San Jose defender Bruno Wilson's fine and suspension rescinded

NEW YORK (AP) — An independent panel has rescinded the one-game suspension and fine handed to San Jose Earthquakes defender Bruno Wilson for a red card issued during a match at the Portland Timbers. The decision of the three-person panel, which includes representatives from U.S....

NBC will have crews at Arsenal and Manchester City for the Premier League's Championship Sunday

Rebecca Lowe has reported on many significant Premier League moments during her 11 seasons hosting NBC's coverage. The one thing missing has been a second-place team overtaking the leader on the final day of the season. This weekend, Lowe and the network's studio show...

Juventus fires coach Massimiliano Allegri for his outburst toward the refs in the Italian Cup final

TURIN, Italy (AP) — Juventus fired coach Massimiliano Allegri on Friday for his ugly outburst toward the referees in the Italian Cup final. The move comes with only two games remaining in Serie A. Allegri lost his cool in stoppage time when he grew angry at a...

Feyenoord coach Arne Slot says he will be the Liverpool manager next season

Juventus has fired coach Massimiliano Allegri for his outburst at referees in the Italian Cup final

Messi napkin that sealed Barcelona move sells for $965,000 at auction

LONDON (AP) — The famous napkin that linked a young Lionel Messi to Barcelona sold for 762,400 pounds ($965,000) on Friday, British auction house Bonhams said. An agreement in principle to sign the-then 13-year-old Messi was written on the napkin almost 25 years ago at a Barcelona...

FIFA to seek legal advice on Palestinian proposal to suspend Israel from international soccer

BANGKOK (AP) — Facing a Palestinian proposal to suspend Israel from international soccer because of the conflict with Hamas, FIFA bought time Friday by agreeing to seek legal advice before holding an extraordinary council meeting within two months. FIFA president Gianni Infantino...

Brazil picked by FIFA to get soccer's 2027 Women's World Cup, a first for South America

BANGKOK (AP) — Brazil will host the 2027 Women’s World Cup after a vote of FIFA’s full membership chose the South American bid over a joint proposal from Belgium, Netherlands and Germany. The FIFA Congress on Friday voted 119-78 for Brazil in the reduced field of two candidates...

Team captain and two other players arrested over alleged soccer match-fixing in Australia

SYDNEY (AP) — Australian professional soccer was rocked Friday by accusations that the captain of A-League club Macarthur FC paid two younger teammates up to 10,000 Australian dollars ($6,600) to deliberately receive yellow cards in a scheme set up by a South American gambling connection. ...

Brazil is chosen to host soccer's 2027 Women's World Cup following a vote by FIFA's 211 members