England is prepared to face FIFA punishment by wearing the "OneLove" anti-discrimination armband at the World Cup.

Ten European nations have committed to promote inclusion and campaign against discrimination this season.

Aston Villa is proving hard to beat but even harder to watch.

Prioritizing solidity after a miserable start to the English Premier League, Villa held Nottingham Forest to 1-1 on Monday in a low-quality match that will do little to ease the pressure on manager Steven Gerrard.

Lebanon has launched an online platform to facilitate employment for its nationals in Qatar as the Gulf state prepares to stage the World Cup.

The move, just weeks before the World Cup kicks off on November 20, is aimed at helping to tackle spiraling unemployment in Lebanon as it suffers its worst ever financial crisis.

Qatar on Wednesday announced that the number of government workers attending offices would be slashed and school hours reduced in a bid to ease congestion before and during the World Cup.

Turkey's parliament on Wednesday approved deploying Turkish soldiers to Qatar to help maintain security during next month's World Cup.

With a show of hands, lawmakers approved a motion to send an unspecified number of troops to the Gulf country for six months. Fikri Isik, a ruling party legislator and former Turkish defense minister, said the deployment would involve 250 troops and a corvette-class naval vessel.

Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal believes his team fully deserve their glittering Champions League record and dismissed Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez's mention of unfairness.

Saudi Arabia was chosen on Tuesday to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games at a $500 billion futuristic megacity in the desert that planners say will feature a year-round winter sports complex. 

Titleholder Lyon will play Arsenal, Juventus and Zurich in its Women's Champions League group after the 16-team draw was made Monday.

Lyon beat Juventus, the Italian champion, in the quarterfinals last season on its way to an eighth European title in 12 years.

It was not the return to action that Karim Benzema had hoped for.

Back in Real Madrid's squad after a long injury layoff, the France striker missed a second-half penalty kick that helped to end the team's perfect start to the season.

Police fired tear gas after violence broke out at an Indonesian soccer match in East Java province when Persebaya Surabaya beat Arema Malang 3-2. Panic and a rush for the exit left at least 125 dead, most of whom were trampled, police said Sunday. Here's a look at some of the major crowd disasters in recent decades:

Dec. 3, 1979 — Eleven people are killed as thousands of fans rush to get into a concert by The Who at Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati.