Soccer

Sheffield United beats Brentford as Wilder’s last-place squad shows fight

SHEFFIELD, England (AP) — James McAtee scored to help Sheffield United beat Brentford 1-0 in the English Premier League in Chris Wilder’s second game back in charge on Saturday. The bad news for the Blades? They're still in last place.

Dec 9, 2023 10:08 AM Read more >

Nto scores 11th goal of the season and Notre Dame beats Oregon State to reach College Cup final

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Eno Nto scored his 11th goal of the season , Bryan Dowd recorded his 11th shutout of the season and No.

Dec 8, 2023 9:21 PM Read more >

Andema records 4th straight shutout of the NCAA Tournament and Clemson advances past West Virginia

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Shawn Smart scored his second goal of the season , Joseph Andema recorded his fourth straight shutout of the NCAA Tournament and No.

Dec 8, 2023 6:44 PM Read more >

Lens' unbeaten run extends to 10 matches after draw with Montpellier

MONTPELLIER, France (AP) — Lens stretched its unbeaten run to 10 games in the French league after a lackluster 0-0 draw away to Montpellier on Friday.

Dec 8, 2023 3:44 PM Read more >

Three sent off as late goal gives Getafe win over Valencia in La Liga

MADRID (AP) — Borja Mayoral scored with just three minutes remaining for Getafe to beat Valencia 1-0 at home in a Spanish league game marked by three red cards on Friday.

Dec 8, 2023 3:29 PM Read more >

He was a bricklayer who played soccer at night. Now Federico Gatti is deciding games for Juventus

TURIN, Italy (AP) — Federico Gatti once worked as a bricklayer and played soccer only at night. Now he’s taking over for Giorgio Chiellini as the physical presence in Juventus’ defense. The 6-foot-3 (1.

Dec 8, 2023 2:53 PM Read more >

Hoffenheim beats Bochum to end four-game winless streak in Bundesliga

BERLIN (AP) — Croatian striker Andrej Kramaric scored one and made another as Hoffenheim snapped a four-game winless streak with a 3-1 win over Bochum in the Bundesliga on Friday.

Dec 8, 2023 2:37 PM Read more >

Biello: Exciting draw awaits Canada if it wins playoff to get into Copa America field

While the Canadian men still have to get past Trinidad and Tobago to join next summer's Copa America field, they now know what awaits the winner of that March playoff. World Cup champion Argentina, Chile and Peru.

Dec 8, 2023 12:34 PM Read more >

Dénis Bouanga leads LAFC into the MLS Cup final against the Crew

When LAFC advanced to last season's MLS Cup final, Dénis Bouanga was still finding his way on a new team and in a new country.

Dec 8, 2023 10:56 AM Read more >

MLS commissioner says 2023 was undeniably the Year of Messi but season also had other high points

The 2023 Major League Soccer season was undeniably the year of Lionel Messi. The World Cup champion and eight-time Ballon d'Or winner arrived at Inter Miami this summer and changed the league. Sales of pink No.

Dec 8, 2023 10:26 AM Read more >