There were also a few head-scratchers, such as a set of five custom-made leather dog collars ... bin Hamad Al Thani a $1,962 custom leather soccer ball with the presidential seal and signature.

But when was soccer invented? How did it become the "beautiful ... the game "cuju," and the ancient Chinese played it with a leather ball filled with feathers, hair or air, kicked into a small ...

The Romans ran with the concept and invented Harpastum, which was even more brutal. The ancients weren’t the only ones who enjoyed soccer ... match was first played not with a ball but with ...

When you drill down into the story of the game, these are three main eras where we can search for the culprit responsible for ...

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Detroit Lions receiver Kalif Raymond remembers the mantra he says he heard while growing up playing backyard football in ...

Marcell Papp's 81st-minute tying goal pushed Monday night's title game to overtime, where the unseeded Catamounts won it on Maximilian Kissel's breakaway tally with 5:06 left in the first extra ...

Kissel was first to a long ball over the defense along the right ... but Janjic dove to his right to deflect it just wide of the post. Janjic made a huge save midway through the first half when ...

Janjic made a huge save midway through ... battle for a ball during the first half of the NCAA College Cup National Championship soccer final. (Ben McKeown/AP) Tarik Pannholzer scored his third ...

Alexei Navalny, who crusaded against Russian President Vladimir Putin, former President Jimmy Carter, U.S. congresswoman ...

Kissel was first to a long ball over the defense along the right ... celebrates with teammates after being named offensive MVP at WakeMed Soccer Park Bob Donnan-Imagn Images It was Vermont's ...