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Former Real Madrid president dies from coronavirus

MADRID â€” Former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz died Saturday from the new coronavirus, his family said. He was 76. Sanz had been in intensive care since the beginning of the...

DATE: Mar 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

UEFA postpones Euro 2020 by 1 year because of pandemic

South American championships also pushed back

DATE: Mar 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Wuhan soccer team leaving Spain to escape virus

MADRID – The Chinese soccer team that was originally stuck in Spain because of the coronavirus outbreak is going back home to try to avoid its rapid spread in Europe. Wuhan Zall w...

DATE: Mar 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Sports

Cindy Parlow Cone becomes first women president of U.S. Soccer federation

Former USWMNT World Cup champion takes over for Cordiero

DATE: Mar 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

CONCACAF suspends men’s Olympic qualifying

MIAMI – Men’s Olympic qualifying was suspended Friday in soccer’s North and Central American and Caribbean region because of the coronavirus. The U.S. under-23 team already was in...

DATE: Mar 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Premier League, Champions League call off matches

DÜSSELDORF, Germany – The Premier League and the Champions League were both suspended Friday as the chaos stemming from the coronavirus outbreak continues to impact soccer. The Fr...

DATE: Mar 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

U.S. Soccer president quits after backlash

Gender discrimination lawsuit language problematic

DATE: Mar 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

U.S. Soccer’s legal stance criticized

Equal pay arguments head to court May 5

DATE: Mar 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Scrubbed: March Madness leads long list of canceled sports

The world’s sports schedule cratered at warp speed Thursday, with one of the biggest events on the U.S. calendar, the fun-filled and colorful college basketball tournament known as March Mad...

DATE: Mar 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Sports

U.S. Soccer Federation says hostile crowds give men different jobs than women

NEW YORK – The U.S. Soccer Federation says facing hostile crowds in Mexico and Central America makes playing for the U.S. men’s team a different job than competing for the American women and...

DATE: Mar 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports