Soccer

ZURICH — Women’s World Cup winner Spain rose to No. 2 within the FIFA rankings revealed Friday, with the United States falling off the highest spot for the primary time in additional than six years. ...

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The president of the Spanish soccer federation refused to resign Friday regardless of an uproar for kissing a participant on the lips with out her consent after the Women’s World Cup ultimate. ...

MADRID — Jude Bellingham’s promising begin with Real Madrid has rapidly helped quell a few of the disappointment prompted by Karim Benzema’s departure and the membership’s failure to herald Kylian Mbappé. ...

By spending massive cash on a brand new goalkeeper and striker, Manchester United regarded to have addressed the primary weaknesses in its squad and laid the foundations for a possible title bid within the English Premier League. ...

MANCHESTER, England — Spain middle again Aymeric Laporte is heading to Saudi Arabia to play with Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mane after dropping his place in Manchester City’s expensively assembled protection. ...

DUESSELDORF, Germany — Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund are every taking part in troublesome native rivals within the Bundesliga this weekend because the league marks 60 years because it began. ...

The departure of Elye Wahi seemed like an omen for struggles to come back at Montpellier. The striker had been piling up objectives final season — 1...

ZURICH (AP) — FIFA opened a disciplinary case towards the president of Spain’s soccer federation, Luis Rubiales, on Thursday for his habits on the Women’s World Cup remaining. ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Plans for the beginning of the Basketball World Cup in Okinawa, Japan, have been unaffected Thursday after a North Korean rocket launch prompted an alert ordering some residents to evacuate. ...

MANCHESTER, England — Bernardo Silva signed a contract extension with Manchester City on Wednesday, ending hypothesis he would be a part of Paris Saint-Germain this season. ...