SAO PAULO (AP) – Pele has a respiratory infection and will remain in the hospital, where he has been since Tuesday. Albert Einstein Hospital said in a statement on Friday that 82-year-old Edson Arantes do Nascimento, popularly known as Pell, is being treated with antibiotics. The hospital added: “His response was adequate and the patient…
Portland, Ore. – Canadian Ryan Wilkinson has resigned as head coach of the National Women’s Soccer League’s Portland Thorns, saying players asked for his resignation following an investigation into misconduct. Wilkinson said in a statement Friday that she was cleared of wrongdoing following an investigation into her relationship with a player. She said the players…
Hwang Hye-chan scored in stoppage time to send South Korea into the knockout stages of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. South Korea beat Portugal 2-1 in their final group game to move ahead of Uruguay in Group H and finish second on goal difference. Uruguay looked set to progress with a 2-0 win over Ghana…
Canada made history by scoring for the first time in the men’s World Cup in Qatar. And it turns out her only other goal was a mile, albeit one scored by an opponent. FIFA says Moroccan defender Naif Agward’s goal was the slam dunk of the tournament. It was 2-0 to the Canadian men in…
Al-Rayyan, Qatar – Canada’s men’s national team made history, but that’s not all. As impressive as the team’s performance was at various stages, Canada still lost in all three matches. It’s difficult to draw broad conclusions based on small sample sizes in tournament settings, let alone at a country’s first men’s World Cup in 36…
AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) — After losing in the round of 16 at the World Cup for the first time in 44 years, Mexico said Thursday that Argentina coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino will not return to the next tournament. Martino was appointed in January 2019 and had his contract terminated on Wednesday following a 2-1…
AL THUMAMA, Qatar – The Canadian men’s national team closed out their first World Cup in 36 years with a 2-1 loss in Morocco as they wait for their first-ever point in the competition. Morocco scored twice in 23 minutes, making everyone wonder if Canada was in over its head. Thankfully for the Canadians, an…
Al-Rayyan, Qatar (AP) – The ball found its way to Romelu Lukaku with a minute left. score, and that would send Belgium into the round of 16 of the World Cup. Somehow, he lost. Belgium and its generation of senior players crashed out of the tournament after a 0-0 draw with Croatia on Thursday, who…
After a miserable start to the 2010s, the hire of John Herdman and the rise of the Golden Generation turned Canada into a fearsome footy nation.
MILAN (AP) — Juventus’ off-field woes continue to worsen in a case rife through Italian soccer. UEFA opened an investigation into Juventus on Thursday, hours after it was revealed that Torino’s prosecutors had charged former president Andrea Agnelli and 10 other former board members with accounting irregularities at the club itself. The charges appealed. Former…
