Tag: Professional soccer
Galtier and Fonte’s leadership helped Lille to beat the odds
MONACO — When Lille won 1-0 at Paris Saint-Germain last month coach Christophe Galtier calmly walked into the visitors' changing room at Parc...
England keeper Pope requires knee surgery, could miss Euros
BURNLEY, England — England goalkeeper Nick Pope could miss the European Championship because he requires an operation on his injured knee.
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Rossi scores twice in first half, LAFC beats Rapids 2-1
LOS ANGELES — Diego Rossi scored twice in the first half and Los Angeles FC beat the Colorado Rapids 2-1 on Saturday night to...
MartÃnez scores on late PK, Atlanta United ties Sounders 1-1
SEATTLE — Josef MartÃnez converted a penalty kick in the 86th minute to help Atlanta United tie the Seattle Sounders 1-1 on Sunday.
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Liverpool caps season recovery by clinching CL qualification
LIVERPOOL, England — No trophy to celebrate this year but clinching Champions League qualification proved a welcome consolation prize for Liverpool.
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Red Star Belgrade fans riot during Serbian title celebration
BELGRADE, Serbia — Several people have been injured and more than 100 Red Star Belgrade fans were arrested after violent clashes during boisterous celebrations...
After league title, Simone hopes to keep Atlético growing
MADRID — Nothing really came to Diego Simeone's mind after his Atlético Madrid side finally clinched the Spanish League title.
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Inter gets title party started by beating Udinese 5-1
MILAN — Inter Milan got its title party started by crushing Udinese 4-0 in the final round of Serie A on Sunday.
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Bochum, Greuther Fürth promoted back to Bundesliga
BERLIN — Bochum defeated SV Sandhausen 3-1 on Sunday to earn Bundesliga promotion as second division champion with runner-up Greuther Fürth also clinching promotion...
Aguero scores twice on Premier League farewell with City
MANCHESTER, England — Sergio Aguero scored twice in a fairytale Premier League farewell as Manchester City completed its title-winning campaign by thrashing Everton 5-0...