Soccer

MILAN (AP) — Just like last time, Italy is heading to the European Championship after the embarrassment of failing to qualify for the World Cup. Last time, Italy won it all.

WESTPORT, Conn. (AP) — Kate Bulkeley's pledge to stay off social media in high school worked at first. She watched the benefits pile up: She was getting excellent grades. She read lots of books.

Diego Maradona's heirs won an appeal ruling to stop the auction of a trophy the late soccer great was awarded after the 1986 World Cup when a French court ordered it placed in judicial possession on Wednesday.

BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) — Turkey defender Ozan Kabak will miss the European Championship after tearing a cruciate ligament in his right knee in a friendly against Italy, the Turkish Football Association said on Wednesday.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City is reportedly taking legal action against the English Premier League.

Ukrainian soccer star Heorhiy Sudakov is on course to achieve his dream of becoming one of the best players in Europe. His dream of returning home seems more distant.

GENEVA (AP) — French club Brest will not play Champions League home games in its outdated 102-year-old stadium for its European debut next season.

MILAN (AP) — Antonio Conte was confirmed as the new Napoli coach on Wednesday, making him the team’s fifth manager in little more than a year for the deposed Serie A champion.

Cristiano Ronaldo had tears in his eyes as he walked off the field and seemingly into international retirement. It was the 2022 World Cup and Portugal had just lost to Morocco in the quarterfinals, a shocking result that left Ronaldo inconsolable.

It's dangerous. It's addictive. Get off your phone. Kids constantly hear about the downsides of social media from the adults in their lives , often in the form of dire warnings and commands.