New musical puts late Dutch great Johan Cruyff center stage
LEUSDEN, Netherlands — Johan Cruyff’s tempestuous life is being made into a musical that reflects the “total football” style of play the Dutch soccer...
Australia advances in Asian qualifying for World Cup
Australia became the fourth Asian team to advance to the third stage of World Cup qualifying after beating Nepal 3-0 on Friday.
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Sam Mewis scores in U.S. women’s 1-0 win over Portugal
HOUSTON — Sam Mewis scored in the 76th minute and the U.S. national team beat Portugal 1-0 in the Summer Series on Thursday night....
De Bruyne to miss Belgium’s game against Russia at Euro 2020
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Kevin De Bruyne will not play for Belgium in Saturday's opening group game against Russia at the European Championship because...
Committed Brazil a favorite to defend Copa America title
SAO PAULO — Brazil’s international players were reluctant to play in the Copa America on home soil. Now that they’re committed, they're favored to...
Mostovoy tests positive, cut from Russia’s Euro 2020 squad
MOSCOW — Russia winger Andrey Mostovoy was cut from the national team for this year’s European Championship on Friday after testing positive for the...
Euro 2020 opening marks return of mega-scale sports events
ROME — Postponed by a year, the biggest sporting event since the coronavirus brought the world to a halt kicks off Friday at the...
Police at nerve center in The Hague share Euro 2020 intel
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Policing a 24-team soccer tournament in 11 cities scattered across 10 countries was always going to be tough even before...
Chiellini believes Italy can become a ‘contender’ again
ROME — A first-round exit from the 2010 World Cup. A lopsided loss to Spain in the 2012 European Championship final. The victim of...
Messi seeks to break spell with Argentina at Copa America
BUENOS AIRES — Nearly at the age of 34, Lionel Messi may just have two more shots at hitting an elusive target: winning a...