Articles filed under Soccer
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Asensio leads Madrid to victory in online soccer tournamentMar 23, 2020 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - Real Madrid forward Marco Asensio led his team to victory in an online video game tournament that raised more than 140,000 euros ($149,000) for the fight a...
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Infantino eyes reboot for soccer to avoid crisisMar 23, 2020 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The future of soccer could be fewer games and fewer top competitions to help avoid a financial crisis, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said in a newspaper ...
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Nigeria player killed in car crash, another kidnappedMar 23, 2020 7:00 am - LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - A soccer player formerly on Nigeria's national team was killed in a car crash and another was kidnapped by gunmen while driving in a separate incid...
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Former Juventus director appeals ban to European CourtMar 23, 2020 7:00 am - TURIN, Italy (AP) - Nearly 14 years after Italy's biggest soccer scandal, appeals are still ongoing. Former Juventus director Antonio Giraudo, who was banned from the sp...
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Mexican soccer league president says he has coronavirusMar 21, 2020 7:00 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - The president of Mexico's Liga MX soccer league announced Friday he has tested positive for coronavirus. League President Enrique Bonilla said in a s...
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Former Real Madrid president dies from coronavirusMar 21, 2020 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - 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 beg...
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Lower-division soccer clubs among hardest hit by pandemicMar 21, 2020 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - A Spanish third-division soccer team had just started selling a special membership package for the decisive portion of the season, hoping to bring in some ...
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UEFA says no name agreed for postponed Euros in 2021Mar 20, 2020 7:00 am - NYON, Switzerland (AP) - Soccer's European Championship is now being played in 2021 though it's not yet clear what it will be officially called 'œThe tournament will sti...
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NWSL season delayed; training moratorium extendedMar 20, 2020 7:00 am - The National Women's Soccer League is delaying the start of the regular season because of the coronavirus. The league announced Friday that it is imposing a moratorium ...
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Germany leads the way on soccer salary cuts as virus hitsMar 20, 2020 7:00 am - DÃœSSELDORF, Germany (AP) - European soccer's biggest leagues continue to be suspended and players are coming under pressure to take pay cuts. Sometimes it's voluntary, ...