Tag: Soccer
Lazio hit with bans for evading coronavirus protocols
ROME — Lazio president Claudio Lotito has been banned from soccer activities for seven months and two club physicians were suspended for an entire...
UEFA set to decide next week on 36-team Champions League
GENEVA — Changing the Champions League to a 36-team format featuring games from 2024 could be agreed by UEFA next week, a member of...
Barrier falls: Woman officiates men’s qualifier in Americas
Kathryn Nesbitt ran the sidelines, waving a flag, blending in for all the right reasons.
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Xabi Alonso stays at Sociedad, ending talk of Gladbach move
MADRID — Former Spain midfielder Xabi Alonso has signed a contract extension as coach of Real Sociedad’s reserve team, putting an end to speculation...
Germany, Italy, England start WC qualifying with wins
<p>European giants Germany, Italy and England all got off to a winning start in World Cup qualifying, while Zlatan Ibrahimović marked his return to...
African Cup: Egypt, Ghana qualify; Gambia, Comoros to debut
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Egypt and Ghana qualified for the African Cup of Nations on Thursday and were joined by Comoros and Gambia,...
Mexico beats US 1-0 in men’ Olympic soccer qualifying
<p>Uriel Antuna scored following a sloppy giveaway by Sebastian Soto in the 45th minute, and Mexico beat the United States 1-0 at Guadalajara on...
Ibrahimovic makes his mark in winning return for Sweden
<p>Zlatan Ibrahimovic's first contribution came after barely five seconds, when he gave away a foul by clambering all over Georgia's captain in an aerial...
Italy beats Northern Ireland 2-0 at start of WCup qualifying
Italy started its World Cup qualifying campaign with a comfortable 2-0 win over Northern Ireland on Thursday as the Azzurri set out to rectify...
Chairman quits after English sex abuse inquiry faults club
<p>CREWE, England — The chairman of one of the clubs criticized in a review of widespread sexual abuse of young players in English soccer...