Liverpool confirms appointment of Arne Slot as Jurgen Klopp's replacement

Liverpool has hired Arne Slot as its new manager to replace the departing Jurgen Klopp, the Premier League club confirmed Monday. Slot is taking on one of the biggest jobs in soccer after signing a long-term contract with the six-time European Cup winner and 19-time English champion....

French sports minister calls for sanctions after Monaco player tapes over anti-homophobia badge

PARIS (AP) — France's sports minister has called for soccer club Monaco to be sanctioned after one of its players covered over an anti-homophobia message on the team's shirt during the team's final league game on Sunday. The French league staged its annual campaign against...

Is Man City's Premier League dominance making soccer's most popular league boring?

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — After the celebrations come the questions. A fourth straight Premier League title for Manchester City marks an unprecedented period of dominance by one team in English soccer. A sixth in seven seasons underlines City's superiority in a league that is...

Lynn Williams breaks NWSL goal-scoring record in Gotham win

Lynn Williams scored her 79th league goal, becoming the National Women's Soccer League all-time scoring leading, as Gotham FC earned a last-minute 2-1 win against the Chicago Red Stars at Red Bull Arena on Sunday night. In the 57th minute, Jenna Nighswonger crossed the ball to Esther...

Man City wins record fourth straight Premier League title after 3-1 win against West Ham

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City won a record fourth straight Premier League title on Sunday by beating West Ham 3-1 in the final game of the season. City is the first team to be crowned champion of English soccer’s top division four years in a row after holding off...

Man City fans party as Guardiola's dominant team wins a record fourth straight Premier League title

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City fans could hardly stand the wait for the final whistle. Not because they feared a last-minute twist and the unlikeliest of comebacks from West Ham. The tension during the dying moments of the Premier League season at...

Emotional Klopp tells fans 'I love you to bits' as his final match with Liverpool ends with a win

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — For the last time as Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp ran over to The Kop and delivered those repeated fist pumps that have been his signature during his transformational spell at Anfield. The Liverpool fans — many with tears in their eyes, just like some...

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

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...

Manchester City wins Premier League to become first team to win four straight English top-flight titles

Luton relegated from Premier League after one season as Nottingham Forest stays up