Soccer

ZURICH (AP) — Texas-based snacks maker Frito-Lay will be a global sponsor for the next men’s and women’s World Cups and back a “fan of the match” award at every game, FIFA said on Thursday.

LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — Leipzig midfielder Amadou Haidara cleared its concussion protocol and is back in training ahead of next week's Champions League games, the club said on Thursday.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona midfielder Gavi Páez trained with his teammates for the first time in 10 months after he needed surgery to repair a torn ACL, the club said on Thursday.

GENEVA (AP) — Soccer great Zvonimir Boban says he does not want to succeed his former ally and boss Aleksander Čeferin as president of UEFA.

PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappé's departure was expected to sidetrack Paris Saint-Germain this season.

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Everton has engaged in “positive conversations” with John Textor in relation to the American businessman's potential purchase of the club, the English team said on Thursday.

The fledgling Northern Super League gets an early feel for its appeal starting Thursday, with all six clubs now taking deposits for season tickets.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta signed a new contract to 2027 on Thursday. “I feel very inspired, I feel challenged, I feel supported and I want to do much more than what we’ve already done together,” Arteta said.

ROME (AP) — Exactly four months have passed since Bologna qualified for the Champions League to reach Europe's elite competition for the first time in 60 years. Now comes the tough part.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The lowest of the lows of Barcelona’s trophyless campaign last season was when it was spanked not once, but twice, by the formerly modest Girona.