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Arsenal rues late equalizer; United wins in Europa League

Arsenal conceded in injury time to draw 1-1 with Slavia Prague in the first leg of their Europa League quarterfinal on ...

Swiss banker to Venezuelan kleptocrats becomes star witness

Matthias Krull pulls up his pant leg and slides a gardening shear on the ankle monitor that for two years has been a constant ...

Lyon needs penalties to beat 3rd-tier Red Star in French Cup

Lyon wasted a two-goal lead and needed penalty kicks to see off spirited Red Star and reach the French Cup quarterfinals on ...

3 British soccer teams boycott social media over racism

Three British soccer clubs announced week-long boycotts of social media on Thursday over the racist abuse sent on the ...

AP source: Portland gets Women's International Champions Cup

The Women's International Champions Cup will be held at Portland's Providence Park in August, a person with knowledge of the ...

LA Galaxy sign French wing Kévin Cabral as designated player

The LA Galaxy have signed French winger Kévin Cabral as their third designated player. The Galaxy announced a five-year ...

MATCHDAY: Lille's title chase; Fulham's relegation scrap

A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Friday: FRANCE After handing Paris Saint-Germain its eighth loss of its ...

UEFA tells match officials seeking autographs unacceptable

UEFA has told match officials it is unacceptable and undignified to seek autographs from players, after a referee's assistant ...

Navas, not Neymar, is the one holding PSG's season together

Although goalkeeper Keylor Navas kept Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League hopes alive with 18 saves in two games, the club ...

Frankfurt and Wolfsburg disrupting Bundesliga's top 4

It's been a long road back to the European elite for Eintracht Frankfurt. Sixty-one years have passed since Frankfurt lost ...

Winning ugly is the hallmark of Conte's coaching success

Antonio Conte is a master at winning ugly. He did it as a defensive, over-achieving midfielder at Juventus who was able to ...

Schalke marketing director quits, citing threats to family

The marketing director of German soccer club Schalke has stepped down because of threats made against him and his family as ...

Once maligned, Dembélé and Vinícius shine before 'clásico'

Barcelona will rest its hopes in the “clásico” on a young player who until recently was unreliable in the clutch. So will ...

MATCHDAY: United visits Granada in Europa League quarters

A look at what’s happening in European soccer with the first legs of the quarterfinals of the Europa League on Thursday: ...

Spanish government wants explanations about racism incident

The Spanish government wants explanations from the league and the soccer federation about the actions taken by officials ...

Bilbao, Dublin unsure on fans for Euro 2020, risk being cut

European Championship organizers received assurances from the Netherlands and Scotland on Wednesday about plans to allow fans ...

Sociedad scores late to draw with Athletic in Basque derby

Roberto López scored in the 89th minute to give Real Sociedad a 1-1 draw against Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish league on ...

Ten Cate's Al-Wahda reaches ACL group stage with playoff win

The delayed Asian Champions League started Wednesday with teams from Uzbekistan, the United Arab Emirates and Iraq winning ...

Solid Chelsea beats Porto 2-0 in 1st leg of CL quarterfinals

Solid defensively and precise in attack, Chelsea took a big step toward returning to the last four of the Champions League ...

Mbappé stars as PSG beats Bayern 3-2 in CL quarterfinal

Kylian Mbappé scored twice to lead Paris Saint-Germain to a 3-2 win at defending champion Bayern Munich in the first leg of ...