soccer

Thiago Silva and Neymar scored first-half goals to propel Brazil to a 3-1 victory over Portugal in a friendly match before 62,310 at Gillette Stadium on Tuesday night.

The Colorado Rapids used an own goal in the 67th minute after getting a game-tying score from Nick LaBrocca to beat the New England Revolution 2-1 Wednesday.

Brek Shea scored his first international goal off a feed from Landon Donovan in the 82nd minute Tuesday night to give the United States a 1-0 victory over Costa Rica and the top spot in its Gold Cup group.

Hard to believe but true, a soccer match in Brazil turned into a murder and beheading in front of witnesses who came to a stadium to enjoy some amateur soccer.

This is always a cool thing to see. A people so passionate that they break into their National Anthem in unison before a big soccer game.

We all know that soccer, or futbol is your begin snob, can get pretty rough at times. This is one of those times. Watch has one player tries to get away with an all out sucker punch on an opposing player.

Everyone knows you can’t use your hands in soccer, but that’s causing quite a stir in New York City.

Fall River Mayor Wil Flanagan would like to see the New England Revolution soccer team play their home games in Fall River.