Soccer

Army hires Brian Plotkin as men’s soccer coach

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WEST POINT, N.Y. — Brian Plotkin, an All-American at Indiana...

Holstein Kiel to have 2,500 fans in Bundesliga promotion bid

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KIEL, Germany — Holstein Kiel backtracked Thursday on an earlier decision against fans and will have up to 2,500 supporters present for its Bundesliga...

Judge ends trial of 3 accused after Hillsborough disaster

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SALFORD, England — A judge ended the trial of two retired police officers and a lawyer accused of altering police statements following the 1989...

UEFA dismisses Kudela’s appeal against 10-game ban

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UEFA upheld a 10-game ban for Slavia Prague defender Ondrej Kudela on Wednesday for racially abusing Rangers midfielder Glen Kamara, meaning he will miss...

UK court ends trial of three men over Hillsborough disaster

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LONDON — A British judge on Wednesday ended the trial of two former police officers and an ex-lawyer on charges of perverting the course...

US women plan 2 matches against Mexico before Olympics

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CHICAGO — The U.S. women's national team will face Mexico in a pair of matches in Connecticut before the Tokyo Olympics. ...

Oliver Glasner leaves Wolfsburg to coach Frankfurt

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FRANKFURT, Germany — Oliver Glasner was hired to coach Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday, less than two weeks after his Wolfsburg team secured a place...

Villarreal beats Man U on penalties for Europa League title

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GDANSK, Poland — Villarreal goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli decided a marathon shootout by converting his own spot kick and then saving one from counterpart David...

EURO 2020: Fans moving across borders will be complicated

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ROME — Quarantine rules, special visas, negative test results. And plenty of advance planning. ...

EURO 2020: International soccer’s constant drive for change

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GENEVA — In an era of radically rethinking how and where to play international soccer, the European Championship has helped make constant change the...