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Hansi Flick out as Germany coach after 4-1 loss to Japan ahead of hosting European Championship
DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Germany removed Hansi Flick as coach of the men's national soccer team on Sunday, one day after a 4-1 loss to Japan deepened the gloom around the squad ahead of hosting next year's European Championship. The German soccer federation, known as the DFB,...
The Rugby World Cup is about to open in France. Here's what to know about the sport and its history
The Rugby World Cup gets underway in France on Friday and will feature 20 countries from five continents scrapping it out for a golden trophy named after an Englishman who supposedly invented the sport when he picked up the ball during a soccer game and ran with it. This World Cup is...
France boosts security at Rugby World Cup. The hosts don't want another failure before Olympics
With no room for mistakes ahead of next year's Paris Olympics, French authorities pledged Wednesday to mobilize a record number of police officers to guarantee a smooth Rugby World Cup in the wake of the chaos outside the stadium that marred the 2022 Champions League final. The...
Rugby World Cup teams gather across France ahead of tournament's start this week
PARIS (AP) — The All Blacks perform the haka at a cemetery in northern France as a tribute to soldiers from New Zealand killed during World War I. Fiji’s squad gather on a stage in the center of a town in the Bordeaux suburbs to sing a song for the locals. ...
Thierry Henry looking to coach France to Olympic gold at Paris Games
PARIS (AP) — Having helped France win trophies as a prolific forward, Thierry Henry wants to lead Les Bleus to a long-awaited Olympic gold medal in his new role as coach. Henry was hired as coach of the national under-21 team last week on a two-year contact, and he will also lead...
Women's World Cup teams head home to different futures
SYDNEY (AP) — Teams headed home from the Women's World Cup with uncertain futures but hopes that the monthlong tournament would spur new interest and further investment in the game. For some teams, like Nigeria, the Philippines and Jamaica, the struggle for funding, support and...
Kate Markgraf steps down as US Soccer's women's general manager
Former defender Kate Markgraf has stepped down after four years as general manager of the U.S. women’s national soccer team. Markgraf will continue in a transition role through the end of the month, U.S. Soccer announced Friday. “I am proud of the foundation we...
Wiegman is the outlier as the Women's World Cup highlights a shortage of female coaches
SYDNEY (AP) — Sarina Wiegman is in a unique position at the Women's World Cup, where she's the only female head coach still in contention for the title. That was the case even before England advanced to the semifinals, by beating Colombia 2-1, with Wiegman also the outlier from the...
Australia edges France on penalties to reach Women's World Cup semifinals. Next up is England
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Mackenzie Arnold's impact on Australia's biggest Women's World Cup moment was so immense that it's hardly surprising it took vanquished France coach Herve Renard to describe it best. “We came up against a Goliath of a goalie. What a game,” Renard...
France coach Renard already plotting Olympic revenge after losing in Women's World Cup to Australia
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Hervé Renard walked away from the narrowest of Women’s World Cup quarterfinal exits and immediately started plotting France’s next opportunity to avenge a loss to Australia. Co-host Australia held fifth-ranked France 0-0 in regulation and extra time...
