Soccer

Wales travel far to take on Switzerland in Baku at Euro 2020

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BAKU, Azerbaijan — From schoolboy to the national team, Dylan Levitt has come a long way since Wales went a long way at the...

Hoping for another title at Euro 2020, Denmark faces Finland

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Finland goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky didn't sugar coat things when summing up the difference between his team and Denmark at the European Championship. ...

New musical puts late Dutch great Johan Cruyff center stage

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LEUSDEN, Netherlands — Johan Cruyff’s tempestuous life is being made into a musical that reflects the “total football” style of play the Dutch soccer...

De Bruyne to miss Belgium’s game against Russia at Euro 2020

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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Kevin De Bruyne will not play for Belgium in Saturday's opening group game against Russia at the European Championship because...

Amazon wins main TV rights for French soccer

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PARIS — The French football league's board of directors has awarded Amazon the majority of the TV rights for its matches in the top...

Brazil women’s soccer team protests harassment amid probe

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SAO PAULO — Players from Brazil's women's team protested against sexual harassment on Friday, days after the president of the national federation was suspended...

Messi, Di Maria and Agüero in Argentina’s Copa America squad

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BUENOS AIRES — Lionel Messi, Sergio Agüero and Ángel Di María are headlining the Argentina squad that will to Brazil for the Copa America,...

Booing of anti-racism gesture reinforces need to take a knee

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BURTON-ON-TRENT, England — What should be the perfect opening to England’s European Championship campaign — in its home stadium on a scorching summer afternoon...

Sam Mewis scores in U.S. women’s 1-0 win over Portugal

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HOUSTON — Sam Mewis scored in the 76th minute and the U.S. national team beat Portugal 1-0 in the Summer Series on Thursday night....

Italy convincing in 3-0 win over Turkey to open Euro 2020

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ROME — Italy waited a long time for this European Championship to start and then showed Friday just how eager the team was to...