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D.C. United defender Robbie Russell has retired after a 13-year career in Major League Soccer and in Europe, and will study medicine at Georgetown University.

Borussia Dortmund advanced to the Champions League final after a 4-3 aggregate victory over Real Madrid, which won the second leg 2-0 at the Bernabeu on Tuesday.

John Terry refused to shake hands with the man who fired him as England captain at Friday's Champions League trophy handover.

FIFA says soccer agents are taking a bigger cut from international player transfers, even as trading in the billion-dollar market fell by $290 million in 2012.

A Greek professional soccer player has received a five-match ban for giving a Nazi-style salute after a goal last month.

FIFA President Sepp Blatter has softened his proposal that clubs be punished with relegation after racist abuse, suggesting fans would deliberately provoke abuse.

The chairman of the Greek soccer club AEK Athens chairman has been arrested, with his team accused of not paying $219.5 million in taxes.

Greek player Giorgos Katidis has been banned from his national team for life after giving a Nazi salute while celebrating a goal in the topflight league.

Barcelona overwhelmed AC Milan 4-0 Tuesday night to reach its sixth straight Champions League quarterfinal.

Juventus coach Antonio Conte has been questioned again by the Italian soccer federation's prosecutor about a match-fixing case.

If anyone doubts Lionel Messi has a golden foot, now there's proof.

FIFA is looking to approve tougher sanctions for racist abuse at its congress of 209 soccer nations.

Thierry Henry said soccer officials should deduct points from teams whose fans racially abuse players.

Most allegations of match-fixing raised by Europol this week had already been dealt with, FIFA President Sepp Blatter said Thursday.

FIFA has upheld sanctions imposed on Hungary and Bulgaria for anti-Semitic and racist behavior by fans, and says both teams will play World Cup qualifiers in empty stadiums next month after rejecting appeals by both soccer associations.

UEFA says losses across European soccer clubs are ballooning as player salaries soar, despite the economic crisis engulfing the continent.