Showing posts with label Soccer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Soccer. Show all posts
Sunday, April 10, 2022

Football: Spurs tighten grip on top-four spot as Arsenal, Man Utd lose

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LONDON -- Tottenham thumped Aston Villa 4-0 on Saturday to tighten their grip on fourth spot in the Premier League after Manchester United a...
Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Football: Messi makes PSG statement as 'crazy' Sheriff shock Madrid

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PARIS, France -- Lionel Messi opened his Paris Saint-Germain account as the French side beat Manchester City while new boys Sheriff Tiraspol...
Monday, September 20, 2021

Football: AC Milan stalemate piles on misery for Juventus

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MILAN, Italy -- Juventus were left struggling in the unlikely surroundings of Serie A's bottom three on Sunday after a 1-1 draw with AC ...
Sunday, September 12, 2021

Football: Ronaldo takes United joint top with Chelsea, City win and Spurs slump

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MANCHESTER, England - Two goals from returning hero Cristiano Ronaldo sent Manchester United joint top of the Premier League after early sea...
Monday, August 23, 2021

Football: Nice, Marseille game abandoned after bottles thrown and 'players attacked'

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NICE, France -- The French Ligue 1 game between Nice and Marseille was abandoned Sunday when fans of the home side invaded the pitch and ang...
Sunday, August 8, 2021

Football: Tearful Messi confirms Barcelona exit and 'possibility' of joining PSG

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BARCELONA, Spain -- Lionel Messi fought back tears during a press conference on Sunday at which he confirmed he is leaving Barcelona, where ...
Sunday, July 11, 2021

Messi ends trophy drought as Argentina beat Brazil to win Copa America

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- Superstar Lionel Messi won his first trophy with his national team as Angel Di Maria's goal gave Argentina a 1...
Sunday, July 4, 2021

Football: Messi stars as Argentina set up Colombia Copa semi-final

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GOIANIA, Brazil -- Lionel Messi scored one goal and created two others as Argentina beat Ecuador 3-0 in Goiania on Saturday to reach the Cop...
Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Football: Barcelona confirm Aguero signing from Man City

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MADRID - Barcelona confirmed that Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero will join the club on 1 July when his contract with the Premier Leag...
Monday, April 5, 2021

Salah can prove loyalty to Liverpool in Real Madrid showdown

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Mohamed Salah can silence the critics who question his loyalty to Liverpool by avenging the most painful moment of his career when the Egypt...
Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Barcelona still hoping Messi will stay with the club

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MADRID (AP) — Barcelona hasn’t given up on Lionel Messi just yet. A day after the Argentine great told the club he wants to leave, Bar...
Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Brazil police end Neymar rape probe over lack of evidence

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SAO PAULO – Police in Brazil probing rape allegations against football superstar Neymar have closed the case due to a lack of evidence, t...
Thursday, July 11, 2019

US World Cup winners feted with confetti, chants of 'equal pay'

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NEW YORK, United States — Amid chants of "equal pay," "USA" and streams of confetti, the World Cup-winning US women...
Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Juventus shares plunge after Champions League exit

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MILAN – Shares in Italian club Juventus fell more than 17 percent in early trading on Wednesday after Cristiano Ronaldo's side were k...
Thursday, August 23, 2018

Ronaldo says move to Juventus was 'destiny'

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TURIN, Italy — For Cristiano Ronaldo, it was "destiny" to join Juventus as he tries to become only the second player to win the...
Friday, January 22, 2016

Facebook launches real-time sports platform

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Facebook Inc is tackling the sports arena with a new platform called Facebook Sports Stadium, which the social media site said will provi...
Tuesday, June 17, 2014

World Cup: US avenges 2010 loss to Ghana with late winner

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NATAL – German-born United States defender John Brooks came off the bench to stun Ghana with a late winner in a 2-1 victory in Natal on M...
Saturday, March 17, 2012

Soccer star Muamba in critical condition after heart attack during FA Cup match

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(CNN) -- An English soccer match between top-flight teams Bolton and Tottenham was abandoned on Saturday after a player suffered a possibl...