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LONDON -- It was the legendary Nick Hornby who so expertly explained in "Fever Pitch" that the summit of football-watching in his formative years was a "2-0 home victory against the league leaders after a fish-and-chip lunch." I've been dreaming o...

Twenty years on from the publication of his groundbreaking novel Fever Pitch, author Nick Hornby is amazed at just how much English football has changed since 1992. "When I was writing the new introduction for the 20th anniversary edition I was lo...

WNBA commissioner Laurel Richie hopes the U.S. women's basketball team winning gold means more eyes will be on her league in the second half of the season and into the playoffs.

With Olympic fever consuming London as records tumble and gold flows across the nation, the start of the football season has approached with all the stealth of a Lockheed Bomber. There are just days to go until English football's traditional curtain ...

Aston Villa says club captain Stiliyan Petrov has been diagnosed with acute leukemia.

Morocco's reserve goalkeeper Issam Badda has a mild form of malaria and leading striker Marouane Chamakh was hit by fever and a stomach illness at the African Cup of Nations.

RELATED LINKS: ESPNHS Recruiting Central | Class of 2012 Division I Commitments Colson Wagoner and Jose Rodriguez, club teammates on the Fort Wayne Fever, have verbally commited to Indiana/Purdue at Fort Wayne. Rodriguez was an all-state perfor...

Former Brazil striker Ronaldo says he has dengue fever.

RELATED LINKS: ESPNHS Recruiting Central | Class of 2012 Division I Commitments Tyler Secrist, a Class of 2012 midfielder, confirmed that he has committed to Indiana University-Purdue University at Ft. Wayne (IPFW). Secrist plays club soccer fo...

Harry Kewell fever will hit a pitch when Melbourne Victory's glamour recruit plays against Adelaide United in an A-League trial match on Friday night.

ALLSTON, Mass. -- It didn't sink in for Amy LePeilbet until she was taking a stroll in Boston Common last week. "Someone stopped me and asked if I was on the Women's World Cup team," the 29-year-old U.S. National Team defender said following the Bos...

Jrue Holiday has been supporting his girlfriend, Lauren Cheney, and Team USA in Germany, writes Jaime Lowe.

What are the top soccer players dining on in Germany? Some of the world's healthiest eats. Follow their lead and fuel up with these nutritious staples.

Mia Hamm touches on Team USA's amount of energy and intensity in the team's match against Colombia, particularly in the first half. As for the change in confidence and level of play for America, Hamm says it might just be that special World Cup fever.

From a jam-packed stadium for the opening game, to soaring ticket sales, to a festival experience for those not in attendance -- football is everywhere.

A group of Indonesian teenaged girls visit the Pacific Northwest as part of Hillary Clinton's Women's World Cup Initiative.