Category: soccer

REPINO, Russia (AP) If anybody embodies the new-found positivity and fun coursing through England’s World Cup squad, it’s Jesse Lingard.

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Russia PK appeal

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CARVAJAL (Spain) fouled

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GOLOVIN (Russia) has a shot which is off target

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SAMEDOV (Russia) free kick

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ZOBNIN (Russia) has a shot which is off target

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WELP. What a goal! Sponsored by adidas.

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MOSCOW (AP) The Latest on Sunday at the World Cup (all times local):

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MOSCOW (AP) The Latest on Sunday at the World Cup (all times local):

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Cristiano Ronaldo discusses defeat after Uruguay knocks out Portugal in the Round of 16.

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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) Sweden is doing just fine at the World Cup without Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

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SAMARA, Russia (AP) Danilo is available to play for Brazil against Mexico after missing the team’s last two matches in Russia with a right hip injury.

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STANFORD, Calif. (AP) Chris Wondolowski scored twice and the San Jose Earthquakes overcame a two-goal deficit to tie the Los Angeles Galaxy 3-3 on Saturday night in the second California Clasico of the season.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) Adama Diomande had the first hat trick in Los Angeles Football Club history to help the expansion team win its third straight, 4-1 over the Philadelphia Union on Saturday night.

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MONTREAL (AP) Ignacio Piatti and Alejandro Silva scored in the second half and the Montreal Impact beat Sporting Kansas City 2-0 on Saturday night in hot and muggy conditions to end the American club’s nine-game unbeaten streak.

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ATLANTA (AP) Miguel Almiron scored twice and Josef Martinez added a goal and an assist to help Atlanta United beat Orlando City 4-0 on Saturday night.

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KAZAN, Russia (AP) Argentina came to the World Cup with a generation of players that had won so much, just not at the highest level.

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MOSCOW (AP) Lionel Messi stared, hands on hips, pain etched across a face once boyish and filled with limitless joy, now obscured by a brown beard and hardened by expectations for his nation unmet.

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MOSCOW (AP) The two most recognizable names in global soccer were eliminated from the World Cup on Saturday. But the first day of knockout matches still had plenty of star power.

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SAMARA, Russia (AP) One towering player stood out for his superior technical skills during a recent pickup game at a beach in the World Cup host city of Samara.

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KAZAN, Russia (AP) For Barcelona, Lionel Messi is a goal machine, the club’s top scorer who has frequently been decisive for the Catalan club. But for Argentina at the World Cup, not so much. At four World Cups, in 19 matches, Messi scored six times, not including a penalty converted in a semifinal shoot-out against the Netherlands in 2014.

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MOSCOW (AP) Russia’s soccer federation has been fined by FIFA because a fan displayed a neo-Nazi banner at a World Cup game.

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RAPHAEL GUERREIRO (Portugal) has a shot which is off target

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BERNARDO SILVA (Portugal) has a shot which is off target

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CRISTIANO RONALDO (Portugal) free kick

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JOAO MARIO (Portugal) shot

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RUI PATRICIO (Portugal) save

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MOSCOW (AP) For a team that fired its coach two days before its first World Cup match, Spain has quietly played its way into a fine position.

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KAZAN, Russia (AP) With Lionel Messi out of the tournament, the World Cup has a new star.

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Watch 90 minutes of France vs. Argentina in 90 seconds.

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