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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.
Ali Musse scored in the 29th minute as Cavalry FC secured a 1-0 win over the visiting Vancouver FC and the CPL Shield on Sunday on the final day of the Canadian Premier League regular season.
Mia Pante scored twice to lead Vancouver Rise FC to a 3-2 win over Calgary Wild FC on Sunday in Northern Super League action.
Elisabeth Terland struck a superb late leveller to give Manchester United a 1-1 Women's Super League derby draw against Manchester City.
The Ballon d’Or winners will be announced on Monday with a new generation of soccer stars, led by Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappé, ready to stamp their name on the trophy that for so long was a personal duel between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
William Osula and Harvey Barnes scored early in the second half at Selhurst Park as Newcastle dealt Crystal Palace a frustrating 2-0 Premier League defeat to pile more pressure on Pierre Sage.
Liverpool's expensively-assembled front four finally clicked into gear as they beat Brighton 2-0 to record their first home Premier League win of the season.
Hull's unbeaten home record remains intact but the Tigers have not tasted victory for seven games after a 1-1 draw with Brentford at the MKM Stadium.
The pressure on Michael Carrick grew as Manchester United slumped to a limp 3-0 defeat to Bournemouth on Sunday.
Under-pressure Manchester United manager Michael Carrick dropped captain Bruno Fernandes on Sunday in a statement selection with the team in a crisis.
Alexander Aravena scored during second-half stoppage time after Ariel Lassiter had the first two goals for Portland, and the Timbers kept Charlotte FC from clinching an Eastern Conference playoff spot with a 3-2 victory on Saturday night.
Cédric Bakambu scored two goals in the second half, including a penalty kick in stoppage time, to help San Diego FC tie the Seattle Sounders 2-2 on Saturday night.
Morgan Whittaker scored in the 81st minute, Nico Hansen made two saves for his ninth clean sheet of the season, and the Colorado Rapids beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 1-0 on Saturday night to extend their home unbeaten streak to 10 matches.
Sergi Solans scored a goal in each half and Real Salt Lake took advantage of a red card on Tomas Ostrak to beat St. Louis City 3-0 on Saturday night.
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