Tag: Professional soccer
Steffen to miss Costa Rica-US exhibition with bruised knee
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Goalkeeper Zack Steffen will miss the United States' exhibition against Costa Rica on Wednesday night with a bone bruise...
Pulisic scores in extra time, US beats Mexico 3-2
DENVER — Christian Pulisic converted a penalty kick in the 114th minute, backup goalkeeper Ethan Horvath stopped Andrés Guardado’s penalty kick in the 124th...
White replaces Alexander-Arnold in England’s squad for Euros
LONDON — Ben White has been called into England’s squad for the European Championship to replace the injured Trent Alexander-Arnold.
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Kyrgyzstan plays with defender in goal in qualifying match
SEOUL — Kyrgyzstan was forced to play a World Cup qualifying match with a defender in goal on Monday because all three of the...
Russia chafes at Ukrainian team’s shirt for Euro 2020
MOSCOW — A tense tug-of-war between Russia and Ukraine has spread to soccer, with Russian officials and lawmakers denouncing the design of the Ukrainian...
Spain again has to weather a storm before a major tournament
MADRID — For the third straight time, Spain’s preparations for a major soccer tournament have taken a hit just before it is set to...
De Bruyne joins up with Belgium squad for Euro 2020 after op
TUBIZE, Belgium — Kevin De Bruyne joined up with the Belgium squad on Monday ahead of the European Championship after undergoing a 20-minute operation...
Pessina replaces injured Sensi in Italy squad for Euro 2020
FLORENCE, Italy — Atalanta midfielder Matteo Pessina was called up Monday as a late replacement for the injured Stefano Sensi in the Italy squad...
NBCUniversal will have 7,000 hours of Tokyo Games coverage
NBCUniversal will present 7,000 hours of coverage of the upcoming Tokyo Olympics across eight networks and multiple digital platforms from July 20 to Aug....
Interim Brazil soccer boss says he won’t fire coach Tite
SAO PAULO — The interim president of the Brazilian soccer confederation said Monday that he will not fire national team coach Tite even though...