Soccer

ROME — Soccer gamers in Italy shall be banned from carrying No. 88 on their shirts as a part of an initiative combating antisemitism introduced Tuesday. ...

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) - Bundesliga membership Stuttgart has primarily agreed on a sponsorship cope with native automobile producer Porsche and consultancy agency MHP that it says may yield greater than 100 million euros ($110 million). ...

GENOA, Italy (AP) - Andrea Pirlo is returning to Italy as coach of Serie B membership Sampdoria. Pirlo, who coached Turkish membership Fatih Karagüm...

NEW YORK (AP) - Reigning league MVP Hany Mukhtar and teammate Walker Zimmerman from Nashville, LAFC scoring chief Dénis Bouanga and high newcomer Giorgos Giakoumakis spotlight the 26-player roster for the Major League Soccer All-Star Game. ...

BARCELONA, Spain — Ilkay Gundogan ended his trophy-laden seven-year stick with Manchester City by agreeing to hitch Barcelona on a free switch on Monday. ...

ZURICH — The 2023 Club World Club will probably be performed in Jeddah, the house metropolis of Saudi Arabian champion Al-Ittihad that has signed Karim Benzema, FIFA mentioned Monday. ...

ABERDEEN, Scotland — Craig Brown, Scotland’s longest-serving nationwide staff coach, has died. He was 82. Brown’s dying was introduced Monday by Abe...

SAO PAULO — Marta has received the world participant of the yr award six occasions however has by no means received the Women’s World Cup in 5 earlier makes an attempt with Brazil. ...

TORONTO — Bob Bradley was fired as head coach and sporting director of Toronto on Monday after the staff gained simply three of 20 Major League Soccer matches this season. ...

MIAMI — There are reminders across the metropolis of Miami of Lionel Messi’s impending arrival: A mural of the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner painted with pink and black Inter Miami colours within the artsy Wynwood neighborhood. Another portray of the soccer star on the entrance of an area Argentinian restaurant. No. 10 Argentina jerseys sprinkled all through town. ...