Schmeichel leaves Leicester, joins French club Nice
LEICESTER, England (AP) — Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel joined French club Nice on Wednesday after an 11-year spell with Leicester during which he helped the team...
Whitecaps sign Austrian international midfielder Alessandro Schopf
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Whitecaps have signed Austrian central midfielder Alessandro Schopf to a contract through 2024, with a club option for 2025. The club said...
Napoli boss won’t sign Africans unless they skip African Cup
NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis says his club will not sign African players anymore unless they agree not to play in the...
Former Olympian Allison Forsyth on a mission to make soccer and others a safe sport
In hiring Allison Forsyth to “to get us to where we want to be” with safe sport, Canada Soccer has engaged a woman on a mission....
Champions League to get new camera tech for offside calls
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — The Champions League will use a camera-based system to judge tight offside calls in the group stage starting next month, UEFA said...
Europe starts unique soccer season split by Qatar World Cup
GENEVA (AP) — In the 134 years since league soccer started in England, the European game has never scheduled such a disrupted season. FIFA’s decision to...
65,000 tickets sold in 24 hours for England-US women’s game
LONDON (AP) — England’s women’s soccer team is continuing to generate unprecedented fan interest following its European Championship victory, with 65,000 tickets sold in less than...
A decade later, Man United still toils in Ferguson’s shadow
Nine years, five permanent managers, $1 billion spent on players and zero Premier League titles. That adds up to a whole lot of bad decisions made...
Frei perfect in net, Lodeiro lifts Sounders past Dallas 1-0
SEATTLE (AP) — Nicolas Lodeiro scored the decisive goal while Stefan Frei stopped three shots as the Seattle Sounders earned a 1-0 victory Tuesday over Dallas....
Suárez plays for Nacional in Copa Sudamericana home loss
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Luis Suarez went on as a substitute in his first match since returning to Nacional, but couldn’t help his Uruguayan club avoid...