Pep Guardiola signs a two-year contract extension with Manchester City

Pep Guardiola signs a 2-year contract extension at Manchester City

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Pep Guardiola has signed a two-year contract extension to stay at Manchester City, the club announced Thursday. The City manager's contract was due to expire at the end of this season, but Guardiola ended speculation about his future by agreeing to a deal...

Pop star Ed Sheeran helps favorite soccer team sign player before getting on stage with Taylor Swift

Ed Sheeran was about to join Taylor Swift on stage at a concert over the summer when he got a call from his favorite soccer team. It needed his help to sign a player. Sheeran, the British pop star, is a minor shareholder at Ipswich Town, which returned to the English...

US women to host Japan, Colombia and Australia in 10th SheBelieves Cup

CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. women's national team will host Australia, Japan and Colombia in the 2025 SheBelieves Cup. The 10th annual edition of the tournament will be played in Houston, San Diego and Glendale, Arizona, from Feb. 23-26, U.S. Soccer announced Wednesday. ...

International star Juan Mata joins ownership group of MLS expansion franchise San Diego FC

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Spanish star and World Cup champion Juan Mata has joined the expansion San Diego FC’s ownership group, making him the first active international soccer player to hold an ownership stake in Major League Soccer. Mata joins David Beckham as only the second...

Lockers used by Ronaldo, Beckham and other Real Madrid stars are up for auction

LONDON (AP) — It's a sports fan’s perfect storage solution: Metal lockers that once held the sweat-stained shirts and muddy cleats of some of the world’s greatest soccer players are up for auction. Sotheby’s is selling 24 lockers from the dressing room of storied club Real...

UEFA orders Kosovo to forfeit Nations League game after team walks off. Romania punished for chants

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA ordered Kosovo on Wednesday to forfeit a Nations League game in Romania after its team refused to play on in second-half stoppage time, with the score 0-0, after hearing pro-Serbia chants. Romania was awarded a 3-0 win by default for the game in...

Mexico overcomes 2-goal deficit, reaches CONCACAF Nations League semifinals with US, Canada, Panama

Mexico overcame a two-goal, first-leg deficit and reached the CONCACAF Nations League semifinals with a 4-0 win over Honduras at Toluca on Tuesday night behind two goals from Henry Martín and one each from Raúl Jiménez and Jorge Sánchez. With the 4-2 aggregate victory in the...

Argentina beats Peru to close in on World Cup spot; Brazil and Uruguay draw

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Lautaro Martínez's goal gave Argentina a 1-0 win over Peru on Tuesday in a South American qualifying match in Buenos Aires and left the hosts close to a spot in the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada. Its main continental rivals Brazil drew...

West Virginia's new system for high school football playoffs gets OK from top court

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — High school football teams in West Virginia will face off in the postseason using a new points system that withstood legal scrutiny from the state’s highest court on Tuesday, although the playoffs will still be delayed one week. The governing body for...