Soccer

Ronaldo gets 1st Asian Champions League goal. Saudi team refuses to play in Iran over statue dispute

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal in the Asian Champions League in Al-Nassr's 3-1 win over Istiklol on Monday to shift attention back to soccer after an earlier match between Sepahan of Iran and Saudi Arabia’s Al-I

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Brazil replaces injured Raphinha with David Neres for World Cup qualifying

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil winger Raphinha won't play in the next two rounds of South American World Cup qualifying because of injury.

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Las Palmas rallies late to beat Celta Vigo 2-1 in Spanish league

MADRID (AP) — Las Palmas scored two late goals to come from behind and beat Celta Vigo 2-1 for its second win of the season in the Spanish league on Monday.

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Mudryk and Broja score as Chelsea beats Fulham 2-0 in the Premier League

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea's long wait for another Premier League win came to an end on Monday with a 2-0 victory at Fulham.

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Fiorentina beats Cagliari 3-0 to move level with third-place Napoli in Serie A

MILAN (AP) — Fiorentina moved level with third-place Napoli in Serie A with a 3-0 win over bottom club Cagliari on Monday.

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Insigne apologizes after verbal altercation with disgruntled fans at Toronto FC game

TORONTO — Frustration over Toronto FC's dismal season boiled over Saturday night with fans getting into a verbal altercation with injured Italian star Lorenzo Insigne. It seems most everyone involved behaved badly.

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MATCHDAY: United plays Galatasaray as Champions League back at Old Trafford. Napoli hosts Madrid

A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Tuesday: CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Manchester United vs. Galatasaray (Group A) The Champions League is back at Old Trafford after a one-year absence.

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Saudi soccer team refuses to play in Iran over busts of slain general, in potential diplomatic row

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Saudi soccer team refused to play a match in Iran on Monday because of the presence of busts of a slain Iranian general placed on the sidelines, Saudi state media reported.

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VAR was supposed to cut out errors. Now the integrity of the Premier League is in question

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — VAR was supposed to put an end to all of this.

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John Herdman and new coaching staff take in first practice at Toronto FC

TORONTO — The John Herdman era at Toronto FC started under bright sunshine Monday as the former Canada coach, wearing a smile, walked out to review his new troops in training.

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