PARIS (AP) France coach Didier Deschamps has postponed the announcement of his World Cup squad until after the Europa League final to help the French players involved in the game.
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PARIS (AP) France coach Didier Deschamps has postponed the announcement of his World Cup squad until after the Europa League final to help the French players involved in the game.
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1990 was the World Cup that England’s penalty kick drama became a thing. One of the most enduring images of that World Cup was Paul Gascoigne’s tears.
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NYON, Switzerland (AP) Roma president Jim Pallotta is facing punishment from UEFA for his comments about referee decisions in his team’s Champions League elimination against Liverpool.
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MOSCOW (AP) On the boundary between Europe and Asia, the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg is the furthest east World Cup fans will venture.
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The Columbus Crew SC will go on the road to face the struggling Seattle Sounders at CenturyLink Field on Saturday with a much different look than when the teams met last season.
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The Houston Dynamo and the Los Angeles Galaxy have struggled to produce points even when they are playing good soccer and will look to change that trend when they meet Saturday at BBVA Compass Stadium in downtown Houston.
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Atlanta United will try to increase its unbeaten streak to eight games when it visits the Chicago Fire on Saturday evening at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Ill.
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The Portland Timbers got off to a rocky start this season, going winless in their first five matches of 2018.
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One month ago, the Montreal Impact headed into a match against the New England Revolution on a high. This time around, things are looking low.
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MOSCOW (AP) As a black football player who was born and raised in St. Petersburg, Bryan Idowu knows all about racism in Russia.
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PARIS (AP) Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti will miss the rest of the season after having an operation on his adductor tendons.
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MILAN (AP) Nearly 20 years after his father scuppered Juventus’ title hopes, Giovanni Simeone has compensated the Serie A club.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) Europe’s top leagues want colleagues on a UEFA panel to unite and oppose FIFA’s $25 billion plan for new competitions.
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MADRID (AP) Although it was OK to send out a tweet congratulating Barcelona for its recent titles, Real Madrid’s players won’t be lining up to honor their rivals at Camp Nou this weekend.
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SOCHI, Russia (AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin says he wants to see ”strong-willed, no-compromise” soccer from Russia’s team at the World Cup.
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BERLIN (AP) Hamburger SV has two games to stave off its first relegation from the Bundesliga.
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MOSCOW (AP) The 11 World Cup cities – all in European Russia – don’t always reflect the diversity of a country with dozens of native ethnic groups. With its largely Muslim population and distinctive local culture, Kazan offers a different perspective.
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) Peru captain Paolo Guerrero is testifying at sport’s highest court in a doping case that could ban him from the World Cup next month.
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LATHAM, N.Y. (AP) Soccer star Abby Wambach (WAHM’-bahk) has been elected to the New York State Public High School Athletic Association’s Hall of Fame.
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Los Angeles FC has acted quickly to condemn a homophobic chant, pledging to expel anyone who uses it from the team’s new downtown stadium. But the slur in question has been plaguing international soccer for quite a while now.
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Sven Ulreich’s goalkeeping blunder helped eliminate Bayern Munich from the UEFA Champions League. His teammates offered their support on social media.
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MUNICH (AP) Bayern Munich goalkeeper Sven Ulreich ”can’t explain” how he made a crucial mistake that allowed Real Madrid score a second goal in the Champions League semifinals.
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MADRID (AP) Surrounded by fans and holding a microphone in his hand, Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos joined the Santiago Bernabeu faithful in song: ”Kings of Europe. We are the kings of Europe.”
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MADRID (AP) Zinedine Zidane kept believing in Karim Benzema despite a frustrating season for the French forward.
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European football federations stand to earn up to $75 million every two years if FIFA’s plans for new global league are approved.
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Germany’s Leroy Sane comes in at #44 in Stu Holden’s top players to watch at the FIFA World Cup.
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Timo Werner comes in at #45 in Stu Holden’s top players to watch this summer in Russia.
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Akira Nishino was given only two months to prepare Japan for the World Cup after the sudden dismissal of Vahid Halilhodzic.
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Poland’s hopes at the World Cup depend on Robert Lewandowski.
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DAKAR, Senegal (AP) When the World Cup trophy tour reached Senegal, President Macky Sall got the taste of being a champion.
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