Athletics come to mind when people hear the name Ethiopia. But, by some distance (no pun intended), the most popular sport in Ethiopia has always been soccer, with European competitions drawing large ...

It was a wild return to the African Cup of Nations for Ethiopia even though it failed to get past the group stage. Two goalkeepers were sent off, the team's federation was fined because of misbehaving ...

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia included only two foreign-based players in a 25-man squad for next month’s Africa Cup of Nations as they announced plans on Thursday to go early to the tournament in ...

WYLIE, Texas — A soccer tournament being held in Wylie, Texas, drew crowds so large, police and other public safety resources were needed to ensure safety of the attendees and community. The Ethiopian ...

Lockport’s Makonnen Stampley was born in the United States but grew up in Ethiopia, where he played a lot of soccer. After Stampley moved back to the U.S. just before his freshman year of high school, ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Five years ago, Teddy Vickers was working at Enterprise, renting cars out during the day while at night, driving his own car all over Central Texas training promising young soccer ...

ADDIS ABABA, June 18 (Reuters) - Ethiopia soccer officials have admitted fielding an ineligible player in a World Cup qualifier and are resigned to being stripped of three points, potentially handing ...

Ethiopia, Guinea Bissau and Mauritania have become the latest countries to qualify for January’s Africa Cup of Nations as they secured runners-up berths in their groups on Tuesday. By Mark Gleeson ...

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Two Somali suicide bombers who had planned to kill soccer fans during Ethiopia's World Cup qualifying match against Nigeria on Sunday blew themselves up accidentally before ...