Soccer

TOKYO (AP) — Bayern Munich’s president confirmed Wednesday that the membership is conscious of “initial talks” round a reported transfer for ahead Sadio Mané from the German champion to Saudi Arabian membership Al-Nassr, the place he might crew up with Cristiano Ronaldo. ...

SYDNEY (AP) - A most cancers survivor, a Real Madrid star and now a scorer on her debut on the Women’s World Cup. Linda Caicedo is an inspirational determine already on the age of 18. ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Inter Miami co-owner Jorge Mas has one lasting reminiscence from Lionel Messi’s debut: the picture of Messi working to embrace his household after delivering the game-winning free kick and cementing a brand new period for the membership and Major League Soccer. ...

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Now that the United States ladies have received equal pay with their male counterparts, there’s no want for his or her supporters to once more chant for equity when the Americans play the Netherlands on Thursday of their rematch of the 2019 Women’s World Cup ultimate. ...

HAMILTON, New Zealand — When New Zealand kicked off within the Women’s World Cup opener towards Norway final week, simply three of the 23 Football Ferns traced their roots to the Indigenous Maori folks. ...

SYDNEY — Throughout South Korea’s Women’s World Cup opener in opposition to Colombia on Tuesday, gamers stayed free behind the objective. Early within the 78th minute, one participant broke away from the group. Casey Phair, at 16 years and 26 days, stepped onto the sphere and have become the youngest participant to take action in a World Cup - girls’s or males’s. ...

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Zambia has solely performed one Women’s World Cup match and are already all the way down to their third-string goalkeeper. H...

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Sophia Smith pretended to zip her lips closed as she celebrated her second aim in opposition to Vietnam in the course of the United States’ opening match on the Women’s World Cup. It was a tribute to former Stanford teammate Katie Meyer, who died by suicide final 12 months. ...

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Canada is aware of it will probably overcome an opening-game draw on the Women’s World Cup as a result of it gained gold on the Tokyo Olympics when it bounced again from a primary sport draw in opposition to Japan. ...

NYON, Switzerland — Croatia’s soccer federation was fined 150,000 euros ($165,000) by UEFA on Tuesday for offensive chants and dysfunction by followers on the Nations League Finals final month. ...