Tag Archives: Soccer

WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Emma Hayes, the incoming coach of the U.S. women’s national team, appeared to push Arsenal coach Jonas Eidevall and later complained about “male aggression” after Chelsea’s quadruple bid ended with defeat in the Women’s English League Cup final on Sunday. Arsenal won 1-0 in extra time after Stina Blackstenius scored in the 116th minute at Molineux. …

LONDON (AP) — Leicester could be the latest team to be sanctioned for overspending in the Premier League. The league said Leicester has been referred to an independent commission for an alleged breach of the competition’s profitability and sustainability rules during their previous seasons in the top flight. The period in question is the three years up to and including …

BERLIN (AP) — Loïs Openda grabbed a brace as Leipzig turned on the style in the second half to crush Cologne 5-1 in the Bundesliga on Friday. Leipzig rose to fourth place, two points above Borussia Dortmund, which plays Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday. Leipzig led after 15 minutes through Dutch forward Xavi but just three minutes later Sargis Adamyan scored …

DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Jadon Sancho scored early and Marco Reus netted late to send Borussia Dortmund to the Champions League quarterfinals with a 2-0 win over PSV Eindhoven in the second leg of their last 16 tie on Wednesday. Sancho scored in the third minute and Reus sealed the win in the fifth minute of stoppage time to complete …

VIGO, Spain (AP) — Celta Vigo has fired coach Rafa Benítez after winning just five league games this season. The Spanish club announced the decision on Tuesday, thanking the former Liverpool and Real Madrid manager for “eight months of absolute dedication and total commitment” but saying he fell short of obtaining “the results expected.” His contract was to 2026. Celta …

MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti says he has “never seen a player who has been so poorly treated” as his forward Vinícius Júnior. Vinícius, who is Black, has been repeatedly targeted by racist insults in Spain. He also often has run-ins with opposing players during games, although there have been no reported racial insults by other players. …

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Darwin Nunez scored in the ninth minute of stoppage time to earn Liverpool a 1-0 win away to Nottingham Forest and a first victory at the City Ground in 40 years. It lifted Liverpool four points clear of second-placed Manchester City, which plays Manchester United on Sunday. City visits Liverpool in the league next weekend. Nunez …

MADRID (AP) — Brothers Iñaki and Nico Williams teamed up with goals and assists to each other as Athletic Bilbao defeated Atletico Madrid 3-0 to reach its third Copa del Rey final in five seasons on Thursday. Gorka Guruzeta also scored for Athletic as it advanced 4-0 on aggregate after having won the first leg 1-0 in Madrid three weeks …

BERLIN (AP) — If the German soccer league thought it had ended fans’ protests against outside investors, it was proven wrong on Sunday. Both Borussia Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt supporters displayed banners during their teams’ respective games in support of German soccer’s 50-plus-1 rule that limits how much influence an outside investor can wield over a club. The rule states …

MILAN (AP) — Substitute Simone Bastoni scored deep in stoppage time to help Empoli snatch a 3-2 win at Sassuolo on Saturday in a Serie A relegation fight and continue its positive run under Davide Nicola. Bastoni was brought on with 10 minutes remaining and headed in a rare — and important — goal in the fourth minute of time …