Soccer

There was good news for storied English club Everton this week regarding the long-running saga over its ownership .

MADRID (AP) — A Spanish court handed a one-year suspended sentence to a soccer fan for racially abusing Vinícius Júnior and Villarreal’s Samuel Chukwueze, Real Madrid said on Thursday.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Soccer-related arrests are the on rise in England and Wales, the U.K. government said on Thursday. The most cases were recorded at West Ham matches for the third year in a row.

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Alyssa Thomas and Stephanie White said racist and homophobic comments directed at WNBA players need to stop.

ROME (AP) — Thiago Motta was supposed to bring flair and new ideas to Juventus in the wake of Massimiliano Allegri’s old-school defensive tactics. Five rounds into Serie A, the Juventus defense has been perfect without a single goal conceded.

GENOA, Italy (AP) — Violent clashes between rival fans after a Genoa derby resulted in nearly 40 people being treated for injuries at a local hospital, including 26 police officers, authorities said on Thursday.

DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — What better way for Bayern Munich to add to the Oktoberfest mood than to humble the reigning Bundesliga champion? And what better way for Bayer Leverkusen to spoil the party than by beating Bayern again? With the world's m

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Olivier Giroud and Hugo Lloris reached the pinnacle of soccer's mountaintop by helping France win the 2018 World Cup.

TORONTO — Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen feels "extremely hopeful" about society's ability to push social media platforms into being safer but for change to come, she says these companies need to be motivated in a new way.

VANCOUVER — Isaac Boehmer hasn't played much for the Vancouver Whitecaps this season.