characteristic. That ...

(AP) -- The Czech Republic had the biggest win of the World Cup, routing the United States 3-0 Monday. While the Americans fell flat, the Czechs got an early goal from tall striker Jan Koller and two ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will travel to Moscow for talks with Russian leaders, attend a Group of Eight summit in Italy and visit Ghana in a wide-ranging foreign tour in July, ...

NUREMBERG, Germany -- Win and hope. That's what it comes down to for the U.S. soccer team. After four years of painstaking preparation, after an opening flop and a valiant tie, the Americans must beat ...