Tag: Professional soccer
Inter coach Conte to leave club after winning Serie A title
MILAN — Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte left the newly-crowned Serie A champion by “mutual consent” Wednesday, just weeks after leading the Nerazzurri to...
Rebel Super League clubs won’t accept UEFA ‘coercion’
MADRID — Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus strongly criticized UEFA on Wednesday for opening disciplinary cases against them over their roles in trying to...
Kiel beats Cologne 1-0 in first leg of Bundesliga playoff
COLOGNE, Germany — Cologne edged a step closer to Bundesliga relegation with a 1-0 loss at home to Holstein Kiel in the first leg...
UEFA dismisses Kudela’s appeal against 10-game ban
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...
Villarreal beats Man U on penalties for Europa League title
GDANSK, Poland — Villarreal goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli decided a marathon shootout by converting his own spot kick and then saving one from counterpart David...
Man United fans attacked ahead of Europa League final
GDANSK, Poland — Manchester United fans were attacked outside a bar in Gdansk on the eve of the Europa League final, the club said...
Judge ends trial of 3 accused after Hillsborough disaster
SALFORD, England — A judge ended the trial of two retired police officers and a lawyer accused of altering police statements following the 1989...
Oliver Glasner leaves Wolfsburg to coach Frankfurt
FRANKFURT, Germany — Oliver Glasner was hired to coach Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday, less than two weeks after his Wolfsburg team secured a place...
EURO 2020: Fans moving across borders will be complicated
ROME — Quarantine rules, special visas, negative test results. And plenty of advance planning.
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EURO 2020: International soccer’s constant drive for change
GENEVA — In an era of radically rethinking how and where to play international soccer, the European Championship has helped make constant change the...