Tag: Professional soccer
‘We will talk:’ Klopp unfazed by Mane’s handshake snub
<p>LIVERPOOL, England — Add an upset player to Jürgen Klopp's list of team problems as Liverpool scrambles for a Champions League qualification spot.</p>
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Laporte switches from France to Spain ahead of Euro 2020
ZURICH — Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte is switching from France to Spain ahead of the European Championship.
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Alves and Silva back for Brazil in World Cup qualifying
<p>SAO PAULO — Veteran defenders Dani Alves and Thiago Silva were brought back into the Brazil squad on Friday for next month's World Cup...
Copa Libertadores match is played amid tear gas in Colombia
<p>Players breathed in tear gas during a Copa Libertadores group stage match in Colombia where they were unwittingly caught up in protests against the...
Torres hat trick as City earns record 4-3 win at Newcastle
<p>NEWCASTLE, England — Ferran Torres scored a hat trick as newly crowned champion Manchester City won a record 12th straight away game in the...
Sounders GK Stefan Frei out 4-6 weeks with knee injury
<p>SEATTLE — The Seattle Sounders will be without starting goalkeeper Stefan Frei for at least a month due to a knee injury he suffered...
Flores scores first MLS goal, DC United keeps Fire winless
WASHINGTON — Edison Flores scored his first MLS goal in the seventh minute and D.C. United beat the Chicago Fire 1-0 on Thursday night.
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Atlético can clinch title with win and Madrid stumble
BARCELONA, Spain — With a little help from their hated local rivals, Atlético Madrid can clinch its first Spanish league title in seven years...
Back-up to star man: Iheanacho’s stunning rise at Leicester
Being a back-up was all Kelechi Iheanacho ever knew.
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Barcelona, Chelsea eye 1st Women’s Champions League title
Don't expect a slow start when Barcelona and Chelsea square off in the Women's Champions League final on Sunday night in Gothenburg, Sweden.
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