Articles filed under Soccer
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Premier League braced for 2nd wave of virus as shutdown endsJun 16, 2020 7:00 am - MANCHESTER, England (AP) - With the Premier League set to resume after a 100-day shutdown, it is already making plans for what to do if a second spike of coronavirus inf...
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As virus spreads, Fire trains for Florida tourneyJun 16, 2020 1:00 am - Raphael Wicky is putting his faith in Major League Soccer. Even as the number of COVID-19 cases in Florida soar, the Chicago Fire and the rest of the MLS teams are prepa...
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Hundreds of unpaid soccer players seek help from FIFA fundJun 15, 2020 7:00 am - ZURICH (AP) - A $16 million FIFA fund to pay soccer players whose clubs disbanded leaving wages unpaid has had 441 applications. FIFA said Monday 89% of cases, more than...
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UEFA to pick Lisbon as Champions League knockout rounds hostJun 15, 2020 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The Champions League final is heading to Lisbon, with UEFA planning an Aug. 23 final to cap seven broadcast nights in a 12-day span of elite European teams...
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Racial reckoning in boardrooms and dugouts as EPL resumesJun 15, 2020 7:00 am - When the time came to vote on restarting the Premier League, no black chief executives or chairmen from the English clubs were involved. There aren't any across the 20 t...
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Durant joins ownership group for soccer's Philadelphia UnionJun 15, 2020 7:00 am - Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant has joined the ownership group of Major League Soccer's Philadelphia Union. Durant, a 10-time NBA All-Star, has a 5% ownership stake, ...
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Nantes signs forward Moses Simon on 4-year deal from LevanteJun 15, 2020 7:00 am - NANTES, France (AP) - French club Nantes signed Nigeria forward Moses Simon on Monday from Spanish club Levante on a four-year deal. Nantes said in a statement that it t...
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Qatar launches 3rd World Cup venue, flags virus precautionsJun 15, 2020 7:00 am - Launching the third 2022 World Cup stadium, Qatar's chief organizer said on Monday he was consulting with the English Premier League and Bundesliga to learn about how th...
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Rusty Ronaldo looking to improve in Italian Cup finalJun 15, 2020 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - A missed penalty. A series of missed chances. A miserable performance grade. For Cristiano Ronaldo, nothing seemed to go right in the Italian Cup semifinal m...
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PSG stalwarts Cavani, Silva need to find another clubJun 15, 2020 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Paris Saint-Germain's record scorer Edinson Cavani and its long-serving captain Thiago Silva need to find another club next season. PSG's sporting director ...