Soccer

SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian high court ruled Wednesday that former soccer star Robinho must serve his nine-year prison sentence in his home nation as a result of his 2017 rape conviction in Italy.

LONDON (AP) — Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain scored second-half winners in their away victories in the first leg of the Women’s Champions League quarterfinals on Wednesday.

Just five of 110 starting positions on the U.S. national team have been filled with Major League Soccer players for the 10 matches the full pool has been available since the 2022 World Cup, including two of 66 since Gregg Berhalter returned as coach.

Defending champion Canada avoided World Cup winner Spain and some familiar foes in Australia and Brazil at Wednesday's women's soccer draw for the Paris Olympics. Instead, the ninth-ranked Canadians were drawn in Group A alongside No. 3 France, No.

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany’s preparations for the European Championship were dealt a blow Wednesday with Manuel Neuer's thigh injury ahead of the goalkeeper's planned comeback.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A Spanish court decided Wednesday that Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves could leave prison if he pays a bail of one million euros ($1.

GENEVA (AP) — To soccer fans of a certain age, the idea of Luxembourg being this close to qualifying for a European Championship is incredible after decades of being mostly overmatched.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Timbers have acquired Uruguayan forward Jonathan Rodriguez from Liga MX team Club America through 2026 with a club option for another year, the Timbers announced Wednesday.

The last time Joe Gomez was on a practice field on England duty, he was being carried into an ambulance and driven to the hospital after rupturing the patellar tendon in his left knee during a training session.

MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich said Wednesday fullback Sacha Boey is set to miss “the next few weeks” with a hamstring tear shortly after he recovered from a similar injury.