soccer

Big things are happening for sports in Springfield, Illinois in 2025. Ground has been broken for a massive sports complex that will include many fields and indoor facilities, too and there's video to prove it.

If you are a business owner your mouth is probably watering right now. If not, you are probably confused why anyone would come to Rockford.

Two local soccer teams joined together to give a special little boy a memory that will last a lifetime.

ESPN's SportCenter is usually reserved for athletes on the pro or collegiate level. Rarely does a high school student land on the show.

You may not understand the words, but the meaning is perfectly clear.

The only thing missing from this video is "Yakety Sax," the theme from the Benny Hill Show. Seriously, this Greek soccer player would have probably come away from this injury better if he'd just dragged himself off the field (or, pitch, for you purists)...

Rockford ranked as one of the safest large cities to drive in Production of Fiat Chrysler's top-seller, the Jeep Cherokee, could be coming to Belvidere plant A 24-year-old woman was hit, robbed while sitting in cemetery on Rockford's east side 3 downtown churches are helping 20 Haskell students play soccer Hundreds challenge property values in Winnebago County, more complaints to come Contro

I'd be willing to bet that most Americans wouldn't know the World's Most Popular Athlete even if we tripped over him. That's because he's a soccer player, and although soccer's popularity in the U.S. continues to grow, Cristiano Ronaldo is just not a household name here...

Okay, I'll admit it. Despite having two soccer (or futbol) playing children, repeated attendance at practices and games, and attempts to watch professional soccer numerous times, I don't know that much about the sport, and it really hasn't grabbed me...