Soccer

Spain’s young debutants beat Lithuania 4-0, France wins 3-0

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LONDON — Spain’s group of young debutants beat Lithuania 4-0 in a warm-up match for the European Championship on Tuesday. ...

English FA chooses first female leader in 158-year history

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LONDON — The English Football Association nominated Debbie Hewitt on Tuesday to be its first female leader of soccer’s original national body created 158...

Russia chafes at Ukrainian team’s shirt for Euro 2020

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MOSCOW — A tense tug-of-war between Russia and Ukraine has spread to soccer, with Russian officials and lawmakers denouncing the design of the Ukrainian...

Spain again has to weather a storm before a major tournament

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MADRID — For the third straight time, Spain’s preparations for a major soccer tournament have taken a hit just before it is set to...

De Bruyne joins up with Belgium squad for Euro 2020 after op

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TUBIZE, Belgium — Kevin De Bruyne joined up with the Belgium squad on Monday ahead of the European Championship after undergoing a 20-minute operation...

Kyrgyzstan plays with defender in goal in qualifying match

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SEOUL — Kyrgyzstan was forced to play a World Cup qualifying match with a defender in goal on Monday because all three of the...

Pessina replaces injured Sensi in Italy squad for Euro 2020

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FLORENCE, Italy — Atalanta midfielder Matteo Pessina was called up Monday as a late replacement for the injured Stefano Sensi in the Italy squad...

Latvia reports positive COVID-19 result before Germany game

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DÜSSELDORF, Germany — The German soccer federation expects the team’s last European Championship preparation game to go ahead Monday despite opponent Latvia reporting a...

NBCUniversal will have 7,000 hours of Tokyo Games coverage

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NBCUniversal will present 7,000 hours of coverage of the upcoming Tokyo Olympics across eight networks and multiple digital platforms from July 20 to Aug....

De Bruyne joins up with Belgium squad for Euro 2020 after op

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TUBIZE, Belgium — Kevin De Bruyne joined up with the Belgium squad on Monday ahead of the European Championship after undergoing a 20-minute operation...