Tag: Professional soccer
José Mourinho returning to Serie A with Roma
<p>ROME — JosĂ© Mourinho was hired Tuesday to coach Italian club Roma starting next season.</p>
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Stories on pandemic, Black coaches, among AP award winners
<p>Well-reported stories on a wide-range of topics from the pandemic, plight of Black coaches and insightful human interest features stood out in the annual...
UK police on trial for soccer player Atkinson’s murder
<p>LONDON — British prosecutors accused a police officer Tuesday of using unnecessary force against a Black former Premier League soccer player, who died after...
Thierry Henry says Spotify CEO’s Arsenal bid ‘not easy’
<p>LONDON — A potential takeover of Arsenal by Spotify CEO Daniel Ek will be protracted and might not happen, according to club great Thierry...
Man United violence the peak of toxic fan-owner relationship
MANCHESTER, England — The storming of Old Trafford crystalized 16 years of disconnect between Manchester United fans and its distant ownership.
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Oregon governor’s office denies NWSL request for more fans
PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown's office has turned down an appeal by the commissioner of the National Women's Soccer League to allow...
Hertha Berlin returns from quarantine to draw at Mainz 1-1
<p>BERLIN — Hertha Berlin began its 20-day quest to secure Bundesliga survival after its coronavirus outbreak by fighting at Mainz to draw 1-1 on...
Sales start for 9,500-ticket Europa League final in Poland
NYON, Switzerland — UEFA started selling tickets on Monday for the Europa League final in Poland with 2,000 seats to be allocated to each...
Israel’s first transgender referee takes field as woman
<p>HAIFA, Israel — Israeli soccer's first transgender soccer referee took the field Monday for the first time since coming out publicly as a woman...
FIFA bans Haiti women’s soccer official in sexual abuse case
ZURICH — A soccer official in Haiti was banned for 10 years on Monday for her part in the systematic sexual abuse of women’s...