Italy wins Euro 2020, beats England in penalty shootout
LONDON — Italian soccer’s redemption story is complete. England’s painful half-century wait for a major title goes on.
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Messi pays his debt to Argentina with Copa America title
BUENOS AIRES — Argentina finally made Lionel Messi cry with joy.
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No. 103 Trinidad ties No. 11 Mexico 0-0 in Gold Cup opener
ARLINGTON, Texas — No. 103 Trinidad and Tobago held 11th-ranked Mexico to a 0-0 draw Saturday night in the opener of the CONCACAF Gold...
Di Maria recovers from finals drama with Copa America title
BUENOS AIRES — Ángel Di María once admitted that he sought out a psychologist to help him deal with the trauma of his performance...
Messi and Luis Diaz end Copa America as top goal scorers
RIO DE JANEIRO — Argentina's Lionel Messi and Colombia's Luis Díaz finished Copa America as the top scorers in the tournament with four goals...
Benfica president placed under house arrest
LISBON, Portugal — Benfica president Luís Filipe Vieira was placed under house arrest late on Saturday until he pays bail of three million euros...
NOTEBOOK: For English fan, Euro 2020 offers a sliver of hope
LONDON — When I was much younger, a soccer anthem called “Three Lions” offered an exuberant cry. “Football’s coming home,” the lyrics went, after...
Former England, Ipswich striker Paul Mariner dies at 68
LONDON — Paul Mariner, the former England striker who played at the World Cup in 1982 and later coached in MLS, has died. He...
Mancini has Italy smiling again after the team’s darkest day
LONDON — Less than four years after Italian soccer’s darkest moment, Roberto Mancini has the country’s national team smiling again.
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Messi and Neymar picked as best players at Copa America
RIO DE JANEIRO — Argentina's Lionel Messi and Brazil's Neymar were picked as the two best players of the Copa America just before they...