France faces weight of history in bid to retain World Cup
France has the weight of World Cup history to contend with at this year's tournament in QatarNOVEMBER 17, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
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SPAIN 4-1-0 · 1ST IN LEAGUE A, GROUP 4
4-1-0 · 1ST IN LEAGUE A, GROUP 4
Gayà leaves Spain practice with right ankle injury
Spain defender José Luis Gayà had to leave practice after spraining his right ankle ahead of the team’s final warmup before the World Cup on ThursdayNOVEMBER 16, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ansu Fati to start in Spain's final warmup: Morata out
Ansu Fati will start in Spain’s final warmup before the World Cup but Álvaro Morata, Hugo Guillamón and Marcos Llorente will not play after missing practice time this weekNOVEMBER 16, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
World Cup 2022 Team Guides, Group E: Spain, Costa Rica, Germany, Japan
Spain and Germany are the favorites to make it out of Group E, but there's always the possibility of an upset at the World Cup.NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Spain coach Luis Enrique to stream during World Cup in Qatar
Spain coach Luis Enrique will be doing some live streaming to interact with fans between games at the World CupNOVEMBER 15, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
University student Guillamón among Spain defenders in Qatar
Any downtime at the World Cup may mean study time for young Spain defender Hugo GuillamónNOVEMBER 15, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
At G-20, FIFA head calls for World Cup ceasefire in Ukraine
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has urged world leaders to call for a ceasefire in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine during the World Cup that starts later this weekNOVEMBER 15, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
WORLD CUP WATCH: European clubs have 73% of players selected
Clubs from soccer's richest continent Europe are providing 73% of players called up for the World CupNOVEMBER 15, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Williams brothers in World Cup with different teams
Brothers, teammates and now World Cup rivalsNOVEMBER 14, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Atlético ends skid with win in Copa del Rey
Atlético Madrid has ended a five-game winless run before play pauses in Spain for the World CupNOVEMBER 12, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Forward Ansu Fati back in Spain squad for World Cup
Spain coach Luis Enrique has included 20-year-old Barcelona forward Ansu Fati in his squad for the World CupNOVEMBER 11, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
US women fall to Germany, 1st 3-game losing streak since '93
The United States women lost again, falling 2-1 to Germany on Thursday night for their first three-game skid since 1993 and first home defeat in more than five yearsNOVEMBER 11, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Limping toward break, Atlético faces minnow in Copa del Rey
Atlético Madrid is mired in a five-game winless streak and eliminated from the Champions LeagueNOVEMBER 10, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pepi, Steffen left off US World Cup roster, Ream, Wright on
The U.S. World Cup roster had some surprises: Ricardo Pepi was left off along with Zack Steffen, Paul Arriola and Jordan PefokNOVEMBER 9, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Top 50 players at World Cup 2022, No. 13: Pedri
Pedri will be at the center of everything Spain does at the World Cup, Stu Holden says.NOVEMBER 8, 2022
WORLD CUP WATCH: Club season ready to pause, injuries mount
There's only one week to go before coaches of World Cup teams finally get their hands on their players ahead of a truncated build-up to the tournament in QatarNOVEMBER 7, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tearful Pique bids farewell as Barcelona beats Almería 2-0
Ousmane Dembélé and Frenkie de Jong scored to lead Barcelona to a 2-0 win over Almería in veteran defender Gerard Pique’s last game at Camp NouNOVEMBER 5, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique announces retirement
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique, a three-time Champions League winner with the Spanish club, has announced his retirement at age 35NOVEMBER 3, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Japan defender Yuta Nakayama to miss World Cup with injury
Japan defender Yuta Nakayama will miss the World Cup after being injured in an English Championship game one day after being named in the national squadNOVEMBER 3, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
UEFA revamps women's national team soccer to end mismatches
UEFA wants to end the slew of mismatched, double-digit wins that marred qualifying for the last Women’s European ChampionshipNOVEMBER 3, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rising stars to watch at World Cup: Pedri, Bellingham, Reyna
Spain’s Pedri González will highlight the list of teenagers who could make an impact at the World CupNOVEMBER 1, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
World Cup goal for Japan is quarterfinals - at least
Japan soccer coach Hajime Moriyasu repeated his aim again for the World CupNOVEMBER 1, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
US women's coach names roster for 2 games against Germany
Alex Morgan has been included on the United States women’s roster for a pair of exhibition matches against Germany after missing the team’s recent games in Europe with a knee injur...OCTOBER 31, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
