UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE NEWS

Lyon signs Diop for 5 years, 10 million euros

PARIS (AP) Lyon has signed Spanish midfielder Pape Cheikh Diop from Celta Vigo for 10 million euros ($12 million) plus bonuses.

AUGUST 29, 2017

Panionios beats Apollon 2-0 to stay perfect

ATHENS, Greece (AP) Panionios is one of only two Greek league teams to maintain a perfect record after two rounds, defeating Apollon Smyrnis 2-0 Sunday.

AUGUST 27, 2017

FIFA to send in emergency team to run Cameroon football

ZURICH (AP) FIFA says it is sending in an emergency management team to run the troubled Cameroon football federation.

AUGUST 23, 2017

Portugal's Eder moves to Lokomotiv Moscow on loan

MOSCOW (AP) Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow says it has signed Portugal forward Eder, who scored the winning goal in last year's European Championship final, on a loan deal.

AUGUST 23, 2017

Former Dinamo Zagreb boss injured after shooting

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) Controversial former Dinamo Zagreb director Zdravko Mamic was shot and injured in Bosnia on Monday, poli...

AUGUST 22, 2017

Neymar unstoppable on home debut as PSG beats Toulouse 6-2

PARIS (AP) Neymar was in unstoppable form on his home debut for Paris Saint-Germain, with the Brazil star scoring twice and playing a role...

AUGUST 20, 2017

Lyon concedes two late goals in 3-3 home draw with Bordeaux

PARIS (AP) Forward Nabil Fekir's early contender for goal of the season was not enough, as Lyon conceded two late goals to draw with Borde...

AUGUST 19, 2017

Lyon concedes two late goals in 3-3 home draw with Bordeaux

PARIS (AP) Forward Nabil Fekir's early contender for goal of the season was not enough, as Lyon conceded two late goals to draw with Borde...

AUGUST 19, 2017

Turner is latest to plan sports streaming service

NEW YORK (AP) Turner Sports is the latest TV company to announce a sports streaming service as traditional television companies chase millennial audiences.

AUGUST 17, 2017

Pint by pint, a hoppy revolution is brewing in Russia

MOSCOW (AP) Pint by frothy pint, a hoppy revolution is brewing in Russia.

AUGUST 14, 2017

Ocampos snatches late winner for Marseille in Nantes

PARIS (AP) Substitute Lucas Ocampos snatched a late winner for Marseille as the nine-time champions won a pulsating match at Nantes 1-0 to stay perfect two rounds into the French...

AUGUST 14, 2017

Greece's PAOK names Razvan Lucescu as new coach

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) PAOK has chosen Razvan Lucescu as its new coach eight days before the start of the Greek league.

AUGUST 14, 2017

Brazil replaces world champ Germany at top of FIFA rankings

ZURICH (AP) Brazil is back on top of the FIFA rankings , replacing World Cup holder Germany.

AUGUST 10, 2017

Disney to launch streaming services for movies, live sports

NEW YORK (AP) With new streaming services in the works, Disney is trying to set itself up for a future that's largely been framed by Netflix: Providing the stuff you want to watc...

AUGUST 9, 2017

FRENCH LEAGUE 2017-18: 5 teams to watch out for this season

PARIS (AP) Five teams to keep an eye on in the new French league season which starts this weekend.

AUGUST 3, 2017

Stadium stampede kills 2 at soccer match in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG (AP) Two people have been killed in a stampede at a soccer match in South Africa.

JULY 29, 2017

Amid transfer boom, UEFA eyes stricter club spending rules

GENEVA (AP) In another European summer of lavish transfer deals, it can seem that UEFA has given up trying to curb clubs' excessive spendi...

JULY 28, 2017

FIFA fines Qatar after players' political support for Emir

GENEVA (AP) FIFA has fined Qatar's soccer federation after national team players breached rules against political statements by displaying T-shirts of the country's Emir at a Wor...

JULY 27, 2017

UEFA closes Hajduk Split stadium for fans' racist chants

NYON, Switzerland (AP) UEFA has ordered Hajduk Split to play its next Europa League home game in an empty stadium as punishment for racist chants by fans.

JULY 21, 2017

Sparta Prague signs France midfielder Rio Mavuba

PRAGUE (AP) Sparta Prague says it has signed France midfielder Rio Mavuba to a three-year contract.

JULY 21, 2017

Sparta Prague signs Cameroon midfielder Georges Mandjeck

PRAGUE (AP) Sparta Prague has signed Cameroon midfielder Georges Mandjeck from the French first division club Metz.

JULY 20, 2017

Police have arrested Spanish soccer president Angel Maria Villar and son

MADRID (AP) Police have arrested Spanish soccer president Angel Maria Villar and son.

JULY 18, 2017