Soccer

The D.C. Council has handed an emergency decision to permit metropolis bars to remain open 24 hours a day throughout the Women’s World Cup being held in Australia and New Zealand later this summer time. ...

MADRID — Defending champion Barcelona will host Real Madrid within the weekend of Oct. 28-29 within the first “clasico” of the brand new Spanish league season. ...

N’Golo Kante received just about all the pieces in European soccer. Now he’s attempting his luck within the profitable Saudi league, the place he’ll have one other France celebrity for firm. ...

GENEVA (AP) - José Mourinho was banned by UEFA from 4 European video games on Wednesday for verbally abusing the Europa League closing referee in a stadium storage after Roma misplaced to Sevilla. ...

Eighteen-year-old Alyssa Thompson was among the many 23 gamers chosen Wednesday for the United States group that can defend its title on the Women’s World Cup subsequent month. ...

NYON, Switzerland — Ukrainian league runner-up Dnipro-1 was drawn Wednesday to face Greek membership Panathinaikos within the second qualifying spherical for the Champions League. ...

MADRID — Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos is “ not done yet ” after agreeing to a one-year contract extension with the Spanish membership on Wednesday. ...

BERLIN — Perhaps the one constructive Germany can draw from its nationwide soccer workforce’s deepening disaster is that the 2024 European Championship continues to be a yr away. ...

Next yr’s Copa América within the United States will kick off on June 20 and the ultimate will likely be performed on July 17. South American soccer...

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois questioned Domenico Tedesco’s “reality” after the Belgium coach accused him of abandoning his teammates and faking an damage earlier than a European Championship qualifier. ...