Articles filed under Soccer
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FIFA sets late-2021 target to pick 2026 World Cup citiesJan 26, 2021 6:00 am - ZURICH (AP) - FIFA set a new target Tuesday of finalizing North American host cities for the 2026 World Cup - if the coronavirus pandemic allows. The 23 candidate cities...
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Watch and admire: Man City goes top of EPL after 5-0 winJan 26, 2021 6:00 am - Fueled by a sparkling attacking display, Manchester City's players powered to the top of the Premier League for the first time this season - and even the opposition are ...
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Chelsea fires manager Frank LampardJan 25, 2021 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Chelsea fires manager Frank Lampard. ...
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MLS to open season on April 3; title game set for Dec. 11Jan 25, 2021 6:00 am - Major League Soccer will open next season on April 3, a month later than normal, and conclude with the MLS Cup title game on Dec. 11. Teams will be allowed to start pres...
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No sentimentality as Abramovich fires Chelsea great LampardJan 25, 2021 6:00 am - Sentimentality couldn't save Frank Lampard. Being Chelsea's record scorer counted for little when the team's decline, on Lampard's watch as manager, alarmed owner Roman ...
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Sounders sign coach Brian Schmetzer to multiyear extensionJan 25, 2021 6:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - The Seattle Sounders and head coach Brian Schmetzer have reached agreement on a multiyear contract extension. Schmetzer, 58, has led the team to four app...
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American midfielder Duane Holmes reacquired by HuddersfieldJan 25, 2021 6:00 am - American midfielder Duane Holmes has been reacquired by Huddersfield from fellow League Championship club Derby. Holmes agreed to a 3 1/2-year contract with Huddersfield...
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Back to the future for Hertha Berlin as Dárdai returnsJan 25, 2021 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - It's back to the future for Hertha Berlin, a club tormented by its own ambition as it fails to deliver after huge investments and finds itself overshadowed...
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Athletic Bilbao routs Getafe 5-1 in Spanish leagueJan 25, 2021 6:00 am - MADRID (AP) - Raúl GarcÃa scored twice as Athletic Bilbao maintained its recent impressive run by routing Getafe 5-1 in the Spanish league on Monday. Yeray Álvar...
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Austin FC reaches naming rights deal for Q2 StadiumJan 25, 2021 6:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Major League Soccer expansion franchise Austin FC has reached a naming rights deal for its new $260 million stadium with Q2 Holdings, Inc., a develo...