United States veteran Abby Wambach took home her first Ballon d?Or in a slight upset over her younger teammate, Alex Morgan. The third nominee, Marta has won this honor five times already... By Peter Nolan

Newcastle United's captain Fabrico Coloccini has told the club he wants to leave this January for personal reasons. Coloccini, who signed from Deportivo La Coruna in 2008. By Anthony Ta

The National Women's Soccer League is one important step closer to reality with U.S. Soccer's release of the list of 55 players from the United States, Canada and Mexico, who will be allocated to the league's eight teams tomorrow. By Peter Nolan