Soccer

Pelé's former club Santos returns to the top tier of Brazilian soccer with an eye on Neymar

SAO PAULO (AP) — Santos secured its return to the top tier of Brazilian soccer next year when it hopes that star striker Neymar will be back at the club which achieved a global following with Pelé.

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Former France striker Wissam Ben Yedder gets 2-year suspended jail sentence in sexual assault case

French soccer star Wissam Ben Yedder received a suspended sentence of two years in prison on Tuesday after his trial last month in France for sexually assaulting a woman, his lawyers told The Associated Press, and he intends to appeal the ruling.

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Former Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli takes over at French club Rennes

RENNES (AP) — Former Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli is taking over at struggling French league side Rennes. The fiery 64-year-old is returning to French soccer following a previous stint with Marseille .

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English FA starts investigation into referee and offensive remarks about Klopp

LONDON (AP) — The English Football Association has launched its own investigation after a video, widely shared on social media, appeared to show a Premier League referee making offensive comments about former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.

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Former CFL commissioner Mark Cohon joins Northern Super League as board chair

Former CFL commissioner Mark Cohon is joining the new Northern Super League as chair of its board of directors. Cohon succeeded Tom Wright as CFL commissioner in 2007, signing a three-year contract extension in 2012.

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Odegaard misses Norway's Nations League games after recent injury and returns to Arsenal

OSLO (AP) — Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard will not play for Norway in its upcoming Nations League matches so he can continue his rehabilitation after two months out injured .

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Ecuador, Cincinnati player Marco Angulo, 22, dies from car crash injuries

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador and FC Cincinnati player Marco Angulo has died from his injuries sustained in a car crash that also killed his former youth team teammate Roberto Cabezas, the Ecuadorian Football Association said on Tuesday.

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Lineker leaving BBC soccer show 'Match of the Day'

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Former England striker Gary Lineker, the BBC’s highest-paid presenter, will step down from his role on its flagship soccer show “Match of the Day.

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Besiktas to play Maccabi Tel Aviv in Europa League match at neutral, empty venue in Hungary

LONDON (AP) — The Europa League match between Turkey’s Besiktas and Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv, scheduled for Nov. 28, has been moved to a a neutral venue in Hungary, UEFA announced on Monday.

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Japanese soccer player Kazuyoshi Miura says he will play next season at age 58

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese soccer player Kazuyoshi Miura is several generations older than his teammates. His contemporaries retired decades ago. Lionel Messi is 37, and Cristiano Ronaldo is 39 — mere youngsters compared to Miura.

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