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The third incarnation of professional women's soccer in the U.S. opens its season Saturday not yet ready to announce its major sponsors and with a scaled-down business model.

Never let it be said that the Designated Player backs down from a fight. Whether it's demanding that The European cuts a few of the makeweights to bump my salary up to a living (large) wage, or calling out my rookie left back on Twitter ("@genericclo...

ESPN the Magazine's Doug McIntyre spoke to LA Galaxy coach Bruce Arena at the dawn of the 2013 MLS season. With the Galaxy poised to challenge for a third straight title, the former US national team coach had plenty to talk about.

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

"I'm lucky to have achieved what I've achieved and earned what I have earned. One of the reasons to come here is that we've decided on something quite unique. . . My salary will go to a local children's charity in Paris. I'm not sure it's been done b...

David Beckham is set to join Paris Saint-Germain on Thursday after passing the team's physical.

Finally, the two-and-a-half-year transfer saga surrounding Wesley Sneijder has come to an end, and Inter are free of the €6 million a year salary that has been draining their finances for nearly as long. Two years ago the trequartista was pivota...

Finding actual data on the contracts and salaries of professional soccer players is tricky because clubs are loath to reveal just how much it costs to assemble a superb team. Given that soccer is the global game of the masses, there's enough fan ire ...

Unlike the higher-paid men, most professional female cyclists such as Mary Zider must work jobs to make ends meet, hindering their riding careers.

Imagine what Graham Carr and Alan Pardew could do with 16 million pounds? Francisco Jimenez Tejada, or Xisco as we know him, has cost us something close to that in transfer fee and salary since the failed duo of Dennis Wise and Tony Jimenez brought h...

Over the years, Wigan Athletic have delivered performances ranging from the majestic to the downright nightmarish - none more so than the 2010 season opener against Blackpool. A 4-0 home defeat to anyone would have been bad enough, but to a team who ...

With Gameweek 6 now in the books, who are the Premier Fantasy players that are enjoying hot streaks? The highest point-producers the last two weeks are: (Points last two weeks - Total points - Clean sheets - Salary) Goalkeepers: Howard, Ev...

With no domestic football being played and 'ItalJuve' in action in the World Cup qualifiers, the Italian media are instead focusing on facts and figures. La Gazzetta dello Sport have published Serie A players' salary league with Juventus ranking in s...

Three weeks of Premier League play (with all but Sunderland and Reading having had three games) have been enough to identify players who are giving excellent value for their salaries. The eleven players listed below are representative of good point p...

Gab Marcotti writes that Arsenal misread the situation with Theo Walcott, now that it looks like the winger may turn his back on the Gunners.

After two weeks of Premier League play (Chelsea has had three matches), who are the best and worst fantasy XI? The list below is for a 3-5-2 formation: Best (points and salary in millions) Goalkeeper: Cech, Chelsea (3 games), 16, 7.5 Defender...