Soccer

BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) — Bournemouth became the first team to reach the last 16 of the FA Cup by routing second-tier Swansea 5-0 on Thursday, with all the goals coming in the first half and scored by different players.

World Cup qualifying in North and Central America and the Caribbean took shape Thursday with the draw for a 30-nation second round that will narrow the field to 12 finalists for three automatic berths to join the United States, Mexico and Canada in t

AL WAKRAH, Qatar (AP) — South Korea avoided a round-of-16 clash with pre-Asian Cup favorite Japan after drawing with Malaysia 3-3 on Thursday.

TORONTO (AP) — Bev Priestman agreed Thursday to a contact to coach Canada through the 2027 Women’s World Cup. Priestman, 37, was hired in November 2020 to succeed Kenneth Heiner-Møller and had been working on a rolling contract.

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Mohamed Salah has begun rehabilitation on his hamstring and said Thursday that he will do “everything possible” to rejoin Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations.

CHICAGO (AP) — Fabian Otte was hired Thursday as goalkeeping coach of the U.S. men's national soccer team and is to start work with the Americans this summer.

While the search for a general secretary and men's coach continues, Canada Soccer has locked up women's coach Bev Priestman through the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup. The 37-year-old Priestman, who took over the Canadian women on Nov.

Last year, Napoli and Lazio finished first and second in Serie A. When they meet on Sunday, they’ll be fighting for fourth place.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The chances for Xavi Hernández to salvage Barcelona’s season — and likely his own job — are quickly fading. Barcelona has seen its best two chances of getting a title in this campaign evaporate.

PARIS (AP) — French champion Paris Saint-Germain signed 18-year-old Brazilian midfielder Gabriel Moscardo from Corinthians on Thursday.