Soccer

TOKYO (AP) — North Korea reportedly canceled hosting Japan in a World Cup qualifier just hours after losing to Japan in Tokyo on Thursday.

LONDON (AP) — Leicester could be the latest team to be sanctioned for overspending in the Premier League.

LONDON (AP) — Bukayo Saka has withdrawn from the England squad for friendlies against Brazil and Belgium because of an unspecified injury. The Arsenal forward “reported to St.

On loan from Switzerland's FC Basel to England's Preston North End, Canadian forward Liam Millar is back on familiar turf. Preston is a 50-kilometre drive from Liverpool, where a teenage Millar started in the academy in 2016.

PARIS — The crème de la crème of French soccer will become sponsored by fast-food big cheese. McDonald's signed on to be the title sponsor of the French top-flight from July for the next three seasons.

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Legia Warsaw's season-long issues with fan incidents at UEFA-organized games including a giant banner with an expletive led to an order on Thursday to play its next European home game in an empty stadium.

OSLO, Norway (AP) — Erling Haaland played down concerns he sustained an injury in training with Norway this week — and revealed a message he was sent by Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola before going away on international duty.

PARIS (AP) — The United States women’s soccer team will face Germany and Australia at the Paris Olympics when incoming coach Emma Hayes looks to get off to a strong start in the job.

NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Newcastle defender Sven Botman was ruled out for up to nine months on Thursday after sustaining a serious knee injury.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Former Spanish soccer boss Luis Rubiales says he will return to Spain to face a judicial probe into the business deal to hold the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia, court officials said on Thursday.