Soccer

Former Toronto FC general manager Ali Curtis has earned a promotion as Major League Soccer revamps the leadership of MLS Next, its academy and youth development program.

GENEVA (AP) — FIFA has been warned of legal action from players and national leagues if it does not backtrack on adding new and bigger competitions to the congested calendar of men’s international soccer.

FIFA came under pressure on Thursday to publish a long-awaited review into compensation for workers who helped to deliver the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Cavan Sullivan shrugs off words like prodigy, phenom or even wonderkid, all things he's been called at just 14. But there's no doubt Sullivan is talented.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Two of England's most storied soccer teams go head to head on Sunday with their paths heading in wildly different directions.

Two years ago, Joselu Mato was just another Real Madrid fan cheering in the stands of the Stade de France as it won a record-extending 14th European Cup.

GENEVA (AP) — It has been a challenging season in the Champions League for the 2022 World Cup final referee Szymon Marciniak and his support officials from Poland.

Lynn Williams scored an early goal and Gotham FC hung on for a 1-0 victory over the Houston Dash on Wednesday night in the National Women's Soccer League.

MONTREAL — Nathan Goulet could hardly believe his eyes. The 22-year-old CS Saint-Laurent defender remembers watching Federico Bernardeschi play in the UEFA Champions League for elite Italian club Juventus a few years ago.

OTTAWA — Atletico Ottawa and Pacific FC have everything to play for in the return leg of their Telus Canadian Championship quarterfinal after a scoreless draw in the opener Wednesday. The return leg is May 29 at Starlight Stadium in Langford, B.C.