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Claudio Bravo makes 4 saves as Chile plays Peru to a scoreless draw in Copa America
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Claudio Bravo became the oldest player in Copa America history and made four saves to help Chile play Peru to a scoreless draw on Friday night in the tournament opener for both teams. Bravo, who is 41 years and 69 days, stopped a first-time shot by Gianluca...
CONCACAF to investigate after Canada's Bombito was targeted on social media with racist messages
ATLANTA (AP) — CONCACAF says it will investigate racist messages directed at Canadian soccer player Moïse Bombito on social media after he made a tackle on Lionel Messi during a 2-0 Copa America loss to Argentina on Thursday. The Canadian Soccer Association issued a statement on...
Paxten Aaronson extends contract with Frankfurt through 2027-28, loaned to Utrecht for 2024-25
American midfielder Paxten Aaronson extended his contract with Eintracht Frankfurt through the 2027-28 season on Friday and was loaned to Utrecht in the Netherlands for 2024-25. Aaronson, who turns 21 in August, made his debut with Major League Soccer's Philadelphia Union in 2021 and...
Tobin Heath and Christen Press revive their popular YouTube series ahead of the Olympics
Christen Press and Tobin Heath are back. OK, maybe not on the soccer field quite yet, but their popular YouTube and podcast series, the RE-CAP show, has returned just in time for this summer's Olympics. The show was originally launched last year ahead of the Women's...
Energized Austria wins and makes Lewandowski's Poland the first team to go out at Euro 2024
BERLIN (AP) — Austria boosted its last-16 hopes at the European Championship by defeating Poland 3-1 on Friday and eliminating the Poles in the group stage. Gernot Trauner, Christoph Baumgartner and Marko Arnautovic scored for Austria while Krzysztof Piatek had Poland's first-half...
FACT FOCUS: Associated Press video manipulated to make it appear Slovak flags banned at soccer match
Manipulated video from an Associated Press report circulated on the eve of the match between Slovakia and Ukraine at this year’s European Championship, with the false claim that Slovak flags had been banned from all games because of their similarity to the Russian flag. “UEFA...
Texas-based Friedkin Group enters exclusive talks for majority stake of Premier League Everton
The Texas-based Friedkin Group is in exclusive discussions to buy a majority stake in Everton, the Premier League club said Friday. Friedkin Group includes Italian soccer team Roma in its portfolio of companies that cover the worlds of automotive, entertainment, hospitality, sports...
Retired Azzurri star Roberto Baggio robbed at home during Italy's loss to Spain
ROME (AP) — Retired Italy star Roberto Baggio was robbed at gunpoint at his home while watching the national team’s game against Spain at the European Championship. At least five armed robbers burst into Baggio’s villa near the northern city of Vicenza at around 10 p.m. on...
Messi and Argentina overcome Canada and poor surface, start Copa America title defense with 2-0 win
ATLANTA (AP) — Lionel Messi's passing brilliance got Argentina off to a winning start in the defense of its Copa America title, overcoming Canada and a poor playing surface at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Messi's through ball led to Julián Álvarez’s 49th-minute goal and the...
The 'Mes-si!' chants started more than an hour before Copa America opener, and he sets up both goals
ATLANTA (AP) — The chants of “Mes-si! Mes-si! Mes-si!" started more than an hour before kickoff and kept up throughout Argentina’s 2-0 victory over Canada on Thursday night in the Copa America opener. Lionel Messi set up both goals on a night he played in his record 35th Copa...
