Soccer

Sunderland apologizes to its fans for rebranding stadium bar in Newcastle colors for FA Cup game

SUNDERLAND, England (AP) — Sunderland scored a spectacular own-goal off the field well before its FA Cup showdown with archrival Newcastle.

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Monaco signs defender Thilo Kehrer on loan from West Ham until end of the season

PARIS (AP) — Monaco has signed defender Thilo Kehrer from Premier League club West Ham on loan for the rest of the season. Monaco announced the deal Friday and said it includes an option to buy the 27-year-old Germany defender after the loan expires.

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Barcelona edges Las Palmas with late Gundogan goal. Ramos tells fan to 'shut up' after Sevilla loss

MADRID (AP) — Barcelona needed a penalty kick in stoppage time to win 2-1 at Las Palmas and keep pace with leaders Real Madrid and Girona in the Spanish league on Thursday.

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Arsenal to wear all white in campaign against knife crime and youth violence

LONDON (AP) — Arsenal will wear an all-white kit in its FA Cup third-round match against Liverpool on Sunday as part of its campaign against knife crime and youth violence.

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Calvert-Lewin sent off as Everton and Crystal Palace draw 0-0 in the FA Cup

LONDON (AP) — Everton held on for a 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace in the third round of the FA Cup on Thursday, despite going down to 10 men when Dominic Calvert-Lewin was sent off in the second half.

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Juventus overcomes early deficit to rout Salernitana 6-1 and reach Italian Cup quarterfinals

TURIN, Italy (AP) — Juventus overcame an early error and came back from a goal down to rout last-placed Serie A club Salernitana 6-1 on Thursday and reach the Italian Cup quarterfinals. The Bianconeri will face Frosinone next week.

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Brazil Supreme Court ruling returns soccer confederation president to office

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A justice of Brazil's Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the country's ousted soccer confederation president should be returned to office. Justice Gilmar Mendes annulled a Rio de Janeiro court ruling dated Dec.

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MetLife Stadium to remove 1,740 seats for 2026 World Cup, officials hoping to host final

NEW YORK (AP) — MetLife Stadium officials plan to remove 1,740 seats to widen the field for World Cup matches as they hope to host the 2026 final but will retain a narrower surface for this year’s Copa América.

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Gotham FC signs World Cup veterans Rose Lavelle and Emily Sonnett

National Women's Soccer League champion Gotham FC has signed U.S. national team players and World Cup champions Rose Lavelle and Emily Sonnett through 2026, the team announced Thursday.

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Goalkeeper Zack Steffen joins Colorado after 2 Premier League matches in 4 1/2 seasons

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — American goalkeeper Zack Steffen transferred to Major League Soccer's Colorado Rapids on Thursday after playing in just two Premier League matches over 4 1/2 seasons during his contract with Manchester City.

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