Soccer

ZURICH — Nearly half the candidates failed a brand new FIFA examination to work as a participant agent in soccer, the governing physique mentioned Thursday. Only 1,962 individuals - 52% of the three,800 candidates worldwide - handed final week’s check to get a license that might be obligatory to work in sw...

DORTMUND, Germany — Borussia Dortmund captain Marco Reus prolonged his contract with the membership to the top of subsequent season on Thursday, two months earlier than it had been set to run out. The 33-year-old attacking midfielder has scored six targets within the Bundesliga this season, serving to Dort...

MADRID — Quique Sánchez Flores is not going to proceed as Getafe coach with the workforce slumping towards the top of the season, the Spanish membership stated Thursday. The 58-year-old former participant was in his third stint with the Madrid-based soccer membership. He had returned to the workforce in Oc...

MANCHESTER, England — Kevin de Bruyne scored twice as Manchester City beat first-place Arsenal 4-1 on Wednesday to take management of the Premier League title race. While the defending champions stay second within the standings, Arsenal’s lead was lower to 2 factors, with City having two video games in han...

LONDON — Chelsea sunk to a fifth straight loss because the appointment of Frank Lampard as interim supervisor as Brentford gained 2-0 at Stamford Bridge within the Premier League on Wednesday. The guests led via Cesar Azpilicueta’s first-half own-goal and substitute Bryan Mbeumo added a second when he ran ...

BARCELONA, Spain — Alexia Putellas has been cleared to play once more following knee surgical procedure and was added to Barcelona’s squad for the second leg of the Women’s Champions League semifinal towards Chelsea on Thursday. Putellas, the two-time Ballon d’Or winner, was sidelined for about 9 months af...

SAO PAULO — A Brazilian dictionary has added “Pelé” as an adjective to make use of when describing somebody who's “exceptional, incomparable, unique.” The announcement by the Michaelis dictionary on Wednesday is a part of a marketing campaign that gathered greater than 125,000 signatures to honor the late ...

NYON, Switzerland — Ahead of the Women’s World Cup in July, membership vs. nation tensions surfaced Wednesday when nationwide groups had been urged to not summon gamers for coaching camps till the FIFA-mandated launch date. The European Club Association cites its members’ concern about “the current widespr...

MADRID — Two weeks in the past, Taty Castellanos had a miss so dangerous in a one-on-one state of affairs in opposition to Barcelona that it compelled him to delete his social media accounts due to the insults he acquired from Girona followers. The former Major League Soccer scoring chief greater than made...

WOLVERHAMPTON, England — Wolverhampton’s relegation fears had been eased after a 2-0 win towards Crystal Palace within the Premier League on Tuesday. A Joachim Andersen personal purpose after three minutes and a stoppage time penalty from Ruben Neves secured the essential victory at Molineux and opened up ...