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Club Leon takes extra point after 19-round shootout but tie 2-2 against Whitecaps
VANCOUVER – After 19 rounds of a shootout, the Leagues Cup match between the Vancouver…
Lionel Messi scores a sensational game-winning goal on a free kick in his Inter Miami debut
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Some people paid hundreds of dollars to be able to…
Sophia Smith scores twice for US in in 3-0 victory over Vietnam to open the Women’s World Cup
AUKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Sophia Smith scored twice for the United States in the…
Brazilian players at the Women’s World Cup urge fans back home to skip work to watch their matches
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Brazil’s players urged their fans back in South America to stay…
2 men killed in New Zealand shooting were co-workers of gunman, who had violent past
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The two men gunned down at a New Zealand construction…
Canadian teenager Olivia Smith turns pro, signs with Portugal’s Sporting CP
Olivia Smith, the youngest member of Canada’s Women’s World Cup squad, has signed with Portugal’s…
French police investigate violent home robbery of PSG keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma
PARIS (AP) — French police are investigating a violent armed robbery that targeted Paris Saint-Germain…
CF Montreal leans on impressive home form as it welcomes Pumas in Leagues Cup play
MONTREAL – CF Montreal will be leaning on its impressive home form as it opens…
Rapinoe’s farewell begins with the U.S. team’s opening Women’s World Cup match against Vietnam
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Megan Rapinoe’s final run on the global stage begins Saturday…
Canada looks for positives after 0-0 draw with Nigeria in Women’s World Cup opener
MELBOURNE, Australia – Canada was left looking for positives Friday in the wake of a…
Federal judge blocks Arizona law banning transgender athletes from girls’ sports teams
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked Arizona from enforcing a…
Snyder fined $60 million by NFL for sexually harassing employee, financial improprieties
Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder sexually harassed a team employee and oversaw team executives who…
Club Leon match in Leagues Cup seen as chance to compare Vancouver to benchmark
VANCOUVER – Whitecaps head coach Vanni Sartini previously declared Major League Soccer side Los Angeles…
UConn settles 9-year legal battle with soccer player who flipped off camera and lost her scholarship
UConn has settled a lawsuit filed by a former women’s soccer player who lost her…
Kerr’s Women’s World Cup in doubt, but she still helps inspire Australia to win against Ireland
SYDNEY (AP) — How much of a role Sam Kerr can physically play for Australia…
Americans descend on New Zealand to cheer for the US women’s soccer team
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — The Americans are here. They may still be jet-lagged, they…
Gunman kills 2 in New Zealand before Women’s World Cup starts in what officials call an isolated act
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — A gunman opened fire on terrified workers on a construction…
Women’s World Cup security heightened ahead of opening match following deadly shooting in Auckland
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Security was heightened ahead of Thursday night’s opening Women’s World…
Pop star Shakira will face a second tax probe in Spain
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Pop star Shakira is facing more trouble from Spain’s tax office…
New Zealand opens Women’s World Cup with a 1-0 upset over Norway on emotional 1st day in host nation
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — On a day that started with tragedy, the Football Ferns…
Star striker Sam Kerr ruled out of Australia’s opening two Women’s World Cup games with injury
SYDNEY (AP) — Sam Kerr will miss Australia’s opening two games of the Women’s World…
Women’s World Cup team from Philippines has American flavor
DUNEDIN, New Zealand (AP) — For a nation more than 7,000 miles (11,265 kilometers) from…
In the news today: continuing fallout from labour dispute at B.C. ports
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Women’s World Cup promises entertainment and drama after bumpy road getting there
MELBOURNE, Australia – The FIFA Women’s World Cup is already setting records. But there have…