Liverpool goes top of Premier League as Man City's 32-game unbeaten streak ends at Bournemouth

LONDON (AP) — Manchester City’s 32-game unbeaten streak in the Premier League ended in a 2-1 loss at Bournemouth on Saturday as Liverpool wrested back the lead in the title race. Pep Guardiola had warned this week that his Manchester City team could be “in trouble” after...

Two goals for Harry Kane as Bayern Munich beats Union Berlin. Frankfurt scores 7

MUNICH (AP) — Harry Kane scored two goals and set up another as Bayern Munich's winning run in the Bundesliga continued with a 3-0 victory over Union Berlin on Saturday. Bayern leads the Bundesliga and has won its last four games against German opponents in the league and cup...

Man United hires Ruben Amorim as manager from Nov. 11 in a gamble by the fading English power

Manchester United hired Ruben Amorim on Friday, gambling on a manager unproven in Europe’s top leagues to turn around the fortunes of the fading English power. At age 39, Amorim, who has joined from Portuguese champion Sporting Lisbon, will be the youngest person to coach United...

Manchester United has hired Ruben Amorim as its sixth permanent manager since the retirement of Alex Ferguson in 2013

English soccer's biggest grudge match is born from a controversial and resented US-style relocation

English soccer’s biggest modern-day grudge match stems from a rare, U.S.-style team relocation that harbors contempt and hatred more than two decades later. The latest chapter of the incendiary rivalry between AFC Wimbledon and MK Dons will be played out on Sunday in the first...

Naomi Girma scores her first 2 goals for the US women in 3-0 win over Argentina

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Naomi Girma scored her first two international goals and the United States beat Argentina 3-0 on Wednesday night in the team's final match of the year on American soil. It was the third match in six days for the United States, which also won the first two...

Made in America: Weston McKennie and Tim Weah protect Juventus' unbeaten record

MILAN (AP) — United States internationals Weston McKennie and Tim Weah salvaged Juventus’ unbeaten start to the season. The duo scored on Wednesday to help Juventus draw 2-2 at Parma. Enrico Delprato and Simon Solomon Sohm had twice given Parma the lead. Juventus...

CONCACAF Gold Cup final to be played at Houston’s NRG Stadium on July 6

MIAMI (AP) — The 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup final will be played at Houston’s NRG Stadium on July 6. CONCACAF announced the site on Wednesday. In September, it said 14 sites in 11 areas will be used for the tournament, which starts June 14. It avoided the Eastern Seaboard, staying...

New York beats the Crew 1-0 for its first road victory in the MLS Cup playoffs since 2017

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Felipe Carballo scored his first goal with New York in the 25th minute and the Red Bulls beat the Columbus Crew 1-0 on Tuesday night in the opening game of the best-of-three series. New York won a road game during the MLS Cup playoffs for the first time since...

In wartime Ukraine, soccer fans bury rivalries and find a moment of calm at matches

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At soccer games in Ukraine, crowd sizes are determined by the capacity of the nearest bomb shelter. For the first time since the full-scale war began in 2022, the Ukrainian Premier League is holding a full season with fans present, as martial-law bans on public...