Tag: Soccer
Own goal gives Wolves 1-0 win over Leeds in Premier League
WOLVERHAMPTON, England — Illan Meslier’s own goal gave Wolverhampton a 1-0 win over Leeds on Friday in the Premier League.
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Tuchel urges Pulisic to ‘stay positive’ amid limited minutes
<p>LONDON — Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has urged winger Christian Pulisic to “stay positive” amid limited playing time and now a tight calf that...
Zlatan Ibrahimovic targeted with ethnic insults in Serbia
<p>BELGRADE, Serbia — Red Star Belgrade apologized to AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Friday after he was targeted with repeated ethnic insults from...
French soccer league slams ‘climate of hate’ on social media
<p>PARIS — The French soccer league has called on Facebook and Twitter to take action to eliminate racist abuse that has created a “climate...
Lawyer: Central African Republic soccer chief is innocent
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The former head of Central African Republic's soccer federation used the popular sport to foster peace and unity in his...
Young Louis-Dreyfus takes over at English club Sunderland
SUNDERLAND, England — The purchase of third-tier English club Sunderland was completed Thursday by Kyril Louis-Dreyfus, whose family previously owned French team Marseille.
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Mbappé apparently caught saying in game he would ‘kill’ Alba
BARCELONA — Agitated and in the heat of competition during a Champions League match, Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappé possibly threatened Barcelona defender Jordi...
Verratti could prove the key player for PSG’s title chances
PARIS — While Kylian Mbappe was the talking point of the soccer world this week after his hat trick against Barcelona, the performance of...
Marseille holds on to beat Nice 3-2 and move up to 6th place
<p>PARIS — Saif-Eddine Khaoui scored twice as Marseille beat Nice 3-2 at home Wednesday to snap a seven-game winless run and move up to...
Brazilian forward Pepê to join Porto from Gremio
SAO PAULO — Brazilian club Gremio has agreed to sell forward Pepê to Porto in the offseason in a €15 million ($18 million) deal,...