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Tottenham out of Europa Conference because of virus ruling

Tottenham has been forced to forfeit a Europa Conference League game that can’t be rescheduled following a bout of COVID-19 cases at the club and has been eliminated from the compe...

DECEMBER 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Italy to play England again twice in Nations League group

Italy and England have been drawn in the same Nations League group, setting up two rematches next year of their European Championship final

DECEMBER 16, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Amnesty flags Qatar rights abuses with French soccer body

Human rights activists with Amnesty International have urged the French soccer federation to pay attention to rights violations of migrant workers in Qatar a year before the World...

DECEMBER 15, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lamine Diack, ex IAAF chief convicted of corruption, dies

Lamine Diack, the controversial long-time leader of track and field who was convicted of extorting money from athletes and accused of taking bribes in an Olympic hosting vote, has...

DECEMBER 3, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Unfazed by guilty verdict, Real Madrid relying on Benzema

Karim Benzema and the teams that employ him appear unfazed by his guilty verdict for having played a part in the sex tape blackmail plot against a former France teammate

NOVEMBER 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Benzema gets 1-year suspended sentence in sex-tape case

France and Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema has been given a one-year suspended jail sentence and a fine of 75,000 euros ($84,000) in a sex-tape case that rocked French soccer

NOVEMBER 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Soccer odds: How sportsbooks set World Cup odds one year out

It's never too early to place 2022 World Cup bets! Our betting expert spoke to an oddsmaker about how they set odds for the big event.

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

World Cup odds 2022: Lines for every team, picks one year before Qatar

It's never too soon to place your bets! As FOX Bet unveils the World Cup odds for 2022, our experts make their early picks.

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

World Cup 2022: France has the firepower to pull off a rare repeat

No World Cup champion has repeated in nearly 60 years — but France has the firepower to end that curse, David Mosse writes.

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Tchouameni is Monaco's latest young talent to catch the eye

When Aurelien Tchouameni started his first game for France the 21-year-old midfielder looked like he had been playing at international level for years

NOVEMBER 18, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dutch head back to World Cup; playoffs for Turkey, Ukraine

The Netherlands will be back at the World Cup after an eight-year gap

NOVEMBER 16, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ukraine beats Bosnia & Herzegovina, into World Cup playoffs

Second-half goals from midfielder Oleksandr Zinchenko and forward Artem Dovbyk gave Ukraine a 2-0 win at Bosnia and Herzegovina and sent it to the World Cup playoffs in second plac...

NOVEMBER 16, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Man City player Mendy charged with 2 more counts of rape

Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has been charged with two additional counts of rape and now faces six allegations

NOVEMBER 16, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

MATCHDAY: Netherlands gets second chance to reach World Cup

It’s a second chance for the Netherlands to tie up first place and an automatic spot in the tournament in Qatar

NOVEMBER 15, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

France, Belgium win to reach World Cup; Dutch slip to draw

Kylian Mbappe’s four goals in an 8-0 rout of Kazakhstan ensured defending champion France reached next year’s World Cup along with victorious Belgium

NOVEMBER 13, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mbappe hits 4 as France routs Kazakhstan 8-0 to reach WCup

Striker Kylian Mbappe scored four goals as defending champion France qualified for next year’s World Cup by crushing Kazakhstan 8-0

NOVEMBER 13, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

MATCHDAY: France, Belgium, Netherlands can qualify for WCup

France, Belgium and the Netherlands have a chance of qualifying for the World Cup in Qatar when they play their next-to-last group games on Saturday

NOVEMBER 12, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

PSG player released in probe into attack on teammate

French police have released Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Aminata Diallo from custody without charge but are still investigating an attack on one of her teammates

NOVEMBER 11, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Talking points as WCup qualifying in Europe reaches climax

European nations play their last group games in qualifying for the 2022 World Cup over the next week and some of the continent’s biggest teams still aren't assured of advancing to...

NOVEMBER 10, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

FIFA sets January date for best player award ceremony

FIFA’s annual awards to honor the world’s best players and coaches in the 2020-21 season will be held on Jan. 17

NOVEMBER 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Injured Pogba to miss France's World Cup qualifiers

Paul Pogba will miss France’s World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Finland because of a right thigh injury

NOVEMBER 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Defender Zouma called up for France's World Cup qualifiers

With Raphael Varane out injured for a few weeks France coach Didier Deschamps recalled Kurt Zouma for upcoming World Cup qualifiers

NOVEMBER 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

UEFA plans changes to reduce lopsided women's qualifiers

The opening four rounds of Women’s World Cup qualifying in Europe have shown UEFA's head of women’s football Nadine Kessler why a format change is needed to cut down on one-sided r...

OCTOBER 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

England opens women's Euros against Austria at Old Trafford

England will open the Women’s European Championship against Austria on July 6 at Old Trafford

OCTOBER 28, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mourinho's Roma humbled 6-1 in ECL; Tottenham also loses

Jose Mourinho’s Roma has been routed 6-1 by Norwegian team Bodø/Glimt in the Europa Conference League

OCTOBER 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS