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2025 Club World Cup final to be at MetLife Stadium, site of 2026 World Cup final
NEW YORK (AP) — Next year’s championship of the expanded Club World Cup will be played on July 13 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, site of the 2026 World Cup final. Twelve stadiums will be used for the 32-team tournament, FIFA said Saturday night, including five...
US home leg of CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal to be in St. Louis
CHICAGO (AP) — The United States will play its home leg of a CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal in St. Louis on Nov. 18, the Americans’ first competitive match under coach Mauricio Pochettino. The game, announced Monday, will be at Citypark, which opened for Major League...
Snipes runs for 2 2nd-half touchdowns as Hampton tops longtime rival Howard 27-20
Ja'Quan Snipes ran for two second-half touchdowns, including a 53-yard sprint to take the lead, and Hampton pulled away to earn a 27-20 win over longtime rival Howard in Saturday's Truth and Service Classic. The rivalry between two of the most prominent Historically Black Colleges...
Mikey Varas hired as head coach of the MLS expansion San Diego FC
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The MLS expansion team San Diego FC hired Mikey Varas as head coach on Monday. He most recently was interim head coach of the U.S. men’s national team. “The opportunity to build something special from the ground up, with such ambitious and...
US allows late goal off defensive mix-up in 1-1 draw vs. New Zealand as Pochettino hiring announced
CINCINNATI (AP) — Christian Pulisic stared in frustration after the final whistle and made clear how much work Mauricio Pochettino has ahead. An 89th-minute defensive mix-up had dropped the United States into a 1-1 tie with New Zealand in a friendly on Tuesday night, a match that...
Star athletes from across sports offer accolades as Alex Morgan prepares for last pro match
WNBA star Caitlin Clark used the word “legend.” Gymnast Simone Biles offered thanks for elevating women's sports. As Alex Morgan prepared for her final professional match on Sunday, the accolades for the retiring U.S. soccer star came from across the sports landscape — from...
Canada beats United States in U.S. for first time since 1957, winning friendly 2-1
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Hoping to show its first-round exit at the Copa America was a fluke, the United States instead displayed an alarming lack of intensity and an abundant defensive disarray that resulted in its first home loss to Canada since 1957. Jacob Shaffelburg and...
Marco Reus joins LA Galaxy of MLS after 12 years with Borussia Dortmund
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marco Reus is heading to Major League Soccer, agreeing Thursday to a contract with the LA Galaxy through the end of the 2026 season. The 35-year-old midfielder left Borussia Dortmund in May after 12 years with his hometown club. He was named the Budensliga...
San Diego FC signs Northern Ireland international Patrick McNair to a 3-year contract
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The MLS expansion San Diego FC signed Northern Ireland international Patrick “Paddy” McNair to a three-year contract with a club option for a fourth year. The defender joins San Diego FC as a free agent after the completion of his contract with Middlesbrough...
Juan Brunetta has a goal and an assist to lead Liga MX All-Stars over MLS All-Stars 4-1
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Juan Brunetta and Maximiliano Meza scored a minute apart in the second half, and Mexico’s Liga MX All-Stars beat the Major League Soccer All-Stars 4-1 in the MLS All-Star Game on Wednesday night. Brunetta (Tigres) scored in transition in the 68th minute to...
