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Super League near collapse as 6 English clubs withdraw

LONDON – All six English clubs dramatically abandoned plans to join a European Super League on Tuesday, imploding the breakaway project with Spanish and Italian counterparts within 48 hours ...

DATE: Apr 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Longest season ends with Bayern beating PSG for 6th Euro Cup

LISBON, Portugal - Breaking the silence beating a drum, his Bayern Munich jersey replaced by a “Champions of Europe” T-shirt, Joshua Kimmich wanted to savor the scene of glory. Tw...

DATE: Aug 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

FIFA to AP: Infantino should remain president during investigation

LONDON — Gianni Infantino can remain FIFA president and should not be forced from power while under criminal investigation, world football’s governing body told The Associated Press on Satur...

DATE: Aug 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

4 games per day in group stage of 2022 World Cup in Qatar

LONDON – The 2022 World Cup will have four games every day in a 12-day group stage and matches later in the tournament that go into extra time will extend past midnight in Qatar. ...

DATE: Jul 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

After 100-day wait, English soccer returns and takes a knee

MANCHESTER, England – English soccer’s longest suspension since World War II came to an end Wednesday, bringing some relief to a nation deprived of its most popular sport during one of the w...

DATE: Jun 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Sports look to Bundesliga restart

Trepidation but hope in eyes of viewers

DATE: May 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

After ‘damaging’ delay to stop sports, UK tries to restart

It will be hard to quantify just how many lives Mikel Arteta saved by contracting the coronavirus. The Arsenal manager testing positive on March 12 helped to ensure hundreds of th...

DATE: Apr 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

FIFA: International games could be off until 2021

Most international soccer might not be played until 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic travel restrictions and the need to give club competitions the chance to resume, a FIFA vice president sa...

DATE: Apr 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Premier League not following FIFA advice for handling racism

LONDON – When FIFA asked every competition to enforce a three-step procedure in response to racism at matches, the English Premier League did not follow the advice. That disregard...

DATE: Dec 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

FIFA considers staging Women’s World Cup every 2 years

DOHA, Qatar – The Women’s World Cup could be staged every two years, FIFA President Gianni Infantino said Friday. The competition is currently held every four years, with the Amer...

DATE: Dec 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Study raises fresh dementia concerns from playing pro soccer

LONDON – A study of former professional soccer players in Scotland finds that they were less likely to die of common causes such as heart disease and cancer compared with the general populat...

DATE: Oct 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Nike to close Oregon Project after Salazar ban

Company will assist athletes to find new set up

DATE: Oct 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports