NEW YORK (AP) — Breaking more than a decade of silence, former U.S.

Breaking more than a decade of silence, former U.S.

A teammate of the Paraguayan soccer star who was shot last week in a Mexico City bar was shot during a robbery attempt. Officials for the Mexican team Club America said Tuesday that Juan Carlos Silva was in good condition and the single gunshot wound to his buttocks was not life threatening.

An interview with Bulgarian soccer star Hristo Stoichkov in broken English has gained wild popularity on the Internet among fellow countrymen and inspired a rap singer to post a song about it on video website YouTube.

French sports fans attending the soccer World Cup in South Africa in June will be in for an extra treat as they can also watch their rugby team play a test against the Springboks.

The new head of China’s soccer federation has pledged to attack corruption and lift the Asian sporting power’s lowly international ranking. Wei Di said Tuesday the widely disparaged Chinese Football Association faces numerous “difficult hurdles,” starting with restoring its public image.