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Fleming, Sauerbrunn and over 100 women’s soccer players protest FIFA deal with Saudi oil giant Aramco
ZURICH (AP) — Canadian national team captain Jessie Fleming, former U.S. national team captain Becky…
Forward Jade Kovacevic is the first player signing announced by Northern Super League
TORONTO — Jade Kovacevic, a veteran forward who has scored goals at home and abroad,…
Montpellier coach Michel Der Zakarian gets fired after nightmarish start to French league season
Coach Michel Der Zakarian was fired by French club Montpellier after his team was thrashed…
Spanish and German soccer royalty collide in third round of Champions League games
It’s the best in Spain against German soccer royalty in the latest round of games…
Montreal’s Roses FC signs French international midfielder and Canadian goalkeeper
Roses FC, Montreal’s entry in the fledgling Northern Super League, has announced veteran French international…
Liberal, Bloc MPs vote against questioning Canada Soccer officials over drone scandal
OTTAWA — A parliamentary committee will not question the coaches of the national women’s soccer…
CF Montreal wants to maintain an underdog mentality in wild-card game against Atlanta
MONTREAL — CF Montreal is well aware of the motivation of being an underdog, so…
Northern Super League minimum player salary set at $50,000 with all deals guaranteed
Players in the new Northern Super League will earn at least $50,000 and can’t be…
Mota scores delicious double as Monza earns first Serie A win
VERONA, Italy (AP) — An inspired Dany Mota scored in each half for Monza to…
Neymar back after a year out and helps Al-Hilal in Asian Champions League
AL AIN, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Neymar returned to action after a year out…
Las Palmas win in Valencia as home fans protest against Singapore owner
MADRID (AP) — Thousands of Valencia fans protested against owner Peter Lim and the reported…
Wood strikes again to give Nottingham Forest 1-0 win over Crystal Palace
NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Chris Wood scored his fifth goal of the season as Nottingham…
San Diego FC will debut at LA Galaxy in late February. Home opener will be on March 1
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The expansion San Diego FC will make its debut against the…
Struggling Whitecaps, Timbers set to meet in MLS wild-card matchup
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps have been here before — literally and figuratively. With the…
Atletico trying to raise awareness of fans with disabilities in Champions League game
MADRID (AP) — Atletico Madrid wants to attract a record number of spectators with disabilities…
Guardiola reveals most ‘angry’ moment as Walker joins Man City injury list following England duty
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Kyle Walker joined Manchester City’s injury list after coming back from…
Messi Mania helps drive record growth for MLS
Boosted by the Messi Effect, Major League Soccer hit record attendance marks and saw expanded…
Leverkusen says Florian Wirtz is back to help late Bundesliga title push
LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso says star player Florian Wirtz has…
Veteran coach Gasset steps out of retirement to help struggling Montpellier
Veteran coach Jean-Louis Gasset is stepping out of retirement to try to get his hometown…
Pulisic scores direct from corner kick for AC Milan. Then admits it was an accident
MILAN (AP) — Christian Pulisic scored direct from a corner kick to set AC Milan…
Former Chile international Valdivia detained over sexual assault allegation
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Former Chile international Jorge Valdivia was detained Tuesday after local authorities…
Toronto FC captain Jonathan Osorio making a difference off the pitch as well as on it
TORONTO — Toronto FC captain Jonathan Osorio is making a difference, 4,175 kilometres away from…
Vinicius Junior scores hat trick as Real Madrid beats Dortmund 5-2 in Champions League
Vinicius Junior scored a hat trick as Real Madrid turned boos into cheers with a…
PSG fans jeer announcement asking them not to make discriminatory chants
PARIS (AP) — A section of Paris Saint-Germain fans loudly jeered an announcement before Tuesday’s…