Vinicius Junior scores hat trick as Real Madrid beats Dortmund 5-2 in Champions League

Vinicius Junior scored a hat trick as Real Madrid turned boos into cheers with a 5-2 win over Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Tuesday, while Paris Saint-Germain dropped more points. Madrid was 2-0 down at halftime in a rematch of last season's final but rallied with...

Pulisic scores direct from corner kick for AC Milan. Then admits it was an accident

MILAN (AP) — Christian Pulisic scored direct from a corner kick to set AC Milan on the way to its first victory in this season's Champions League. But the United States international admitted it was an accident. Pulisic surprised everyone when he curled in a kick...

Shooting at a soccer match in Jamaica leaves 5 dead and several injured

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Five people were killed and several injured in a shooting at a soccer match in Jamaica, according to police. The shooting occurred in the capital of Kingston late Monday during a friendly game, police told reporters. It wasn’t...

Spanish and German soccer royalty collide in third round of Champions League games

It’s the best in Spain against German soccer royalty in the latest round of games in the Champions League. A rematch of last season’s final between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund is the headliner on Tuesday, before Barcelona hosts Bayern Munich on Wednesday in the next chapter...

Becky Sauerbrunn and over 100 women's soccer players protest FIFA deal with Saudi oil giant Aramco

ZURICH (AP) — Former U.S. national team captain Becky Sauerbrunn and Netherlands forward Vivianne Miedema are among more than 100 women's soccer players who have signed an open letter protesting FIFA's sponsorship deal with Saudi Arabian state oil giant Aramco. The letter calls the...

Slot hails 'hardest' win as Liverpool stays above Man City by beating Chelsea 2-1 in Premier League

Liverpool is looking more and more like Manchester City’s main title rival after beating resurgent Chelsea 2-1 on Sunday to stay top of the Premier League table. After City needed an injury-time header from John Stones to beat last-place Wolves 2-1 in the early kickoff, Liverpool...

French league condemns homophobic chants made by PSG fans about Marseille and Rabiot

PARIS (AP) — The French soccer league has condemned homophobic chants made by some Paris Saint-Germain fans during the home game against Strasbourg on Saturday. PSG is playing its bitter rival next Sunday in Marseille and the offensive slurs were made about the club and its...

Ethan Finlay, Brendan Hines-Ike score second-half stoppage-time goals as Austin stuns Rapids 3-2

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Ethan Finlay and defender Brendan Hines-Ike scored two minutes apart during second-half stoppage time and Austin FC stunned the playoff-bound Colorado Rapids 3-2 on Saturday night. Finlay used an assist from defender Žan Kolmanič to score in the first minute...

Inter Miami going to the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi is heading to the Club World Cup next year. FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced Saturday night that Inter Miami will play in the tournament, something that had been long expected given Messi's enormous popularity around the world and...

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami break Major League Soccer's single-season points record.