Soccer
West Ham $10M transfer payment to CSKA Moscow held up by UK sanctions
GENEVA (AP) — Millions of dollars due to soccer club CSKA Moscow from West Ham…
Real Madrid to sign teenager Mastantuono from River Plate after Club World Cup
MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid struck a deal to sign River Plate midfielder Franco Mastantuono…
Germany’s bid to host women’s Euro 2029 leaves out Berlin
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany’s bid to host the women’s European Championship in 2029 is…
Liverpool agrees to pay record fee of $157 million for Florian Wirtz, reports say
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool has agreed to pay a transfer fee of 116 million…
Brighton signs teenage forward Kostoulas from Champions League-bound Olympiakos
LONDON (AP) — Brighton has signed teenage forward Charalampos Kostoulas, who gave up a Champions…
Bermuda, Curaçao, Jamaica and Trinidad drawn into CONCACAF all-island World Cup qualifying group
MIAMI (AP) — Bermuda, Curaçao, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago were drawn into an all-island…
New York City FC scores 3 goals in 5 minutes to rout Atlanta United 4-0
NEW YORK (AP) — Hannes Wolf scored two goals for the second straight game, Maxi…
Fans don’t appear to be snatching up tickets to the Club World Cup
If slashed ticket prices, closed stadium sections and moved seats are any indication, fans aren’t…
Bad news for Adekugbe. Injury on Canada duty diagnosed as torn Achilles tendon
Vancouver Whitecaps defender Sam Adekugbe tore his Achilles tendon with Canada at the Canadian Shield…
Boca Juniors defender Ayrton Costa to miss Club World Cup after being denied US visa
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Boca Juniors defender Ayrton Costa will miss the Club World…
Pulisic calls criticism ‘way out of line,’ offered to play in friendlies while skipping Gold Cup
American star Christian Pulisic says while he decided to skip the CONCACAF Gold Cup, U.S.…
Former Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley hired as coach of New York Red Bulls II
Former Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley has been named coach of the New York Red…
Tottenham hires Thomas Frank as coach, luring him from Premier League rival Brentford
Tottenham hired Thomas Frank as head coach on Thursday after the Danish manager ended his…
Days before the Club World Cup kicks off, fears over player welfare are being raised
MIAMI (AP) — Days before the start of the Club World Cup, soccer chiefs are…
Border Patrol will be at the Club World Cup, says it’s routine to provide security for such events
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it regularly provides security at big sporting events in…