DORTMUND, Germany (AP) Germany included injured captain Manuel Neuer in its preliminary World Cup squad on Tuesday, and striker Nils Petersen was a surprise call-up.
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DORTMUND, Germany (AP) Germany included injured captain Manuel Neuer in its preliminary World Cup squad on Tuesday, and striker Nils Petersen was a surprise call-up.
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DORTMUND, Germany (AP) Germany coach Joachim Loew will stay in charge through the World Cup in Qatar in 2022.
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LYON, France (AP) Marseille will be relying on a spectacular but error-prone shot-stopper in goal, a scoring winger and an exquisite passer against Atletico Madrid in the Europa League final on Wednesday.
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BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) Police say a Serbian soccer referee has been detained for awarding a non-existent penalty during an important league match.
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The image of Luis Suarez sitting on the ground holding his teeth remains one of the most abiding moments of the World Cup in Brazil.
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TOKYO (AP) Japan is expected to name its 23-man squad for the World Cup on May 31, several days ahead of the June 4 deadline.
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PARIS (AP) They won’t score goals, make assists, tackles or important saves but will still be essential to the well-being of the 32 teams at the World Cup. Who are they?
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SYDNEY (AP) Bert van Marwijk cut six players from his extended World Cup squad in a contentious call on the same day as Football Federation Australia and a major sponsor unveiled a marketing campaign with veteran Tim Cahill as the main feature.
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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) Victor Moses, Alex Iwobi and Ahmed Musa have all been included in Nigeria’s provisional World Cup squad, as has Simeon Nwankwo, a 1.98-meter (6-foot-6) striker with Italian club Crotone who is uncapped at international level.
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) Injured striker Sergio Aguero and midfielder Lucas Biglia were included in the preliminary, 35-player Argentina squad for the World Cup in Russia on Monday.
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SAO PAULO (AP) Neymar has been confirmed in a Brazil 23-man World Cup squad of few surprises.
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MOSCOW (AP) Russia has cut from its World Cup squad a player who faced a doping investigation.
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) Peru captain Paolo Guerrero was banned from playing at the World Cup because of a positive doping test he said was caused by contaminated tea.
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TURIN, Italy (AP) Italy and Juventus captain Gianluigi Buffon will hold a news conference on Thursday when the goalkeeper is expected to announce his retirement.
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After a 25-year wait, Marseille has a chance to win another European trophy.
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ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) In possibly their last World Cup as midfield partners, Luka Modric and Ivan Rakitic were named Monday in the provisional Croatia squad for the tournament in Russia.
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) Denmark coach Age Hareide has picked World Cup veterans Michael Krohn-Dehli and Nicklas Bendtner for his 35-man preliminary squad.
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PARIS (AP) Cameroon striker Karl Toko-Ekambi has been voted African player of the year in the French league after scoring 17 goals with Angers.
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BERLIN (AP) Germany has appealed to the Russian government to let in a journalist who exposed systematic doping in Russian athletics and was denied entry to Russia to report on the upcoming World Cup.
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) The Oceania Football Confederation has handed a seven-game ban to a Fijian player who used the phrase ”white people” in reference to match officials during an OFC Champions League semifinal match.
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JERUSALEM (AP) Israeli soccer club Beitar Jerusalem says it wants to add ”Trump” to the team’s name.
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) Tottenham forward Son Heung-min is set to lead South Korea’s challenge at the 2018 World Cup.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) Carlos Vela scored his first goal at home and Los Angeles FC extended its unbeaten run to six matches with a 2-2 draw with New York City FC on Sunday night.
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MADRID (AP) Reigning Club World Cup champion Real Madrid is supporting plans to expand the tournament to 24 teams following a meeting at FIFA.
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BRUSSELS (AP) FC Brugge won its second title in three years when it earned a 1-1 draw at its closest challenger Standard Liege to keep a four-point lead with one game to go.
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MILAN (AP) The fight for the last Champions League place is heading for a thrilling finale in Serie A after Lazio was held to a 2-2 draw at relegation-threatened Crotone on Sunday.
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A referee selected by FIFA to go to the World Cup has been placed under investigation in Saudi Arabia and prevented from taking charge off a cup final.
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A World Cup-bound referee, who is one of Asian football’s most experienced officials, has been placed under investigation in Saudi Arabia.
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TOKYO (AP) FC Tokyo dominated possession but was held to a goalless draw by Consadole Sapporo in the J-League on Sunday.
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COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) Daniel Royer and Derrick Etienne scored to help the New York Red Bulls beat the Colorado Rapids 2-1 on Saturday night.
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