Young stars Yamal and Wirtz shine in Champions League but with mixed results

Shortly after lighting up the European Championship, two of the world's most exciting young players shone on club soccer's biggest stage. With mixed fortunes, however. Teenager Lamine Yamal's goal couldn't prevent 10-man Barcelona from falling to a 2-1 defeat at Monaco...

Former Arsenal soccer player arrested for alleged $800,000 drug smuggling from Thailand

LONDON (AP) — A soccer player who once appeared for Arsenal in the Champions League has been charged in connection with trying to smuggle cannabis worth 600,000 pounds ($800,000) through a British airport. Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, who currently plays for Scottish second-tier team...

Julio scores twice, Beavers youngest keeper to notch assist as Real Salt Lake tops Dallas 3-2

SANDY, Utah (AP) — Gavin Beavers became the youngest goalkeeper to notch an assist on a spectacular goal by Anderson Julio — one of his two on the night — and Real Salt Lake defeated FC Dallas 3-2 on Wednesday. Defender Brayan Vera scored on a penalty kick in the 11th minute to...

Man City and Inter Milan draw 0-0 in goal-shy Champions League. PSG scores late to beat Girona

GENEVA (AP) — Where did all the goals go? The 0-0 draws between Manchester City and Inter Milan in their rematch of the 2023 final, after Bologna and Shakhtar Donetsk also could not find a goal, capped an untypically goal-shy evening for the Champions League on Wednesday. ...

Lionel Messi not in the starting lineup for Inter Miami's game in Atlanta

ATLANTA (AP) — Lionel Messi was not in the starting lineup for Inter Miami's game at Atlanta United on Wednesday night. With the Herons playing their second of three games within a week, Messi was set to begin the match on the bench. Coach Gerardo Martino had said he didn't want to...

Roma fires De Rossi and hires Jurić after going winless in its opening 4 Serie A matches

ROME (AP) — Roma fired coach Daniele De Rossi on Wednesday in a move that was surprising despite the Giallorossi going winless in their opening four Italian league matches. Ivan Jurić, who formerly coached Genoa, Hellas Verona and Torino, was hired to replace De Rossi. ...

French soccer star Wissam Ben Yedder stays free ahead of trial on charges of sexual assault

French soccer star Wissam Ben Yedder will stay free ahead of his trial on charges of sexual assault while intoxicated, one of his lawyers told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Marie Roumiantseva said Ben Yedder will remain under strict judicial supervision after a woman filed a...

Salvatore 'Totò' Schillaci, the Italy striker who was top scorer at 1990 World Cup, dies at 59

ROME (AP) — Salvatore “Totò” Schillaci, the Italy striker who was top scorer at the 1990 World Cup that his country hosted and epitomized a player exceeding expectations on soccer’s biggest stage, has died. He was 59. Schillaci had been hospitalized in Palermo following...

FIFA teams up with UN health agency for campaign to educate world soccer about concussion

GENEVA (AP) — FIFA teamed up with the World Health Organization on Wednesday for a campaign to educate the soccer industry about the risks of concussion injuries. “Concussion is a public health issue of concern at all levels of football, and many other sports, requiring greater...

Salvatore 'Toto' Schillaci, the Italy striker who was top scorer at its home World Cup in 1990, dies at 59