Soccer

PARIS — Lionel Messi‘s subsequent cease may mark his return to Barcelona. Or he may make a vastly worthwhile transfer to Saudi Arabia. Staying at Paris Saint-Germain is probably the most unlikely of outcomes. Increasingly fevered hypothesis continued to construct Tuesday into the place the World Cup winner...

NANTES, France — French membership Nantes fired coach Antoine Kombouaré on Tuesday with 4 league video games left to play and the workforce deep in relegation bother. The membership stated it reached a mutual choice with Kombouaré, a former Nantes defender, to finish his contract. He will likely be changed...

GENEVA — UEFA expects income from broadcasters and sponsors to rise about 33% for its revamped membership competitions in 2024, and pledged Tuesday to unfold most of any surplus amongst lower-ranked leagues if whole gross sales method 5 billion euros ($5.5 billion). The Champions League presently drives wo...

MADRID — Real Madrid’s Vinícius Júnior and Manchester City’s Erling Haaland have been relaxed and laughing as they embraced after the ultimate whistle on the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. They each appeared happy following an excellent first leg that led to a 1-1 draw and left the Champions League semifinal h...

COLOGNE, Germany – Cologne prolonged coach Steffen Baumgart‘s contract by one other 12 months to 2025 on Wednesday in an indication of continuity at a Bundesliga membership going through a switch ban. Known for carrying a flat cap and displaying his feelings on the touchline, Baumgart positioned seventh wi...

DUBLIN — A feminine referee has been included within the record of match officers for a males’s Rugby World Cup for the primary time. Joy Neville of Ireland was amongst a gaggle of 26 match officers representing 9 nations introduced by World Rugby on Wednesday. ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Former defender Oguchi Onyewu was employed Wednesday by the U.S. Soccer Federation as vice chairman of sporting, a newly created position the governing physique mentioned just isn't a alternative for departed males’s basic supervisor Brian McBride. The USSF mentioned Onyewu will report back ...

LEEDS, England — United States captain Tyler Adams is unlikely to play once more for Leeds this season. Adams underwent hamstring surgical procedure in March and Leeds supervisor Sam Allardyce confirmed Thursday he doesn't anticipate the defensive midfielder to function within the staff’s remaining three v...

LONDON — Erling Haaland was voted “Footballer of the Year” in England for his prolific debut season with Manchester City, and Chelsea striker Sam Kerr grew to become the primary back-to-back winner of the ladies’s award on Friday. The Football Writers’ Association mentioned Haaland took 82% of the vote, fo...

ZURICH — A FIFA fund to compensate for unpaid wages helped 225 gamers within the newest spherical of funds, together with 61 in Portugal and 50 in Greece, the governing physique of soccer stated Friday. The $16 million FIFA Fund for Football Players was created in 2020 with the FIFPRO participant union. So...