Cristiano Ronaldo stepped out from Lionel Messi's considerable shadow today, finally besting his great rival to be named winner of the Ballon d'Or, to claim the title of the world's best soccer player. By Peter Nolan

The long, drawn out Juan Agudelo saga has ended not with a bang, or even a whimper, but rather a tweet. By Peter Nolan

The results of last Friday's NWSL Expansion Draft are in and New team Houston Dash added 10 players to their budding roster, including allocated players Meghan Klingenberg (USA). By Courtney Lambert

The 2013 MAC Hermann Trophy winners were announced last Friday, with UVA junior midfielder Morgan Brian receiving the prestigious award. By Courtney Lambert