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Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood was forced out of Thursday’s Europa League quarterfinal game against Porto with a knee injury in what also could be a concern for New Zealand’s World Cup plans.
Freiburg marched into the Europa League semifinals by beating Celta Vigo 3-1 on Thursday.
Former Arsenal and Austria goalkeeper Alex Manninger died after his car was reportedly hit by a train in Salzburg on Thursday.
Alex Manninger has died at the age of 48, the Austrian Football Association confirmed on Thursday. Local police in his hometown of Salzburg say his car was struck by a train.
Featuring England, Croatia, Panama and Ghana, Group L represents one of the toughest in the opening round of the World Cup.
Manchester City great Bernardo Silva is leaving the club at the end of the season.
It’s been almost two years since Kylian Mbappé left Paris Saint-Germain to join Real Madrid, in part to try and win the Champions League. The France captain and the Champions League’s greatest club are still waiting for that win.
At 41, Cristiano Ronaldo realistically gets only one more shot at a World Cup trophy to cap an already illustrious career. A five-time Ballon d’Or winner, Ronaldo has more international goals than any other men’s player, with 143 in 266 matches for Portugal.
Lionel Messi and Argentina hope to become the first repeat World Cup champion in six decades this summer.
UANL Tigres lost the match but won their series on away goals Wednesday. Albert Rusnak scored twice and the Seattle Sounders had a 3-1 victory over the Tigres, but the Tigres advanced to the CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinals.
Real Madrid coach Álvaro Arbeloa slammed referee Slavko Vinčić’s “inexplicable” decision to send off Eduardo Camavinga toward the end of Bayern Munich’s 4-3 win in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Arsenal secured their place in the semifinals of the Champions League following a 0-0 draw against Sporting CP at the Emirates.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino said Wednesday that Iran will participate in the World Cup “for sure” despite its war with the United States.
Bayern Munich scored two late goals to knock record 15-time European champions Real Madrid out of the Champions League following a thrilling 4-3 win at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday.
Thomas Muller wants Vancouver Whitecaps fans to show their support by showing up at B.C. Place.
Lionel Messi is being sued by a Miami-based event promoter who says the soccer icon violated terms of a $7 million contract by missing an exhibition match last year.
Hugo Ekitike was ruled out of the World Cup for France after sustaining a leg injury in Liverpool’s Champions League quarterfinal loss to Paris Saint-Germain, France coach Didier Deschamps confirmed Wednesday.
The City of Toronto is proposing a $10 charge for admission to its World Cup fan festival after initially promoting it as a free event.
Seeking its third world title after 1998 and 2018, France is among the tournament favorites with a roster headed by Kylian Mbappé, Hugo Ekitike, Ousmane Dembélé and Michael Olise.
The pressure is on co-host Canada to advance past the group stage for the first time at the World Cup. Canada is in Group B along with Switzerland, Qatar and Bosnia and Herzegovina, which eliminated Italy in the European playoffs for the World Cup.
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