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Barcelona gets tough Champs League group with Bayern, Inter

Barcelona faces another tough Champions League group after being drawn with Bayern Munich and Inter Milan as it tries to avoid a second straight group-stage exit since losing Lione...

AUGUST 25, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Champions League draw has elite 32-team lineup, no new names

The Champions League draw will have no new names in the 32-team lineup after the last confirmed entry ended an unlikely run by a Norwegian team

AUGUST 24, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Symbolism, empty seats: soccer returns to Ukraine amid war

With two teams playing in an empty stadium hundreds of miles away from their hometowns, the Ukrainian soccer league has started its new season after a poignant ceremony paying trib...

AUGUST 23, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ukraine soccer league defies Russian war to begin season

A new Ukrainian soccer league season starts Tuesday under threat of more Russian attacks in a war that stopped all games being played since February

AUGUST 22, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dynamo Kyiv reaches Champions League playoffs; PSV advances

Dynamo Kyiv’s unlikely run toward the Champions League group stage is still on

AUGUST 9, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ukrainian soccer teams drawn on path to UEFA competitions

Three Ukrainian soccer teams have learned their paths to European competitions in the UEFA draws for the Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League playoffs

AUGUST 2, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

UEFA probes Fenerbahçe after Putin chant against Kyiv team

UEFA is investigating Turkish club Fenerbahçe after its fans chanted the name of Russian President Vladimir Putin during a Champions League qualifying game against Ukraine’s Dynamo...

JULY 28, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cologne asks UEFA to exclude Belarusian soccer clubs

German soccer club Cologne has called for the exclusion of Belarusian teams from European competitions because of the country's support for Russia amid the ongoing war in Ukraine

JULY 21, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sports court upholds soccer bans on Russian teams

Russia remains barred from Europe’s leading soccer competitions including the Champions League after the Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected appeals by the national soccer fede...

JULY 15, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Zelenskyy praises IOC for supporting bans on Russian sport

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has thanked the IOC for supporting a ban on Russian teams and athletes competing in most Olympics sports

JULY 4, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

UEFA blocks Sheriff hosting European games in Transnistria

The latest fallout for soccer from Russia’s war on Ukraine sees UEFA block Sheriff Tiraspol from hosting European games in its breakaway home region in Moldova

JUNE 24, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sports court sets July dates for Russian soccer ban appeals

Russian appeals against bans from international soccer because of the country’s war in Ukraine are going to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in July

JUNE 22, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

FIFA extends Ukrainian club contract rules for next season

FIFA has extended emergency contract rules for players and coaches with Ukrainian soccer clubs to protect their working rights during the Russian military invasion

JUNE 21, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Poland cuts Russia-based player out of World Cup plans

Poland won’t consider defender Maciej Rybus in its plans for the World Cup in Qatar after he signed a new contract with a Russian club

JUNE 20, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

FIFA bans player for 18 months for same substance as Valieva

FIFA has banned Ivory Coast goalkeeper Sylvain Gbohouo for 18 months in a doping case that involved the same substance that Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva tested positive for...

JUNE 13, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ukraine's World Cup quest ends with loss to Wales amid war

Ukraine has missed out on qualifying for the World Cup after the war-disrupted team lost 1-0 to Wales in the European playoff final for the FIFA soccer showpiece

JUNE 5, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ukraine plans to restart football leagues in August amid war

Ukraine plans to resume competitive football in the country in August despite being under attack by Russia after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave approval

JUNE 4, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

MATCHDAY: Ukraine or Wales to World Cup; Spain in Prague

The final European spot at the World Cup will be determined in Cardiff where Wales hosts a Ukraine side trying to deliver an uplifting sporting success amid the ongoing Russian inv...

JUNE 4, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Backed from frontlines, Ukraine tries to seal World Cup spot

The Ukrainian footballers exempted from military service are trying to complete the mission to lead their country to the World Cup

JUNE 4, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ukraine soccer team fulfilling its duty in World Cup mission

The World Cup mission of Ukraine’s national soccer team is clear and profound

JUNE 2, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Soccer great Pelé urges Putin to stop war in Ukraine

Pelé has published a letter urging Vladimir Putin to stop the Russian invasion of Ukraine

JUNE 1, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ukraine beats Scotland 3-1 in World Cup qualifying playoff

Ukraine beat Scotland 3-1 in a pulsating World Cup qualifying playoff semifinal on Wednesday

JUNE 1, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ukraine takes political path to qualifying for World Cup

When Ukraine’s unusual path through World Cup qualifying resumes this week, it serves as a rejection of the idea that sports and politics must not mix

MAY 30, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Zinchenko's tearful support for Ukraine after EPL title win

The Ukrainian flag Oleksandr Zinchenko used to wipe away the tears also inspired Manchester City’s Premier League title winner

MAY 22, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bach says Russia ban is to protect athletes, not punish them

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach says Russian athletes and officials who have been banned from international sporting events because of the war in Ukraine are...

MAY 20, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS