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Pulisic, Pepi and McKennie among 5 US players to miss Tuesday’s match at Mexico
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Christian Pulisic, Ricardo Pepi and Weston McKennie will miss the United…
Yamal leaves Spain squad with muscle strain and will miss game against Serbia
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Teenage standout Lamine Yamal has left Spain’s squad after he strained…
LAFC edges struggling Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 with stoppage time goal
VANCOUVER — A last-minute goal broke the spirits of Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Vanni Sartini…
Australia faces toughest of challenges in Asian World Cup qualifying
Australia faces the most daunting road trip in Asia on Tuesday when it faces a…
Mateusz Bogusz, Ilie Sánchez lead LAFC to 2-1 victory over Whitecaps
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Mateusz Bogusz scored 35 seconds into the match, Ilie Sánchez…
Royals keep playoff hopes alive with 3-0 home victory over the Reign
Cloe Lacasse scored three goals and the Utah Royals beat the Reign 3-0 on Sunday,…
FIFA to open global talks on updating transfer rules after landmark Diarra ruling
ZURICH (AP) — After a landmark court decision for the soccer transfer market, FIFA said…
Udine on high alert ahead of Italy’s match against Israel
UDINE, Italy (AP) — The city of Udine is on high alert as Italy prepares…
Udine on high alert ahead of Italy’s match against Israel
UDINE, Italy (AP) — The city of Udine is on high alert as Italy prepares…
Soccer player unions and leagues in Europe go to Brussels with latest legal challenge against FIFA
In a busy soccer season when players have talked of going on strike, their union…
Nigeria soccer team boycotts Africa Cup qualifier after being stranded at Libya airport
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s soccer players returned to their country dancing and singing on…
Tests show no major injury to Yamal after leaving Spain squad with muscle problem
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Tests have confirmed Lamine Yamal has only a strain in his…
Brazil trusting local players in World Cup qualifying and Argentina faces rising Bolivia
SAO PAULO (AP) — No Neymar, no Vinicius Júnior, no problem for Brazil. Two players…
France and Germany beat fierce rivals in Nations League
France and Germany had stand-in forwards to thank for wins over fierce rivals in the…
Coach Jesse Marsch looks forward to first game in charge on Canadian soil
TORONTO — After 10 games staged in Europe and the U.S., Canada coach Jesse Marsch…
Soccer legend Christine Sinclair set for final hometown game as Whitecaps host Thorns
VANCOUVER — Christine Sinclair is saying goodbye — again. The Canadian soccer legend will play…
Arsenal Women coach Jonas Eidevall quits less than a month into the new season
LONDON (AP) — Arsenal Women manager Jonas Eidevall quit on Tuesday, less than a month…
Man United great Alex Ferguson to step down as club ambassador in latest change under Jim Ratcliffe
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United great Alex Ferguson will step down from his lucrative…
Mexico is struggling to stamp out a homophobic soccer chant ahead of the World Cup
GUADALAJARA, México (AP) — Guadalajara is the capital of a Mexican state that is home…
France will host Israel in the Nations League ‘under usual conditions,’ French authorities say
PARIS (AP) — Israel’s Nations League soccer match against host France next month will take…
Only own-goals as Japan and Australia draw 1-1 in Asian World Cup qualifying
SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Two own-goals saw the points shared Tuesday as Japan and Australia…
Boston’s National Women’s Soccer League team to be called BOS Nation
The new National Women’s Soccer League team in Boston set to start play in 2026…
Royal arm: Prince William tries his hand at flag football in NFL event with kids in London
LONDON (AP) — Prince William played catch with British teenagers at a flag football event…
Bayer Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz injures ankle on Germany duty
LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Bayer Leverkusen says its star attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz has injured…