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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...
Messi vs. Ronaldo rivalry could be rekindled in Saudi Arabia tournament
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo could resume their longstanding rivalry in a tournament being staged in Saudi Arabia in February. Organizers of the Riyadh Season Cup said Tuesday that Messi’s Inter Miami is expected to play in the three-team event. ...
US women's soccer team adding new players for final games of the year
CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. women's national soccer team will give some younger and less experienced players an opportunity in a pair of exhibition matches against China next month. Veterans Alex Morgan, Becky Sauerbrunn, Alyssa Naeher and Crystal Dunn won't be with the team for the...
Barcelona and Madrid among teams hit by 'FIFA virus' as players get injured on international duty
MADRID (AP) — The latest international break is proving costly for several European clubs, including Spanish powerhouses Barcelona and Real Madrid. Both teams will be depleted by the injury absences of important players affected by the “FIFA virus” while on duty with their...
Christian Pulisic and Tim Weah to miss US Copa América qualifiers against Trinidad and Tobago
NEW YORK (AP) — The United States will try to qualify for next year's Copa América without two of its top attacking players. Christian Pulisic and Tim Weah, the Americans' two starting wingers, will miss CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinals against Trinidad and Tobago because of...
Haaland and Mbappé on target in Champions League wins for Manchester City and PSG
Superstar forwards Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé were both on target Wednesday to help boost their teams’ chances of reaching the Champions League knockout stage. Haaland scored twice in defending champion Manchester City's 3-1 win at Young Boys in Group G, while Mbappé set...
Less than a year after Ronaldo career seemed in crisis, Portugal on the brink of reaching Euro 2024
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo is on the brink of leading Portugal to another major soccer tournament less than a year after his international career appeared to be over. It wasn't clear what the future held for the five-time Champions League winner when he walked...
Newcastle beats PSG 4-1 after Saudi project gets 2034 World Cup boost; Man City, Barcelona also win
GENEVA (AP) — Newcastle capped a stellar day for Saudi Arabia’s soccer project with a 4-1 win over Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Wednesday that left Kylian Mbappé a picture of despair. Hours before kickoff at Newcastle, which was struggling when bought by the...
Fan fervor assured at rare Champions League home games for Newcastle, Lens and Union Berlin
For their first home games in the Champions League in more than 20 years, Newcastle and Lens will walk out to rousing ovations in their famously noisy stadiums this week. Union Berlin makes its Champions League debut in the borrowed 75,000-capacity Olympic Stadium that will be a...
Call for sanctions as homophobic chants again overshadow French soccer's biggest game
Homophobic chanting by sections of Paris Saint-Germain fans targeting Marseille players has again marred the biggest game in French soccer, prompting calls for sanctions. Olivier Klein, the inter-ministerial delegate for the fight against racism, anti-Semitism and anti-LGBTQ+ hatred...
