France draws, Dutch lose at start of WC qualifying in Europe
The road to Qatar for the 2022 World Cup began for European teams on Wednesday with a slip-up by France to open its title...
Norway team makes human-rights statement before WC qualifier
<p>MALAGA, Spain — Norway's national team used its opening qualifying game for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to make an apparent statement about...
Ronaldo scoreless as Portugal tops Azerbaijan 1-0 in Group A
TURIN, Italy — Cristiano Ronaldo was held scoreless as Portugal needed an own-goal to defeat Azerbaijan 1-0 in Group A of World Cup qualifying...
Pulisic confident at Chelsea, hopes for Olympic appearance
<p>Christian Pulisic is confident of regaining a regular role with Chelsea and would like to play for the U.S. at the Olympics while realizing...
Belgium wins Group E opener, Czech Republic thrashes Estonia
BRUSSELS — Top-ranked Belgium produced a subdued but controlled display to start its qualifying campaign for the 2022 World Cup with a 3-1 win...
Musah bonded with Americans, made him want to switch to US
<p>Yunuf Musah was sold on switching from England to the United States after spending time with American players during a November training camp. And...
US women’s roster named for upcoming European matches
CHICAGO — Tobin Heath was left off the U.S. women's national team roster for a pair of April exhibition matches in Europe as she...
German soccer chief slams discrimination facing female stars
BERLIN — German soccer federation president Fritz Keller has slammed the structural discrimination facing female players in his country.
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Bale plans on returning to Real Madrid after Tottenham loan
CARDIFF, Wales — Gareth Bale plans to end his Tottenham stay at the end of the season and return to Real Madrid.
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Glass leaving Atlanta United 2 to become Aberdeen coach
ATLANTA — After serving as Atlanta United's interim coach for most of the 2020 season, Stephen Glass is leaving the Major League Soccer club...