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Lionel Messi is in line to help kick off Major League Soccer’s sprint season next year. MLS revealed a handful of games on the looming sprint season schedule Wednesday, including the Feb. 19 opener in Miami between Messi’s Inter Miami and FC Cincinnati.
Bayern Munich did not need the services of Ballon d'Or winner Harry Kane and left the England captain on the bench as they cruised to a 6-1 German Cup victory over second-division side Magdeburg on Wednesday.
Liverpool saw off Chelsea in another Carabao Cup penalty shootout as former Reds midfielder Xabi Alonso suffered his third defeat as a manager at Anfield.
Manchester City stayed on course to retain the English League Cup by beating Brighton 4-3 in a penalty shootout in the last 16 on Wednesday.
Ballon D’Or winner Harry Kane received a guard of honor from his Bayern Munich teammates before a German Cup second-round game Wednesday.
Defending champion Inter Milan needed two late own goals to scrape a 2-0 win at last-place Venezia in Serie A, while AC Milan’s unbeaten league run under coach Rúben Amorim ended with a 4-2 loss at home to Bologna on Wednesday.
Three in four Canadians now identify themselves as fans of women’s sports. That was one of the findings in the Canadian Women & Sport’s It’s Time report released this week, looking at the consumption of women’s professional sports in Canada.
Neymar was suspended for two matches on Wednesday for covering his mouth while arguing with an opponent during a Brazilian league game.
Arsenal was beaten by fourth-tier Fleetwood Town in a penalty shootout in a massive upset in the last 16 of the English League Cup on Tuesday.
Toronto FC is running out of time to make a push for a post-season spot in Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference. The Reds will close out their home schedule Wednesday against D.C. United ahead of a two-game road swing that will cap their regular season.
A drone hovering above the stadium caused a delay in play inside two minutes of the English League Cup match between fourth-tier Fleetwood Town and Arsenal on Tuesday.
Lazio saw two penalties saved but still managed to rout 10-man Sassuolo 6-2 to remain top of Serie A on Tuesday. Mainz was dumped out of the German Cup by second-division Bochum, while Leipzig narrowly avoided humiliation at third-tier Rot-Weiss Essen.
After an historic Ballon d’Or win and an emotional speech, Harry Kane is heading back to Germany for a “special welcome” at Bayern Munich and a slightly less glamorous cup game.
Soccer star Kylian Mbappé apologized for comments in which he apparently referred to Mao Zedong, the founding leader of Communist China, as a dictator, after facing backlash and losing brand deals with three different Chinese companies.
Saorla Miller gave Halifax some hope with a game-tying goal in the 44th minute, but after ringing a second shot off the post 10 minutes later, Miller and the Tides’ couldn’t get any closer and their Northern Super League post-season dreams were crushed on Monday via a 1-1 draw with AFC Toronto.
Portland Timbers midfielder Diego Chara plans to play during Major League Soccer’s sprint season next spring but then he’ll retire from the club he joined in 2011.
Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane is the 2026 Ballon’d Or winner while London City midfielder Alexia Putellas of Spain claimed her record-tying third Ballon d’Or Feminin on the women’s side.
Alistair Johnston faced a new injury worry, while Charles-Andreas Brym stayed red-hot and Bim Pepple helped secure a key victory for Plymouth Argyle. Here’s a look at Canadians in action over the weekend.
Leo Walta scored the tying goal in the 62nd minute, and Los Angeles FC clinched a playoff spot by rallying from two goals down in the second half for a 2-2 draw with the LA Galaxy on Sunday night.
Vanessa DiBernardo capped a frantic five-minute stretch with the winning goal in the 17th minute and the Kansas City Current rallied past the Washington Spirit 2-1 on Sunday.
Lamine Yamal’s close-range miss late in the first half summed up a frustrating clasico for Barcelona, which ended in a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Madrid in La Liga.
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