Soccer

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Non-Black former soccer players in England were 50% more likely than their Black counterparts to progress into management, said a report published on Tuesday. In a latest study into coaching diversity, U.K.

MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid filed a new complaint with Spanish state prosecutors on Monday following reports of more hate chants aimed at forward Vinícius Júnior in the Spanish league.

Legislation to establish an independent regulator in English soccer will be introduced on Tuesday in an effort to ensure the financial sustainability of clubs and stop teams from joining breakaway competitions like the European Super League.

Vancouver Whitecaps coach Vanni Sartini has got a reprieve from Major League Soccer.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Four players from Argentina top-flight club Vélez Sarsfield were arrested on Monday in connection with a rape case.

American captain Tyler Adams thinks he can play at least 45 minutes when he returns to the U.S. national team for the first time since the 2022 World Cup for a CONCACAF Nations League semifinal against Jamaica on Thursday.

Kevin Blue, Canada Soccer's new general secretary and CEO, acknowledged Monday the governing body's need "to rebuild trust" with the soccer community.

LONDON — Nottingham Forest was deducted four points on Monday for overspending, dropping the team into the Premier League relegation zone with nine games remaining.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Lionel Messi will not play in Argentina's two friendlies in the United States this month due to a right leg muscle injury, the Argentine Football Association said on Monday.

PARIS (AP) — Formula 1 driver Pierre Gasly is venturing into soccer. Not as a player, but as an investor in Versailles, a club from the Paris suburb playing in the French third division.