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FIFA is looking to expand the Women's World Cup from 24 to 32 teams. The plan was revealed by FIFA President Gianni Infantino ahead of Sunday's final between the US and the Netherlands.

The American Women's Soccer team again used a shot heard 'round the World Cup to advance to the 2019 FIFA finals.

The US Women's National Soccer Team fended off France behind Megan Rapinoe's two goals to advance to the semifinals of the 2019 World Cup by a final of 2-1 at Parc de Princes in Paris today.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The United States is 1-0-1 in group play at the CONCACAF Gold Cup after barely knocking off a team that isn't a FIFA  member. Jordan Morris snapped a 2-2 tie with his second goal of the game before the Americans held off Martinique, 3-2 in Tampa...

ZURICH (AP) — FIFA says it has banned for life the referee who awarded a disputed penalty for South Africa against Senegal in a World Cup qualifying match. Referee Joseph Lamptey of Ghana gave a penalty for a non-existent handball against Senegal defender Kalidou Koulibaly...

ZURICH (AP) — FIFA has blocked rock concerts from being staged in World Cup stadiums ahead of the 2018 tournament in Russia. FIFA passed a rule "to ensure that the field of play is of the highest quality, it shall not be used for a non-football event" for two months before a stadium's first match...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Risking sanctions from FIFA, Greece's government has postponed Saturday's Greek Cup final, citing security concerns. Stavros Kontonis, a deputy minister for sport, announced the decision Friday, noting that the final between champion Olympiakos and AEK Athens would be delayed for "at least 10 days...

ZURICH (AP) — FIFA says it has invited leagues and federations interested in running video replay trials to inspect the technology next month. The May 18-20 workshop in Amsterdam is a key step in FIFA's ambitious two-year target to use video review at the 2018 World Cup in Russia...

A Harvard professor tasked by FIFA with recommending  for soccer's governing body has concluded that World Cups should be removed from countries if hosts are failing to eradicate abuses. John Ruggie, who formulated business and human rights principles for the United Nations, was mandated by FIFA to produce a report largely in response to concerns about the mistreatment of workers in 2022 World Cup

FIFA says Gordon Derrick, the general secretary of the Antigua and Barbuda Football Association, has failed an integrity check and won't be allowed to run for president of CONCACAF, the sport's regional governing body for North and Central America and the Caribbean...