Soccer

The Spanish league has denounced racist abuse targeting Vinícius Júnior at last weekend’s “clasico” match between host Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Lens has been held to a 0-0 draw at Lorient in the French league after goalkeeper Yvon Mvogo delivered a superb performance to keep the hosts afloat.
Erling Haaland was substituted at halftime in Manchester City’s 6-1 win against Bournemouth after twisting an ankle.
Nathan Collins has secured a 3-2 win for Brentford over West Ham in the Premier League to complete a match sprinkled with milestones in west London.
Ashley Young’s unfortunate own-goal has denied Everton a sixth win in eight matches in all competitions and allowed Brighton to snatch a 1-1 draw at Goodison Park in the Premier League.
It looks like Pep Guardiola has unearthed another gem in winger Jeremy Doku, who inspired Manchester City to a 6-1 win against Bournemouth in the Premier League.
Real Madrid has denied it is negotiating to sign Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappé. Reports in Spanish media over recent months have speculated that Mbappé will join Madrid in the summer of 2024 after his contract with PSG runs out.
Harry Kane has scored a hat trick in “der Klassiker” as Bayern Munich beat Borussia Dortmund 4-0 away to deliver a big Bundesliga statement.
U.S. Soccer is closing in on naming Chelsea’s Emma Hayes as the new coach of the women’s national team, a source familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press.
Inter Milan has consolidated its position at the top of Serie A and Lautaro Martínez boosted his lead in the scoring charts as the Nerazzurri won 2-1 at Atalanta.
Uruguay defender Ronald Araújo has scored a stoppage-time goal to snatch Barcelona a 1-0 win at Real Sociedad and help it move into third place in the Spanish league.
Bruno Fernandes has scored a stoppage-time goal to earn Manchester United a 1-0 win over Fulham in the Premier League and lift the pressure on under-fire manager Erik ten Hag.
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Martina Voss-Tecklenburg will not return as coach of Germany’s women’s soccer team. The German soccer federation says it decided at a joint meeting that they were to end their collaboration “with immediate effect.”
Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford is missing for the Premier League match against Fulham that comes a day after manager Erik ten Hag criticized the player’s decision to go to a nightclub party after a derby loss to Manchester City.
Chile’s women’s soccer team had a shot at its biggest achievement in history in the Pan American Games’ gold medal game, but was forced to put a player who usually plays striker in net for the entire match and lost 1-0 to Mexico.
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag says it was “unacceptable” for Marcus Rashford to go to a nightclub party after the team’s humiliating 3-0 derby defeat at home to Manchester City on Sunday.
Bologna has beaten Lazio 1-0 in the Italian league. Scottish midfielder Lewis Ferguson scored the winner just seconds after the halftime break.
Bochum has beaten Darmstadt 2-1 to finally win for the first time in the German league this season. Japanese midfielder Takuma Asano got a goal in each half, either side of Fabian Nürnberger’s equalizer.
German soccer club Mainz has terminated the contract of Dutch forward Anwar El Ghazi following his social media posts about the Israel-Hamas war.
Tensions are high in Rio de Janeiro on the eve of the Copa Libertadores soccer final following a brawl between fan clubs and a fierce police response on the Copacabana beach.
It’s the first “Klassiker” of the season in the Bundesliga as Bayern Munich visits Borussia Dortmund.
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Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will play an exhibition match on Nov. 10 to celebrate him winning his eighth Ballon d’Or.
Manchester United midfielder Casemiro has been ruled out for a “several weeks” with a hamstring strain.
Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel is facing a tense wait to see whether Dayot Upamecano or Leon Goretzka can return from injuries in time to fill a hole in defense for Saturday’s “Klassiker” at Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga.
Soccer’s most prestigious individual prize will be co-organized by UEFA from next year, giving the European soccer body a global event that traditionally out-ranks FIFA’s own world awards.
Bo Svensson has quit as coach of Mainz after a winless start to the Bundesliga season. Mainz says Svensson decided to step down following a meeting with club officials.
Dallas hosts the Seattle Sounders in the Western Conference semifinals.
Villarreal and Alaves have had big wins against lower-division clubs in the Copa del Rey. Alaves routed seventh-tier Deportivo Murcia 10-0 with Jon Karrikaburu scoring a hat trick and three other players finding the net twice.