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Haaland furious with referee as Man City draws with Tottenham in 6-goal Premier League thriller
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Pep Guardiola said it would be fun. Manchester City's clash with Tottenham definitely lived up to the pre-match hype after a thrilling 3-3 draw at Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Not that Erling Haaland was too happy after referee Simon Hooper...
Tim Howard, Tisha Venturini-Hoch, Josh McKinney, Francisco Marcos elected to US Soccer Hall of Fame
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Goalkeeper Tim Howard was elected to the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame on Saturday and will be inducted on May 4. Howard was on the ballot for the first time and received 46 of 48 votes (95.8%) from the player selection committee, the hall announced. ...
Crew stun FC Cincinnati with 3-2 victory in OT to advance to MLS Cup Final
CINCINNATI (AP) — Christian Ramírez scored in the 115th minute and the Columbus Crew rallied from two goals down to beat top-seeded FC Cincinnati 3-2 on Saturday night to advance to the MLS Cup Final. Columbus (17-9-9), which has won two Cups in three previous trips to the final,...
Rodman's goal caps 3-0 victory for the US women over China
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Trinity Rodman had a goal and two assists to help the United States beat China 3-0 in an exhibition match on Saturday. Sophia Smith and Lindsey Horan also scored in the first of two exhibition games against China. The second is set for Tuesday in...
Titleholder Italy joins Spain, Croatia in tough group at Euro 2024. Host Germany opens vs Scotland
HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Italy and Spain will add to their storied European Championship rivalry next year, after the defending champion and two-time recent winner were drawn together in a tough group with World Cup semifinalist Croatia and Albania on Saturday. Euro 2020 winner...
Ronaldo walks off to chants of 'Messi! Messi!' as his team loses 3-0 in Riyadh derby
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo walked off the field with the gleeful chants of “Messi! Messi!” ringing in his ears from delighted Al-Hilal fans who had just watched their Saudi Pro League team beat the Portugal superstar's Al-Nassr 3-0 in the Riyadh Derby on Friday. ...
Montoya and Doms each score in the opening four minutes to help Stanford beat BYU in College Cup
CARY, N.C. (AP) — Allie Montoya and Maya Doms each scored in the opening four minutes and Stanford held off BYU 2-0 on Friday night to advance to its sixth championship appearance in school history. Stanford (20-0-4), in the College Cup for the 11th time, will play Florida State...
Florida State advances past Clemson in women's College Cup behind goals from Zipay and Dudley
CARY, N.C. (AP) — Kaitlyn Zipay and freshman Jordynn Dudley each scored and Florida State beat Clemson 2-0 on Friday night to clinch its seventh berth to the national championship game. Florida State (21-0-1) advanced to the title game for the fourth time in the last five seasons....
College of Saint Rose announces closure, same day top-ranked women's soccer team falls in NCAAs
WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — The College of Saint Rose's women's soccer team will have an unusual distinction. It never lost a game in what will be its final season. The Golden Knights tied Adelphi 1-1 in the NCAA Division II East regional final Friday, then failed to advance after...
French soccer league struggling with violence, discriminatory chanting and low-scoring matches
There's been homophobic and racist chanting in the stands, a team bus pelted with stones, a game called off because of crowd trouble, and precious few goals on the field. The French soccer league is making headlines for all the wrong reasons this season. And now even the French...
