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Thu., Dec. 5, 2019
English roundup: Arsenal endures worst run since 1977; Newcastle wins in EPL
Not since 1977 have things been this bad at Arsenal.
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 5, 2019
MLS hopes to put 30th team in Charlotte, North Carolina
Major League Soccer will try to reach an agreement for its 30th team to be Charlotte, North Carolina, which could start play as soon as 2021.
UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 29, 2019
Washington State soccer sinks South Carolina with overtime goal, advances to Final Four of NCAA Women’s College Cup
WSU (16-6-1) will face top-seeded North Carolina (23-1-1) on Friday in San Jose, California, for a berth to the national title game. Pac-12 rivals Stanford and UCLA meet in the …
UPDATED: Sun., Nov. 24, 2019
WSU women’s soccer team blanks West Virginia, advances to NCAA quarterfinals
Behind two second-half goals from senior Morgan Weaver, Washington State beat West Virginia 3-0 in the NCAA tournament’s round of 16 on Sunday night and advanced to the quarterfinals for …
Thu., Nov. 21, 2019
Gareth Bale returns to Real Madrid after mocking club with banner
Gareth Bale has made his priorities clear. Now Real Madrid will get its turn.
Thu., Nov. 21, 2019
Fit, fresh and firing, Jamie Vardy a striker reborn at Leicester
Hours after being hired as Leicester manager, Brendan Rodgers was walking around the locker room at King Power Stadium and introducing himself to his new players when he reached Jamie …
Thu., Nov. 21, 2019
Rocco Commisso promises to keep Fiorentina ‘forever’
Less than six months into his tenure as Fiorentina owner and president, Rocco Commisso is already starting to grapple with Italy’s infamous bureaucracy as he attempts to build a new …
Thu., Nov. 21, 2019
Bayern’s struggles put Hansi Flick in the spotlight
The turmoil at Bayern Munich has finally led to assistant extraordinaire Hansi Flick being put in charge.
UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 20, 2019
MLS to meet Mexican league counterparts in All-Star Game
Major League Soccer players will meet top Mexican league counterparts at Banc of California Stadium on July 29, ending a 15-year streak of MLS All-Star Games involving European clubs.
Tue., Nov. 19, 2019
US beats Cuba 4-0 to reach Nations League semifinals
Josh Sargent scored the first of his two goals 34 seconds in, Jordan Morris also had two goals and the United States routed Cuba 4-0 at George Town, Cayman Islands, …
UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 15, 2019
Area roundup: Makamae Gomera-Stevens leads Washington State soccer past Memphis in NCAA first round
Averie Collins assisted on the goal for the Cougars (12-6-1), who outshot the Tigers 16-4.
UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 13, 2019
Matt Calkins: Twice is nice, but three would mean Sounders dynasty sits on rare throne
If the newest MLS Cup was a living, conscious being, it would have felt neglected Tuesday. The trophy had just found a new home with the Sounders after they beat …
UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 12, 2019
Sounders celebrate MLS Cup title with parade and rally at Seattle Center
Partway through a downtown Sounders victory parade Tuesday afternoon, coach Brian Schmetzer got off the double-decker bus he’d been riding on with players and began high-fiving some of the thousands …
UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 9, 2019
Larry Stone: Sounders have a ‘ridiculous opportunity’ – the chance to win an MLS Cup in front of Seattle fans
For the sporting fans of Seattle, this is a rare and precious opportunity Sunday.
UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 9, 2019
Mercer Island native Jordan Morris embraced playing a new position and became a Sounders star
Jordan Morris said the magic words in late July, following a win against defending MLS Cup champion Atlanta United: “I consider myself a winger.”
UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 7, 2019
Stefan Frei didn’t think the Sounders would be back in the MLS Cup so soon: ‘I can’t believe it’
Sunday marks Stefan Frei’s third MLS Cup final, but it might be his most cherished.
Wed., Nov. 6, 2019
Don Garber touts MLS successes while labor negotiations loom
Whether it’s the increased talent in the league, a highly successful format change for the postseason, or the addition of more expansion teams, Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber sees …
Wed., Nov. 6, 2019
Champions League roundup: Rodrygo scores 3 goals, City uses 3 goalies
A teenager’s three goals and one team’s three goalkeepers perked up the Champions League on Wednesday as three European powers advanced to the round of 16.
Wed., Nov. 6, 2019
Carlo Ancelotti at risk after Napoli players desert training camp
Napoli coach Carlo Ancelotti is at risk of losing his job after his players deserted a club-ordered emergency training camp.
UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 5, 2019
Champions League roundup: Dortmund, Chelsea stage big comebacks
On a night of big comebacks in the Champions League, Borussia Dortmund came from two goals down to beat Inter Milan 3-2 Tuesday while Chelsea erased a three-goal deficit to …
Tue., Nov. 5, 2019
Copa Libertadores final moved from Santiago to Lima
South America’s soccer body CONMEBOL has moved the Copa Libertadores final from Santiago to Lima because of a weekslong wave of demonstrations in the Chilean capital.
UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 2, 2019
Sounders going back to work with MLS Cup looming next Sunday at home
MLS’s new single-elimination playoff bracket took Cristian Roldan back to his childhood.
Sat., Nov. 2, 2019
French roundup: Memphis Depay scores injury-time winner as Lyon wins 3-2 at Toulouse
Memphis Depay scored his second of the game five minutes into injury time as Lyon twice fought back from a goal down to win at Toulouse 3-2 in the French …
UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 2, 2019
Spanish roundup: Barcelona upset at Levante 3-1; Madrid held 0-0 by Betis
Lionel Messi’s penalty strike to give Barcelona the early lead wasn’t enough once complacency set in.
UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 2, 2019
English roundup: EPL title contenders Liverpool and City leave it late to win
Manchester City left it late to win. Liverpool left it even later.
UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 2, 2019
German roundup: Frankfurt routs 10-man Bayern 5-1, fireworks in Berlin derby
Eintracht Frankfurt routed 10-man Bayern Munich 5-1 in the Bundesliga to give visiting coach Niko Kovac an unhappy return to his former side on Saturday.
UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 2, 2019
Italian roundup: Discriminatory chants mar Roma’s 2-1 win over Napoli
A brief suspension for discriminatory chants marred Roma’s 2-1 win over struggling Napoli in Serie A on Saturday.
Fri., Nov. 1, 2019
Sounders sell out MLS Cup final, more than 69,000 expected
The MLS Cup final will be played before one of the largest crowds in league history.
UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 1, 2019
NWSL raises salaries, adds allocation money for 2020 season
The National Women’s Soccer League announced rule changes Friday for the 2020 season that will increase player salaries and team salary caps, as well as add $300,000 per team in …
Thu., Oct. 31, 2019
European soccer weekend: What to watch in the main leagues
What to watch in the leading football leagues in Europe this weekend: