FIFA offered high praise for World Cup winner Spain in its official analysis of the event Thursday, and indicated African countries harmed their chances on home soil by employing foreign coaches.

Portugal's Sports Institute has suspended national soccer team coach Carlos Queiroz for six months after ruling that he disrupted an anti-doping test ahead of the World Cup.

Zinedine Zidane has made an appearance at France's training camp to help coach Laurent Blanc restore the beleaguered national team's confidence following its poor performance at the World Cup.

Germany coach Joachim Loew says Michael Ballack will return as captain once he is back in form, with Philipp Lahm as his deputy.

Bob Bradley's success and experience convinced U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati that he already had the right coach, outweighing any concerns about the team going stale or taking a step backward in a second four-year cycle with the same manager.

Though nobody at U.S. Soccer wants to talk much about "the process" that led to Bob Bradley's re-upping as national team coach for the next four years...

Bob Bradley will remain coach of the U.S. men's soccer team through the 2014 World Cup.

Government officials say South America's biggest city will likely have two stadiums ready to host World Cup matches in 2014.

A FIFA delegation began its trip to assess Spain and Portugal's joint bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup on Monday, saying the countries got off to a good start by presenting all the required documents on time.

As we reported, U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati has met with Jurgen Klinsmann about the U.S. head coaching job, and we're not alone in wondering, "...

FIFA president Sepp Blatter says only full-time professional referees should be chosen to work at the next World Cup.

World Cup final referee Howard Webb says he should have sent off Netherlands midfielder Nigel De Jong for his challenge on Spain midfielder Xabi Alonso.

U.S. coach Bob Bradley will meet with US Soccer officials this week to talk about his future with the national team, a US Soccer source tells ESPN.

Brazil's president says preparations for the 2014 World Cup could be jeopardized if government officials and businessmen fail to work together in the coming years.

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