22+ hour, 35+ min ago  (246+ words) TORONTO " Canada dropped one spot to No. 30 in the latest FIFA men's soccer rankings released Wednesday. Canada posted two draws at Toronto's BMO Field since the last rankings were released in January. The 2026 World Cup cohosts drew Iceland 2-2 on Saturday…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (169+ words) Luis de la Fuente was speaking after fans made chants mocking Muslims during Tuesday's friendly game, part of Spain's preparations for the World Cup. "I feel total and absolute repulsion towards any xenophobic or racist attitudes. They are intolerable," de…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (246+ words) Barcelona routed Sevilla 5-2 for its fourth straight league win and boosted its confidence ahead of the second leg of its Champions League last 16 match against Newcastle on Wednesday. Barcelona needed Lamine Yamal's penalty with the last kick of the game…...

4+ week, 1+ hour ago  (409+ words) Madrid has slumped to consecutive Liga losses, 2-1 at Osasuna and a 1-0 implosion against lowly Getafe in its own Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. On Friday it will try to rebound at Celta Vigo while trailing leader Barcelona by four points. "In a…...

4+ week, 6+ hour ago  (239+ words) At present, there are no alternative venues being considered," UEFA said on Thursday about the scheduled March 27 game in Doha between the reigning champions of South America and Europe in a likely matchup of Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal. A…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (373+ words) The Falcons' opponent will be confirmed when the full season schedule is released later in the year. The Falcons are expected to be the home team at Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. The Madrid game is part of a record…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (136+ words) Panathinaikos (Greece) vs. Real Betis (Spain) Genk (Belgium) vs. Freiburg (Germany) Celta Vigo (Spain) vs. Lyon (France) Stuttgart (Germany) vs. Porto (Portugal) Bologna (Italy) vs. Roma (Italy) Lille (France) vs. Aston Villa (England) Real Betis (Spain) vs. Panathinaikos (Greece) Freiburg…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (329+ words) The Czech Republic completes what looks like the most testing of the four top-tier League A groups. Spain and England are ranked first and fourth, respectively, in the FIFA rankings and played each other in the final of Euro 2024, which…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (234+ words) FIFA has not yet said where it plans to stage the decisive match of a tournament that will be co-hosted by Spain, Portugal and Morocco. But Rafael Louz'n told reporters at a media event that the title match will be…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (313+ words) At the moment we are speaking, there is no desire from the ministry to boycott this major, much-anticipated competition," sports minister Marina Ferrari told reporters on Tuesday evening. "That said, I am not prejudging what might happen." Ferrari added that…...