Soccer

Canada's Jesse Marsch, shown a red card against the U.S., says he would do it again

Canada coach Jesse Marsch missed Jonathan David's 59th-minute deciding goal in Sunday's 2-1 win over the U.S. in the CONCACAF Nations League third-place game. Marsch had been sent off five minutes earlier at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif.

Mar 24, 2025 10:46 AM Read more >

Juventus squad's silence speaks volumes after coach Motta is replaced by Tudor

TURIN, Italy (AP) — The apparent discord between former coach Thiago Motta and the Juventus players grew on Monday, the day his successor Igor Tudor took charge of his first training session.

Mar 24, 2025 10:15 AM Read more >

Olise's creative spark in midfield is just the right fit for France

PARIS (AP) — Michael Olise's emergence for France comes at the right moment in a team needing a creative spark in midfield.

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Italy to follow England and Germany by trialing in-stadium announcements for VAR calls

MILAN (AP) — The Italian league will offer more transparency over video review decisions, including limited in-stadium announcements of the referee’s conversations with the VAR.

Mar 24, 2025 6:24 AM Read more >

Embarrassing goal creates tougher road for Italy to avoid missing out on 3rd straight World Cup

ROME (AP) — If Italy fails to qualify for the World Cup for a third consecutive time, an embarrassing goal might be remembered as contributing to another epic failure.

Mar 24, 2025 5:45 AM Read more >

New Zealand qualifies for the 2026 World Cup with a 3-0 win over New Caledonia in the Oceania final

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand will play at the 2026 World Cup after beating New Caledonia 3-0 on Monday in the final of the Oceania confederation qualifying series.

Mar 24, 2025 2:57 AM Read more >

Mexico beats Panama 2-1 to win CONCACAF Nations League title on late penalty from Raúl Jiménez

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Raúl Jiménez scored his second goal on a penalty kick in the second minute of second-half stoppage time, and Mexico beat Panama 2-1 Sunday night to win the CONCACAF Nations League tournament for the first time.

Mar 23, 2025 10:48 PM Read more >

Canadian men defeat U.S. 2-1 to finish third in CONCACAF Nations League

INGLEWOOD — Canada leaves the CONCACAF Nations League with a third-place finish — and a smile after defeating the United States 2-1 on Sunday.

Mar 23, 2025 9:32 PM Read more >

Pochettino believes US has time to fix its problems after crashing out of CONCACAF Nations League

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Mauricio Pochettino offered an Americanism after the United States' second straight dismal loss in the CONCACAF Nations League.

Mar 23, 2025 9:29 PM Read more >

China facing a reality check in World Cup qualifying

Branko Ivankovic's China lineup faces another reality check in World Cup qualifying , with the national team risking falling further behind the global ambitions it promoted a decade ago.

Mar 23, 2025 8:09 PM Read more >