Tag: Soccer
Foden’s ‘Are you ready’ post to Mbappe on Twitter backfires
<p>MANCHESTER, England — A post on Twitter between high-profile soccer players after a Champions League game has backfired, highlighting the perils of sports stars...
Kane scores 2, gets injured in Spurs’ 2-2 draw at Everton
LIVERPOOL, England — Harry Kane scored twice, including a second-half equalizer, before limping off with an ankle injury in Tottenham's 2-2 draw at Everton...
‘The benchmark’: Tuchel’s admiration for Guardiola remains
<p>Thomas Tuchel has long admired Pep Guardiola, from his early coaching days watching the great Barcelona team from afar to the night in 2014...
Guardiola on US goalkeeper Zack Steffen: ‘We trust him’
MANCHESTER, England — Zack Steffen has backstopped Manchester City's FA Cup run so far, and manager Pep Guardiola doesn't see that changing in the...
Fall from pinnacle is a rapid one for Liverpool, Klopp
<p>LIVERPOOL, England — Even when his players were basking in the afterglow of ending Liverpool’s 30-year English title drought, Jürgen Klopp was quick to...
Arsenal, Man Utd, Roma, Villarreal into Europa League semis
With their season on the line, Arsenal’s players produced a devastating first-half performance Thursday to beat Slavia Prague and reach the Europa League semifinals.
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Court orders Latvian soccer league to add club mid-season
<p>LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The Latvian soccer league was ordered to add an extra team by an interim court ruling on Thursday, one month after...
Shh! Roma’s new American owners prefer to win silently
ROME — In a country known for boisterous soccer club presidents, the new American owners of Roma are bucking the trend with the silence...
Dortmund faces tough choices after Champions League exit
<p>DÃœSSELDORF, Germany — Erling Haaland walked off the field looking physically and emotionally drained, clutching a shirt he’d been given by an opponent after...
NSW wins toss, bats 1st in Australian domestic cricket final
BRISBANE, Australia — Defending champion New South Wales won the toss on Thursday and decided to bat first in the domestic first-class Sheffield Shield...