Soccer

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Lindsey Horan is setting a feisty tone for the United States on the Women’s World Cup. Horan, the U.S. co-captain, steadie...

NYON, Switzerland — UEFA confirmed Barcelona’s place within the subsequent Champions League on Thursday although stated an investigation into greater than $7 million paid to a refereeing official might be reopened if extra proof emerges. ...

BRISBANE, Australia — With the match tied at 1-1 within the second half, few would’ve blamed Nigeria coach Randy Waldrum for bringing in defensive reinforcements towards Women’s World Cup co-host Australia. ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Lindsey Horan, indignant over being knocked down minutes earlier by Danielle Van de Donk, scored a revenge objective minutes later within the second half Thursday to assist the United States squeeze out a 1-1 draw with the Netherlands on the Women’s World Cup. ...

PARIS — Kylian Mbappé has reportedly refused to satisfy with representatives of Saudi Arabian soccer crew Al-Hilal, which has made a world report bid for the France striker. ...

Conceding a objective straight from a nook kick towards Ireland on Wednesday, Olympic champion Canada was in bother in its second recreation of the Women’s World Cup. ...

Brazilian defender Igor Julio accomplished his transfer to Brighton from Fiorentina on Wednesday. The Premier League membership stated the 25-year-o...

Joe Lewis, the British billionaire whose household belief owns the Tottenham Hotspur soccer staff, was taken into U.S. federal custody in New York City on Wednesday, the place he awaited an preliminary court docket look on insider buying and selling fees alleging that he fed company secrets and techniques to romantic companions, private assistants, pals and his pilots, incomes them thousands and thousands of {dollars} illegally. ...

DUNEDIN, New Zealand (AP) — Hikaru Naomoto and Aoba Fujino scored two minutes aside within the first half to steer Japan to a 2-0 Women’s World Cup victory over Costa Rica on Wednesday, and the Japanese certified for the knockout stage later when Spain beat Zambia. ...

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — The United States and the Netherlands meet once more on the Women’s World Cup stage — with smaller stakes than the 2019 title sport gained by the Americans — and the Dutch group gathering accidents at a horrible time of the event. ...