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Italy's 2006 World Cup-winning captain Fabio Cannavaro gets 1st Serie A coaching job at Udinese
UDINE, Italy (AP) — Fabio Cannavaro, captain of the Italy squad that won the 2006 World Cup, was given his first Serie A coaching job on Monday at relegation-threatened Udinese. Cannavaro becomes Udinese’s third coach this season. He replaces the fired Gabriele Cioffi, who had...
Palestinian soccer renews call for sanctions against Israel at FIFA congress amid Hamas conflict
GENEVA (AP) — Calls for action against Israel in international soccer because of the conflict with Hamas will be stepped up by Palestinian officials at the annual FIFA congress next month. The Palestine Football Association proposal to 211 member federations in Thailand calls for...
Pulisic and McKennie face each other as rivals in Italy before joining forces again for US
Weston McKennie thought back to when he first met Christian Pulisic, a pair of 13-year-olds on a bus from a hotel to training camp in Carson, California. “I used to sit behind him. I used to squirt empty air with a little bit of water into his ear,” McKennie said. “I was scared...
Player whipped by fan during confrontation after Saudi Super Cup final
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A fan at the Saudi Super Cup final lashed an Al-Ittihad player with a whip during a confrontation moments after the match Thursday night. The incident occurred following Al-Ittihad's 4-1 loss to Al-Hilal in the final played at Abu Dhabi’s...
CONCACAF Nations League final twice stopped because of homophobic chants in pro-Mexican crowd
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The U.S.-Mexico CONCACAF Nations League final match was suspended in the late stages for the second straight year because of homophobic chants by pro-Mexican fans. Canadian referee Drew Fischer stopped play in the 88th minute of the United States' 2-0...
Major League Soccer players seldom used when full US national team gathers
Just five of 110 starting positions on the U.S. national team have been filled with Major League Soccer players for the 10 matches the full pool has been available since the 2022 World Cup, including two of 66 since Gregg Berhalter returned as coach. There are two MLS players on the...
Japan prepares to host and then travel to North Korea for back-to-back FIFA World Cup qualifiers
Even with the top continental ranking and players of vast international experience, Hajime Moriyasu’s Japan squad faces a journey into the unknown in back-to-back World Cup qualifiers against North Korea. Asian qualifying resumes Thursday with Japan hosting North Korea in Tokyo....
After layoff of nearly a year, Tyler Adams back with US and hopes to play vs Jamaica
American captain Tyler Adams thinks he can play at least 45 minutes when he returns to the U.S. national team for the first time since the 2022 World Cup for a CONCACAF Nations League semifinal against Jamaica on Thursday. Adams tore his right hamstring in training with Leeds last...
Sargent, de la Torre injured and will miss US games, replaced by Aaronson and Wright
CHICAGO (AP) — Forward Josh Sargent and midfielder Luca de La Torre will miss the United States' Nations League games because of injuries and were replaced on the roster Sunday by winger Brenden Aaronson and forward Haji Wright. Sargent, who had been picked to return to the...
Tyler Adams returns to US roster after hamstring injury that sidelined him for nearly entire year
NEW YORK (AP) — Captain Tyler Adams will rejoin the U.S. team for the first time since the World Cup after recovering from a hamstring injury and making just his second club appearance in the past year. The 25-year-old midfielder was among 23 players picked Wednesday for the...