Soccer

DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Portugal coach Roberto Martinez plucked out statistics to defend his continued selection of Cristiano Ronaldo after the striker’s capacity to handle the physical intensity of the European Championship was questioned on Friday

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — After England and Denmark played in the European Championship on a Frankfurt field that cut up following days of rain, UEFA said on Friday it was working on “specific issues” to improve the quality.

Toronto FC coach John Herdman is thinking about giving Federico Bernardeschi a break from taking penalties after the Italian star's third straight miss from the penalty spot in Wednesday's 2-1 loss to visiting Nashville SC.

DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Arda Guler, the new star of Turkish soccer , is a doubt for the European Championship match against Portugal on Saturday.

DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal play Turkey in their second group game at the European Championship. Both countries opened Group F play with a win, with Portugal beating the Czech Republic 2-1 and Turkey defeating Georgia 3-1.

COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — Belgium faces Romania on Saturday after suffering the biggest shock of the European Championship so far when losing its opening Group E game against Slovakia. The No.

GENOA, Italy (AP) — Marseille sold forward Vitinha to Genoa on Friday after loaning him to the Italian side in the second half of last season. Both clubs confirmed the transfer without elaborating.

DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — It's all about resilience for Ukraine at the European Championship, whether on the field or trying to inspire those at home in wartime.

ATLANTA — Canada's impressive performance in a 2-0 loss to top-ranked Argentina at Copa America has come at a cost.

Manipulated video from an Associated Press report circulated on the eve of the match between Slovakia and Ukraine at this year’s European Championship, with the false claim that Slovak flags had been banned from all games because of their similarity