A look at the semifinal matches in the World Cup playoffs in Europe on Thursday: ITALY vs. NORTH MACEDONIA Italy will have a makeshift defense as it attempts to banish the ghosts of its playoff defeat to Sweden in 2017.
LONDON (AP) Russia launched a shock bid to host soccer’s European Championship one month after invading its neighbor and seeing its teams suspended from international competitions over the war in Ukraine.
MEXICO CITY (AP) A day before his only match at Estadio Azteca, Claudio Reyna assessed the rise of U.S. soccer and the competition the Americans had created in their intense rivalry with Mexico. “I think it’s a bit insulting to them because soccer is the one and only sport in this country,” the U.S.
Norwich says forward Josh Sargent will not be on the U.S. roster for the Americans' final three World Cup qualifiers. The team made the unusual annoucement Wednesday, a day before U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter is scheduled to issue his roster.
The timings of the global football spectacle, due to be held in November and December of 2022, remain unchanged by coronavirus which has already forced the postponement of the European football championships and the Tokyo Olympics