Soccer

GENEVA — European soccer shouldn't be afraid of a participant exodus to Saudi Arabian golf equipment, UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin mentioned Sunday, suggesting the nation was making a mistake investing in stars on the finish of their careers. ...

FRANKFURT, Germany — Firing Germany coach Hansi Flick is out of the query regardless of the workforce’s lack of latest wins, the German soccer federation’s sporting director, Rudi Völler, mentioned Sunday. ...

GENEVA — A mission utilizing synthetic intelligence to trace social media abuse aimed toward gamers on the 2022 World Cup recognized greater than 300 individuals whose particulars are being given to legislation enforcement, FIFA stated Sunday. ...

Pablo Ruiz scored from midfield within the first half, Danny Muscovski added a second-half aim and Real Salt Lake held off D.C. United 2-1 on Saturday evening. ...

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Brazil despatched a message in opposition to racism by swapping its shiny yellow shirts for an all-black look throughout a pleasant in opposition to Guinea in Barcelona on Saturday. ...

Erling Haaland scored on his return to Norway and it wasn’t sufficient as Scotland got here again to win 2-1 on Saturday and maintain an ideal file in qualifying for subsequent yr’s European Championship. ...

The United States males’s soccer staff’s match in opposition to Mexico was minimize brief Thursday evening by the referee after repeated homophobic chants could possibly be heard from followers. ...

MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Alessia Russo will go away Manchester United’s ladies’s workforce as a free agent this summer season, the membership stated on Friday. ...

MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Manchester United is continuous contract negotiations with David de Gea, the membership stated Friday, after the Spanish goalkeeper was left off its retained record of gamers for subsequent season. ...

BRIGHTON, England (AP) - Germany midfielder Mahmoud Dahoud will signal for Brighton on a free switch after Borussia Dortmund allowed his contract to run out. ...