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Mauricio Pochettino out as Chelsea manager after one season with Premier League club

May. 21, 2024 14:25 PM EDT
LONDON (AP) — Mauricio Pochettino out as Chelsea manager after one season with Premier League club.

Emma Hayes' first roster as coach of the US women's team includes 2 players making national debut

May. 21, 2024 12:38 PM EDT

Coach Emma Hayes has selected her first roster for the United States ahead of a pair of friendlies as she prepares to lead the women’s national team at the Paris Olympics. Hayes, named U.S. coach last November, finished her final season as coach of Chelsea on Saturday, winning the...

Man United's Rashford left out of England's provisional Euro 2024 squad after disappointing season

May. 21, 2024 11:45 AM EDT

BURTON, Englan (AP) — Marcus Rashford was left out of England’s provisional squad for the European Championship on Tuesday. The Manchester United striker has paid the price for a disappointing season at club level and failed to make cut for Gareth Southgate’s initial 33-man...

Caicedo scores from halfway as Chelsea ends Premier League season with fifth straight win

May. 19, 2024 14:57 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Moises Caicedo scored in David Beckham style from near the halfway line Sunday to help Chelsea end a chaotic Premier League season with a fifth straight victory. A 2-1 win over Bournemouth clinched sixth place and a spot in Europe after an up-and-down first season for...

Wonder goal for Ella Toone as Manchester United wins Women's FA Cup with 4-0 rout of Tottenham

May. 12, 2024 12:21 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Manchester United won its first major trophy by routing Tottenham 4-0 in the Women’s FA Cup final at Wembley on Sunday. Ella Toone's stunning long-range strike in first-half stoppage time set up victory for Marc Skinner's team. United cruised to...

Ancelotti keeps Lunin in goal for Madrid in 2nd leg of Champions League semifinal against Bayern

May. 08, 2024 12:29 PM EDT

MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti is not taking any chances in goal for the second leg of the Champions League semifinal against Bayern Munich on Wednesday, keeping Andriy Lunin as the goalkeeper despite Thibaut Courtois' return from injury last weekend. Ancelotti...

Klopp keeps the drama going to the end as Liverpool beats Spurs 4-2 in his penultimate Anfield match

May. 05, 2024 17:07 PM EDT

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — The smile is back on Jurgen Klopp's face — even if his Liverpool players seem intent on testing his nerves right to the end. The Premier League title may be all but beyond the Merseyside club, but that doesn't mean the drama is over for Klopp, who will...

Tottenham's Champions League hopes hit further by 2-0 loss at Chelsea in Premier League

May. 02, 2024 17:26 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Tottenham’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League are getting thinner by the day. By falling 2-0 at Chelsea on Thursday, Tottenham slumped to a second loss to a London rival in the space of four days in the Premier League — after a 3-2 home defeat to...

Video reviews have changed the face of European soccer. One country is holding out

Apr. 29, 2024 09:52 AM EDT

STOCKHOLM (AP) — As the Swedish league got underway this spring, yellow-and-black-clad supporters of Stockholm club AIK held up an enormous banner containing a long, vivid story about the dark forces of modern soccer conquering the world. “The whole world? No!" read the words on...

Chelsea and Lyon bring leads into return legs of Women's Champions League semifinals

Apr. 26, 2024 12:00 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Emma Hayes didn't want anyone to get carried away by Chelsea's surprise 1-0 win over Barcelona last week in the Women's Champions League semifinals. That's because Chelsea needs to finish the job Saturday in the second-leg match in order to reach just its second final...