TURIN, Italy (AP) — Juventus’ lawyers appeared before a judge Monday to face the first of a series of court dates after the 36-time Italian champions were accused of false accounting. The judge adjourned the proceedings for administrative reasons until May 10 for a preliminary hearing in a Turin court. Juventus, former club president Andrea… Read More »
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LUXEMBOURG (AP) – Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice to beat Luxembourg 6-0 in European Championship qualifying and the Portugal star added to his international goals and caps record on Sunday. Ronaldo’s double, the all-time leading scorer in men’s football, took his career tally to 122 goals for his country in the 198th game of his career… Read More »
LONDON (AP) — England’s Phil Foden was ruled out of Sunday’s European Championship qualifier against Ukraine after tearing his appendix just hours before kick-off. The Manchester City forward underwent surgery on Sunday morning, the Football Association said. Harry Kane scored a record 55th goal for his national team and Bukayo Xhaka added another as England… Read More »
LONDON – Antonio Conte has stepped down as manager of Tottenham by mutual consent, the Premier League club said on Sunday. Italian assistant Christian Stellini has been appointed as acting head coach for the remainder of the season. The announcement comes a week after Conte accused the players of being “selfish” and took aim at… Read More »
LONDON (AP) — Harry Kane’s golden touch, awarded with the Golden Boot before kick-off, continued for England on Sunday as he scored a record 55th goal for his country. The Tottenham striker was already there Wayne Rooney outscored The Three Lions’ outright lead with his penalty in a 2-1 win over Italy in Naples on… Read More »
DUSSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Strange, shocking, a sign of how heartfelt soccer can be. New coach Thomas Tuchel hinted at unrest in the squad ahead of his first training session with comments from two key Bayern Munich players. Midfielders Joshua Kimmich and Leon Goretzka expressed concern on Saturday following the sudden sacking of Julian Nagelsmann… Read More »
SAN JOSE, Calif., – Toronto goalie Sean Johnson and San Jose’s JT Marcinkowski both pitched a scoreless tie Saturday night, both finishing with two saves. The Earthquakes (2-2-1) improved to 2-0-4 in their last six home games in the series. Toronto (1-1-3) hasn’t won in San Jose since 2010. San Jose was looking for its… Read More »
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Simon Becher scored an unassisted goal in his first game of the season, which came in the eighth minute of second-half stoppage time, as the Vancouver Whitecaps held to a dramatic 1-1 draw with Minnesota United on Saturday night. Becher played on for 20 minutes before delivering the equaliser. His only… Read More »
New faces dominated the European Championships on Saturday as Spain coach Luis de la Fuente beat Norway in his first game and a Wales forward drew in dramatic style on his first international. De la Fuente, known until now for coaching Spain’s youth teams, did not have to deal with Norway striker Erling Haaland missing… Read More »