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Spanish police raid soccer federation as part of probe into Barcelona's payments to referee official
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish police raided the offices of the country's soccer federation on Thursday as part of an investigation into the payment of millions of dollars over several years by Barcelona to a former vice president of Spain’s refereeing committee. The Guardia...
Jurgen Klopp's reboot has put Liverpool back in contention with Man City after pain of last season
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Last season's problems feel like a distant memory for Liverpool. Jurgen Klopp's reboot has had an immediate effect, with normal service seemingly resumed at Anfield despite losing a slew of players in the off-season and disbanding much of the team that...
Brian White scores his 13th goal of the season to help Whitecaps tie the Rapids 2-2
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Brian White scored his 13th goal of the season in the 78th minute and the Vancouver Whitecaps tied the Colorado Rapids 2-2 on Wednesday night. Vancouver (11-10-9) played its seventh straight away match, going 3-2-2. The Whitecaps, who haven’t played a...
Without Lionel Messi, Inter Miami loses 2-1 to Houston in US Open Cup final
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi couldn't play, and the Houston Dynamo took full advantage to win a trophy on his home field. Griffin Dorsey and Amine Bassi scored first-half goals and Houston — with NBA star James Harden, part of the team's ownership group, looking on...
Man City out of the League Cup after 1-0 loss at Newcastle. Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea advance
NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Manchester City seems to win every competition it enters these days except the English League Cup. Newcastle beat Man City 1-0 on Wednesday in the third round of the League Cup which also eluded Pep Guardiola’s team during its storied treble last season....
Albertin Montoya named coach of NWSL expansion team Bay FC
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — National Women's Soccer League expansion franchise Bay FC has named Albertin Montoya as its head coach. Montoya, a long-time resident of the San Francisco Bay Area with experience in both youth and professional soccer, most recently served as interim coach of...
Soccer player Paulinho won't let intolerance of his Afro-Brazilian religion stop his faith
LAGOA SANTA, Brazil (AP) — When Brazilian soccer player Paulinho scored a goal at the Tokyo Olympics, he celebrated by pointing an imaginary arrow at the flashing cameras as homage to a deity in his persecuted Afro-Brazilian faith – and taking aim at religious intolerance. ...
Former Spain women's national team coach Jorge Vilda added to probe into Rubiales' kissing a player
MADRID (AP) — Former Spain women’s national team coach Jorge Vilda has been summoned to appear before a judge in the probe involving former soccer federation president Luis Rubiales for his kissing a player on the lips after the team won the Women's World Cup title last month, court officials...
As UEFA works on return for Russian youth teams, Ukraine promises boycott and urges others to join
GENEVA (AP) — The Ukraine soccer federation said it will boycott any European youth competition that includes Russia as UEFA works on easing a blanket ban imposed since the war started. Ukraine soccer officials also urged other UEFA member countries late Tuesday to refuse to play...
Canada's women book a ticket to the Paris Olympics by defeating Jamaica
TORONTO (AP) — Cloe Lacasse and Jordyn Huitema scored, and Canada defeated Jamaica 2-1 on Tuesday night in the second leg of the teams' Olympic qualifier to secure a berth at next summer's Paris Games. Canada is the reigning Olympic gold medalist after winning at the Tokyo Games...
