Man United beats Roma 6-2, on course for Europa League final

April 29, 2021 GMT

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United handed Roma another heavy beating at Old Trafford, winning 6-2 Thursday thanks to doubles from Edinson Cavani and Bruno Fernandes to move in sight of the Europa League final...

Mourinho moans at Solskjaer as Tottenham’s season unravels

By ROB HARRISApril 11, 2021 GMT

LONDON (AP) — A season that provided the flickers of a title challenge is now turning into the worst of Jose Mourinho's managerial career...

Soccer authorities meet with Twitter over racist abuse

September 20, 2019 GMT

LONDON (AP) — English soccer authorities say they have had a "productive and positive" meeting with representatives from Twitter in the wake of black players receiving racist abuse on the social-media platform this season...

Vive la France: Les Bleus advance to World Cup final

By STEVE DOUGLASJuly 10, 2018 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — They're young, they're brash and they're collectively worth a billion dollars...

Mbappe sends France into 2nd round with 1-0 win over Peru

By KYLE HIGHTOWERJune 21, 2018 GMT

YEKATERINBURG, Russia (AP) — Fast, exciting and now the youngest scorer in France's World Cup history...

Small clubs cross fingers for World Cup windfalls

By JOHN LEICESTERMay 20, 2018 GMT

TORCY, France (AP) — The ideal scenario for the club where Paul Pogba played football as a kid might go something like this: The France midfielder shines so brightly at the World Cup that a money-no-object club — for argument's sake, let's say Real Madrid — decides that it cannot live without him and pays a nine-figure fee to shake him loose from Manchester United...