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Former Canada captain Atiba Hutchinson tells his story in ‘The Beautiful Dream”
Making 104 senior appearances for Canada over a 20-year span, Atiba Hutchinson embodied quiet professionalism…
Vancouver Canucks star goalie Thatcher Demko working through rare muscle injury
PENTICTON, B.C. — Thatcher Demko and his medical team have spent the last few months…
Young stars Yamal and Wirtz shine in Champions League but with mixed results
Shortly after lighting up the European Championship, two of the world’s most exciting young players…
Early red card hampers Barcelona in Champions League loss to Monaco
MONACO (AP) — Barcelona’s perfect start to the season ended with a 2-1 loss at…
The ‘Boni-trick’ comes out in the Champions League as Victor Boniface puts on a show for Leverkusen
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Victor Boniface didn’t have to score to make a big impression…
Raya’s double save rescues Arsenal in Champions League draw amid attacking concerns without Odegaard
BERGAMO, Italy (AP) — The first save was great. The second was even better. David…
Brest’s first-ever European goal is scored at home but far from its own stadium
GUINGAMP, France (AP) — Brest’s first-ever goal in European competition was scored at home but…
Peñarol pulls off an upset in Copa Libertadores after beating Flamengo at home
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Javier Cabrera scored a first-half goal on Thursday and Peñarol…
Graham Arnold resigns as head coach of the Australian men’s soccer team
SYDNEY (AP) — Graham Arnold has resigned as head coach of the Australian men’s soccer…
New Auburn QB Hank Brown preparing for first SEC start after roundabout path
Trent Dilfer was hardly surprised when his old quarterback, Hank Brown, made a mostly pristine…
Thousands turn up at funeral of Italian World Cup hero Salvatore “Totò” Schillaci
PALERMO, Sicily (AP) — Thousands of people turned up for the funeral of Italian World…
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson’s hamstring injury to be assessed
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker has a nagging hamstring injury and could…
Joel Embiid signs a 3-year, $193 million contract extension with the 76ers
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Already an NBA MVP and an Olympic gold medalist, All-Star center Joel…
Portuguese league will plant 200 trees for each goal scored in response to wildfires
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The Portuguese league says 200 trees will be donated for planting…
Canada Soccer waiting on drone spying review findings, Priestman still getting paid
Nearly two months after announcing an independent, external review into the Paris Olympics drone spying…
Guardiola says players have the power after talk of strike action over congested schedule
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Pep Guardiola has told elite soccer players they are the only…
Arsenal still uncertain when captain Odegaard can return from ankle injury
LONDON (AP) — Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said he was still waiting for a precise…
Empoli wins to record its best start in Serie A and Torino goes top with win at Verona
English midfielder Tino Anjorin marked his first start for Empoli by setting up the opening…
Two sent off as underdog Mainz beats Augsburg in eventful Bundesliga clash
AUGSBURG, Germany (AP) — Mainz got its first win in the Bundesliga when Phillipp Mwene’s…
Ronaldo helps Al-Nassr deliver win in new coach Pioli’s first game
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring as Al-Nassr defeated Ettifaq 3-0…
Eight-goal Nice demolishes hapless Saint-Etienne in historic French rout
Nice hammered Saint-Etienne 8-0 on Friday in an astonishing rout that marked the newly promoted…
Alaves beats Sevilla while fans protest Friday night games in Spain
MADRID (AP) — Alaves fans ramped up their protest against inconvenient night-time games in Spain…
Wojnarowski one of the first significant sports ‘insiders’ to step away from the spotlight
Adam Schefter was surprised the first time he heard his friend Adrian Wojnarowski was considering…
Temwa Chawinga adds to league-leading goal tally as Current beat Spirit 3-0
Temwa Chawinga scored her league-leading 16th goal on Friday night and the Kansas City Current…