Tag: Professional soccer
5 substitutes option in soccer extended through 2022
ZURICH — A pandemic-era rule giving competition organizers the option to let teams use five substitutes in a match was extended Friday through 2022.
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Pulisic or Steffen? American Champions League winner awaits
It has been 24 years since Jovan Kirovski became the first American player to earn a Champions League winner's medal.
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Defender David Alaba joins Real Madrid from Bayern
MADRID — Real Madrid strengthened its defense by signing David Alaba on Friday after the defender ended his highly successful stint at Bayern Munich.
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Former Germany striker Miroslav Klose has thrombosis in leg
MUNICH — Former Germany striker Miroslav Klose has been forced to take a break from coaching due to thrombosis in his leg.
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Swiss bank Julius Baer to pay nearly $80M in FIFA case
NEW YORK — The Swiss bank Julius Baer agreed to pay nearly $80 million in fines and penalties for its role in illegal payments...
Rashford faces racist abuse on social media after final loss
GDANSK, Poland — Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford said Thursday he faced “at least 70 racial slurs" on social media after his team's loss...
Villarreal fans welcome players after club’s 1st major title
MADRID — Fans of Villarreal, based in a city of about 50,000 people in southeastern Spain, took to the streets on Thursday to celebrate...
Manchester United slips on Solskjaer’s ‘stepping stone’
GDANSK, Poland — Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wanted the Europa League final to be a “stepping stone” to future success. Instead, United...
Army hires Brian Plotkin as men’s soccer coach
WEST POINT, N.Y. —
Brian Plotkin, an All-American at Indiana...
Bayern signs defender Omar Richards from 2nd-tier Reading
MUNICH — Bayern Munich has signed defender Omar Richards on a free transfer from second-division English club Reading.
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