Soccer

After virus scare, Spain ready to face Sweden at Euro 2020

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SEVILLE, Spain — It was only a week ago that Spain received some bad news that could have jeopardized its participation in the European...

Sterling gives England 1-0 win over Croatia at Euro 2020

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LONDON — Raheem Sterling grew up in the shadow of Wembley Stadium as it was being rebuilt, even getting a tattoo of its famous...

Scotland back at last, takes on Czech Republic at Euro 2020

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GLASGOW, Scotland — Scotland's nearly quarter-century wait is about to end. ...

Feud between Mbappé and Giroud escalates at Euro 2020

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PARIS — A brewing feud between France strikers Kylian Mbappé and Olivier Giroud has gone public, potentially threatening team unity ahead of the opening...

Austrians go body surfing on field in Bucharest after rain

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BUCHAREST, Romania — Austria midfielder Christoph Baumgartner took off from the middle of the field, picked up some pace and dove head first onto...

Finland beats Denmark at Euro 2020 after Eriksen’s collapse

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COPENHAGEN — Joel Pohjanpalo scored and Lukas Hradecky saved a penalty to give Finland a 1-0 victory over Denmark on Saturday in a European...

Lukaku sends message to Eriksen as Belgium wins at Euro 2020

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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Romelu Lukaku delivered a heartfelt message to Denmark player Christian Eriksen after scoring the first of his two goals in...

El Salvador beats St Kitts 4-0 in World Cup qualifying

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David Rugamas scored a pair of first-half goals, California-born Joshua Pérez added another and El Salvador won 4-0 at St. Kitts and Nevis on...

Chile’s Sánchez out of Copa America group stage with injury

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SANTIAGO, Chile — Striker Alexis Sánchez will not travel to Brazil with the rest of the Chile squad and will miss at least the...

The Netherlands return, will face Ukraine at Euro 2020

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AMSTERDAM — Seven years is a long, long wait. It's been...