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Canada handles Honduras with ease, advances to CONCACAF Nations League final four

Canada handles Honduras with ease, advances to CONCACAF Nations League final four

Mar 28, 2023 / 7:10 pm

TORONTO — Canada is headed to Las Vegas, in search of the CONCACAF Nations League trophy after a dominant 4-1 win over Honduras on Tuesday. Cyle Larin scored...

Lionel Messi surpasses 100 career goals for Argentina

Lionel Messi surpasses 100 career goals for Argentina

Mar 28, 2023 / 5:44 pm

SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, Argentina (AP) — Lionel Messi scored a hat trick and surpassed 100 career goals for Argentina with three in the first half of Tuesday's...

Scotland upsets Spain, Croatia wins, Belgium beats Germany

Scotland upsets Spain, Croatia wins, Belgium beats Germany

Mar 28, 2023 / 2:51 pm

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Scott McTominay scored twice as Scotland upset Spain 2-0 in qualifying for the European Championship on Tuesday, its first win in 39...

Saudi-backed Newcastle's ownership called into question

Saudi-backed Newcastle's ownership called into question

Mar 28, 2023 / 2:10 pm

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The ownership of Saudi-backed Newcastle was under renewed scrutiny on Tuesday when Premier League chief executive Richard Masters...

De Bruyne stars, leads Belgium to 3-2 win in Germany

De Bruyne stars, leads Belgium to 3-2 win in Germany

Mar 28, 2023 / 2:03 pm

COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — Kevin De Bruyne steered Belgium to a 3-2 friendly win over Germany in new coach Domenico Tedesco’s return home on Tuesday. De Bruyne...

McTominay scores twice again, Scotland defeats Spain 2-0

McTominay scores twice again, Scotland defeats Spain 2-0

Mar 28, 2023 / 1:56 pm

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — With another brace by Scott McTominay, Scotland earned its first win against Spain in nearly four decades. McTominay continued his...

Julie Ertz returns to US team for 2 friendlies with Ireland

Julie Ertz returns to US team for 2 friendlies with Ireland

Mar 28, 2023 / 12:28 pm

Julie Ertz has been named to the U.S. roster for a pair of upcoming matches against Ireland after taking time off for the birth of her son. Ertz has not played...

Klinsmann still awaits first win as Uruguay beats SKorea 2-1

Klinsmann still awaits first win as Uruguay beats SKorea 2-1

Mar 28, 2023 / 7:34 am

Jurgen Klinsmann is still waiting for his first win as head coach of South Korea after Uruguay triumphed 2-1 in a friendly played at the Seoul World Cup Stadium...

Peru keeper released after altercation with Spanish police

Peru keeper released after altercation with Spanish police

Mar 28, 2023 / 4:10 am

MADRID (AP) — Peru goalkeeper Pedro Gallese was released without charges after an altercation with Spanish police officers in front of the hotel in Madrid...

Indonesia's stance on Israel overshadows world soccer event

Indonesia's stance on Israel overshadows world soccer event

Mar 27, 2023 / 8:16 pm

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia could lose its chance to host a global youth soccer tournament, and its chance to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, after...

Messi honored with a statue at South America's soccer HQ

Messi honored with a statue at South America's soccer HQ

Mar 27, 2023 / 6:55 pm

LUQUE, Paraguay (AP) — The tributes continue to pour in for Lionel Messi following Argentina's World Cup triumph. South American soccer's governing body on...

Pepi lifts US over El Salvador 1-0, to Nations League semis

Pepi lifts US over El Salvador 1-0, to Nations League semis

Mar 27, 2023 / 6:54 pm

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Dropped by coach Gregg Berhalter from the U.S. World Cup roster, Ricardo Pepi returned to the national team under interim boss Anthony...

Wrexham to play Man United in friendly in San Diego

Wrexham to play Man United in friendly in San Diego

Mar 27, 2023 / 5:00 pm

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Soccer sensation Wrexham is coming to America. Not just on television screens, but on the pitch. The fifth-tier Welsh side, which has become...

Herdman laments labour dispute between national teams and Canada Soccer

Herdman laments labour dispute between national teams and Canada Soccer

Mar 27, 2023 / 2:59 pm

TORONTO — Canada coach John Herdman paused when the issue of the men's and women's teams' ongoing labour dispute with Canada Soccer came up in his pre-game...

MATCHDAY: Spain, Scotland fight for group lead in qualifying

MATCHDAY: Spain, Scotland fight for group lead in qualifying

Mar 27, 2023 / 2:48 pm

A look at what’s happening in European Championship qualifying on Tuesday: Spain and Scotland will fight for the Group A lead in Glasgow. Both teams opened...

Mbappé's France, Vlahovi?'s Serbia heading toward Euro 2024

Mbappé's France, Vlahovi?'s Serbia heading toward Euro 2024

Mar 27, 2023 / 2:43 pm

GENEVA (AP) — Kylian Mbappé is captaining France to a comfortable start in qualifying for the European Championship though Serbia's Dušan Vlahovi? was the...

Spaniard detained over racist insults against Morocco team

Spaniard detained over racist insults against Morocco team

Mar 27, 2023 / 2:29 pm

MADRID (AP) — A hotel employee in Madrid has been arrested for racially insulting members of Morocco's national team, authorities told the Spanish news agency...

Man U to play Wrexham in preseason friendly in San Diego

Man U to play Wrexham in preseason friendly in San Diego

Mar 27, 2023 / 2:14 pm

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Wrexham has set up its most high-profile match since being bought by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney: A preseason...

With Mbappé quiet, Pavard earns France 1-0 win at Ireland

With Mbappé quiet, Pavard earns France 1-0 win at Ireland

Mar 27, 2023 / 1:50 pm

DUBLIN (AP) — With Kylian Mbappé kept quiet, France relied on another brilliant finish from recalled defender Benjamin Pavard and two sensational late saves...

Ibrahimovic injured again, misses Sweden vs Azerbaijan

Ibrahimovic injured again, misses Sweden vs Azerbaijan

Mar 27, 2023 / 12:17 pm

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — Zlatan Ibrahimovic missed Sweden's match against Azerbaijan in European Championship qualifying on Monday because of injury. Sweden...

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