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Vancouver Whitecaps FC transfer midfielder Alexandre to Brazilian side Fortaleza EC
Vancouver Whitecaps FC transferred midfielder Caio Alexandre to Brazilian side Fortaleza EC on Saturday. In…
Protests against Germany’s far right gain new momentum after report on meeting of extremists
BERLIN (AP) — Tens of thousands of people protested the far right in cities across…
Inter Milan sets up Italian Super Cup final with Napoli in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Inter Milan is hoping a midseason trophy will catapult the…
Canadian women return to SheBelieves Cup in April, opening against Brazil
The Canadian women’s soccer team is returning to the SheBelieves Cup in April in the…
Sporting KC parts ways with controversial director Gavin Wilkinson after 8 days, fan pushback
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Sporting Kansas City has agreed to part ways with sporting…
Canada Soccer extends Biello’s run as interim men’s coach through Copa qualifier
Canada Soccer has extended Mauro Biello’s run as interim men’s national team coach through the…
Henderson apologizes to LGBTQ+ community for short-lived Saudi stay after moving to Ajax
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Jordan Henderson apologized Friday to the LGBTQ+ community that fiercely criticized his…
Canadian ref relishes mixed martial arts journey that has taken him around the world
TORONTO – With nine homegrown fighters on the 12-fight card, Canada is well represented at…
Another Turkish soccer club ends contract with an Israeli player over his posting on Gaza hostages
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s leading soccer club Basaksehir announced Thursday it has ended its…
Jordan Henderson completes move to Dutch club Ajax in blow to Saudi soccer league
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The lucrative Saudi soccer league lost one of its high-profile players on…
Blinken’s latest diplomatic trip will take him to Africa as crises continue to vex US foreign policy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is planning to visit four African countries…
Soccer fan plucked from crowd to be a match official in FA Cup. Can’t cheer when his team scores
WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — A fan of English soccer club Wolverhampton was unable to celebrate…
Fan’s racist abuse of match official leads to 1-point deduction for French soccer club Bastia
PARIS (AP) — French soccer club Bastia has been handed a one-point deduction after its…
A cholera outbreak in Zambia has caused more than 400 deaths and infected 10,000
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Zambia is reeling from a major cholera outbreak that has killed…
Texas’ floating barrier between US and Mexico can stay for now, court rules in reversal
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday reversed an order requiring Texas…
Star sprinter Andre De Grasse invests in AFC Toronto City women’s soccer team
TORONTO – Star sprinter Andre De Grasse has bought into AFC Toronto City, the local…
Whitecaps transfer forward Simon Becher to Danish team AC Horsens
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Whitecaps have transferred forward Simon Becher to Danish side AC Horsens,…
Inter, Napoli, Lazio and Fiorentina gear up for revamped Italian Super Cup in Saudi Arabia
MILAN (AP) — Inter Milan, Napoli, Lazio and Fiorentina are ready to “take the money…
Canada featherweight Charles (Air) Jourdain finally gets UFC fight on home soil
TORONTO – Fighting in the UFC has taken Canadian featherweight Charles (Air) Jourdain to France,…
Former Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista buys stake in Las Vegas soccer club
LAS VEGAS – Former Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista has bought into Las Vegas…
Roma announces that José Mourinho is leaving the club ‘with immediate effect’
ROME (AP) — José Mourinho is leaving Roma “with immediate effect,” the club announced Tuesday…
As Jenni Hermoso looks on, Aitana Bonmatí hails ‘powerful generation of women’
LONDON (AP) — World Cup champion Aitana Bonmatí hailed a “powerful generation of women” on…
Lionel Messi wins FIFA’s best men’s player award. Aitana Bonmatí takes women’s prize
LONDON (AP) — Lionel Messi took his talents to Miami, and the awards followed. Messi…
Colombia extends cease-fire with FARC splinter group in bid to reduce rural violence
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government has extended a cease-fire with the FARC-EMC rebel group…