Articles filed under Soccer
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Bonucci extends Juventus contract until 2024Nov 19, 2019 6:00 am - TURIN, Italy (AP) - Defender Leonardo Bonucci has extended his contract at Juventus, tying him to the Italian champion until 2024. Juventus announced the extension on Tu...
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Pochettino fired by Tottenham after magic wears offNov 19, 2019 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Mauricio Pochettino was widely lauded as something of a miracle worker by elevating Tottenham into English soccer's established elite and inspiring its imp...
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Northern Mariana Islands moves toward full soccer statusNov 19, 2019 6:00 am - KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - The American territory of Northern Mariana Islands has made a key step toward joining FIFA by being recommended for membership in the Asian...
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Luis Enrique returns as Spain coach after daughter's deathNov 19, 2019 6:00 am - MADRID (AP) - Luis Enrique is returning as Spain coach five months after stepping down because of his daughter's illness. He is taking over from former assistant Robert ...
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Wijnaldum grabs hat trick as Netherlands beat Estonia 5-0Nov 19, 2019 6:00 am - AMSTERDAM (AP) - Stand-in captain Georginio Wijnaldum scored a hat trick Tuesday and Myron Boadu netted on his debut as the Netherlands capped its successful European Ch...
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Protests force Lebanon-NKorea game into empty stadiumNov 19, 2019 6:00 am - KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Amid month-long anti-government protests, Lebanon will host North Korea in an empty stadium in a World Cup qualifying game. The Asian Footb...
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LA Galaxy extend Cristian Pavón's loan through 2020Nov 18, 2019 6:00 am - CARSON, Calif. (AP) - The LA Galaxy have picked up their contract option to keep Argentine forward Cristian Pavón through the 2020 season. The Galaxy announced the wide...
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Dutch soccer association investigates racist chants at matchNov 18, 2019 6:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The Dutch soccer association said Monday it is investigating racist chants that prompted a referee to briefly suspend a second-division mat...
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Bundesliga club Mainz hires the coach fired by CologneNov 18, 2019 6:00 am - MAINZ, Germany (AP) - Nine days after being fired by Cologne, Achim Beierlorzer is back in the Bundesliga as coach of Mainz. Beierlorzer takes over with Mainz in 16th pl...
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Qatar charters cruise liners for 2022 World Cup supportersNov 18, 2019 6:00 am - Qatari organizers have chartered two cruise liners to accommodate fans at the 2022 World Cup. The floating hotels with 4,000 cabins between them will be berthed in Doha ...