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Gio Reyna youngest American to play in Bundesliga at age 17
AUGSBURG, Germany (AP) — Gio Reyna became the youngest American to play in the Bundesliga when he made his league debut for Borussia Dortmund on Saturday. Aged 17 years, 2 months, 5 days, Reyna came on in the 72nd minute at Augsburg and was booked in the 76th, with his performance impressing Dortmund coach...
Man City held by Palace as EPL's big teams drop points
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — On a standout day for the Premier League's underdogs and English managers, Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham all dropped points Saturday. Pep Guardiola's Manchester City was held 2-2 by Roy Hodgson's Crystal Palace, further boosting Liverpool's title hopes, after...
English 2nd-tier soccer game stopped for homophobic chants
LONDON (AP) — A game in English soccer's second tier between Millwall and Reading was briefly stopped due to apparent homophobic chants on Saturday. The assistant referee pointed out the anti-gay chants from sections of Millwall's supporters during the London club's 2-0 home win over Reading. With the...
Atlanta United signs defender Castillo to bolster left back
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta United announced the signing of defender Edgar Castillo on Friday. The 33-year-old Castillo gives the MLS team a veteran left back to compete for playing time with teenager George Bello. Castillo spent more than a decade in Mexico's Liga MX before moving to MLS in 2018. He spent...
Chelsea's Pulisic likely out until mid-February
LONDON (AP) — Christian Pulisic's adductor injury appears likely to keep him out of Chelsea's lineup until mid-February. The 21-year-old American attacker has not played since a 1-1 draw at Brighton on New Year's Day. Chelsea plays at Leicester on Feb. 1 and its next league game after that is not until...
In Liverpool, Man United sees the pain and path to recovery
LONDON (AP) — A trip to Anfield is a journey into Manchester United's deepest anxieties. Liverpool is the club setting the standards which United tries to emulate while dreading replicating Liverpool's three decades of anguish to reach this point. When United plays the world and European champions on...
Cyprus FA suspends all matches after ref walkout over attack
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The Cypriot soccer federation decided Friday to suspend all matches after a referee walkout because of a bombing attack against a colleague's car. The federation said all matches are on hold indefinitely. Police said the predawn detonation of an explosive device placed on the hood of...
Sebastian Berhalter, son of US coach, joins Columbus Crew
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Midfielder Sebastian Berhalter, a 19-year-old son of U.S. national team coach Gregg Berhalter, signed with Major League Soccer's Columbus Crew as a homegrown player on Friday. Gregg Berhalter coached the Crew from 2013-18 before he was hired by the U.S. Soccer Federation. Sebastian...
Iran says it's been banned from hosting international soccer
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's soccer federation said Friday it has been told it will not be hosting any international matches on Iranian soil. The federation said it received a letter from the Asian Football Confederation saying that all matches involving Iranian teams will be held in a third country. The...
Debate in Malmo rages over battered Ibrahimovic statue
MALMO, Sweden (AP) — Two bronze feet protrude from a block of stone, a large and dusty black cloth draped down one of its sides. That's all that's left of a once-proud, 500-kilogram statue of Zlatan Ibrahimovic that was unveiled to much fanfare in October outside the stadium of Malmo’s soccer team,...
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