Soccer

Al-Hilal wins 28th straight game to set record. Saudi team reaches Asian Champions League SF

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabian team Al-Hilal set a world record for a top-tier team by winning its 28th straight game with a 2-0 victory over Al-Ittihad to reach the Asian Champions League semifinals on Tuesday.

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Barcelona back in Champions League quarterfinals after 3-1 win over Napoli

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Four years later, Barcelona is again celebrating a triumph in the knockout stage of the Champions League. The five-time European champions returned to the quarterfinals with a 3-1 win over Napoli on Tuesday.

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Juventus advances to 2025 Club World Cup from Italy after Napoli eliminated from Champions League

GENEVA (AP) — Banned by UEFA from European competitions this season for breaking financial rules, Juventus still qualified for the 2025 Club World Cup on Tuesday when Napoli went out of the Champions League.

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Third-tier Saarbrücken knocks out yet another Bundesliga team to reach German Cup semifinals

SAARBRÜCKEN, Germany (AP) — Third-division Saarbrücken’s German Cup fairytale continued Tuesday with a 2-1 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach in their rain-delayed quarterfinal.

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Italian police search AC Milan's offices as part of probe into sale of club

MILAN (AP) — AC Milan's offices were raided by police on Tuesday as part of an investigation by Italian prosecutors into the sale of the Serie A giant.

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Relegation battler Celta Vigo fires Rafa Benítez after just five wins in Spanish league

VIGO, Spain (AP) — Celta Vigo has fired coach Rafa Benítez after winning just five league games this season.

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Interim coach Mauro Biello looks to "cultural reset" with Canadian men's soccer team

If not a changing of the guard, interim coach Mauro Biello is overseeing what he calls a "cultural reset" ahead of Canada's crucial Copa America qualifier against Trinidad and Tobago later this month.

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Griezmann set to return to Atletico Madrid's lineup for Champions League game against Inter Milan

MADRID (AP) — Antoine Griezmann is expected to return to Atletico Madrid's lineup in the Champions League match against Inter Milan on Wednesday after recovering from an ankle injury.

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Vancouver Whitecaps acquire Canadian midfielder Ralph Priso from Colorado Rapids

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps have acquired Canadian midfielder Ralph Priso from the Colorado Rapids.

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Canadian men to face Mexico in September friendly in Texas at Dallas Cowboys' home

Canada will face 15th-ranked Mexico in a men's soccer friendly in the September FIFA international window. The game is scheduled for Sept. 10 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, home of the Dallas Cowboys.

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