Articles filed under Soccer
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Mallorca fires coach amid poor run in Spanish leagueMar 22, 2022 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - Mallorca fired coach Luis GarcÃa Plaza on Tuesday, two days after the team slid into the relegation zone in the Spanish league. The club owned by American...
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Sweden's reliance on Ibrahimovic wanes as young stars emergeMar 22, 2022 7:00 am - Zlatan Ibrahimovic being unavailable for a big Sweden game would typically be a matter of national angst. Not so much these days. Sweden's reliance on its all-time leadi...
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World Cup draw seedings skewed by war, pandemicMar 22, 2022 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - Next week's World Cup draw will have some of its seedings skewed because of Russia's war with Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic. FIFA outlined the procedur...
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US-Saudi investor, the Medina Spirit owner, bids for ChelseaMar 22, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The owner of disqualified Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit is among the bidders for Premier League club Chelsea as part of the accelerated search for a ...
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Pride apologizes for not allowing display of 'Gay' bannerMar 22, 2022 7:00 am - The Orlando Pride has apologized after a supporters' group was told it could not display a banner that said 'œGay'ť at a match this weekend. The Black Swans' banner was...
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Striker returns to Brazil but heart still in UkraineMar 22, 2022 7:00 am - SAO PAULO (AP) - Veteran striker Junior Moraes has returned to Brazil to join Corinthians, but admits his mind is far from sport. The 34-year-old Moraes, who obtained Uk...
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EXPLAINER: State of play in World Cup qualifying for QatarMar 22, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Even when the World Cup draw takes place next week, three slots will unusually still be vacant. But the next week or so will see another 14 teams qualify f...
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Ecuador, Uruguay aiming to lock in World Cup spots this weekMar 22, 2022 7:00 am - SAO PAULO (AP) - South America's quota of four direct spots for the World Cup in Qatar could be filled with a round of qualifying to spare, with Ecuador and Uruguay aimi...
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Cameroon and Ajax goalkeeper Onana OK after bad car crashMar 22, 2022 7:00 am - YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) - Cameroon goalkeeper André Onana escaped unhurt after being involved in a serious car crash on Tuesday while traveling to the team camp ahead of...
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On the verge of a World Cup berth, Canada on the riseMar 22, 2022 7:00 am - The Canadian soccer association made a surprising move in 2018 when it made women's national team coach John Herdman the new head coach of the men's team. Herdman had g...