Author: Associated Press
Bayern Munich fans honored Thomas Muller ahead of his final home game for the club on Saturday. Supporters behind one of the goals unveiled a massive red-and-white tifo featuring a picture of Muller and his name in large letters, with a banner above reading, “For 25 years, everything for our colors!” The 35-year-old Muller was also presented with a picture of himself alongside all the trophies he won with the Bavarian powerhouse. “Let us play!” he shouted as he brought the picture and a bouquet of flowers to the sideline. Bayern, which clinched the Bundesliga title last weekend, was set…
Bayern Munich fans honored Thomas Muller ahead of his final home game for the club on Saturday. Supporters behind one of the goals unveiled a massive red-and-white tifo featuring a picture of Muller and his name in large letters, with a banner above reading, “For 25 years, everything for our colors!” The 35-year-old Muller was also presented with a picture of himself alongside all the trophies he won with the Bavarian powerhouse. “Let us play!” he shouted as he brought the picture and a bouquet of flowers to the sideline. Bayern, which clinched the Bundesliga title last weekend, was set…
Bayern Munich fans honored Thomas Muller ahead of his final home game for the club on Saturday. Supporters behind one of the goals unveiled a massive red-and-white tifo featuring a picture of Muller and his name in large letters, with a banner above reading, “For 25 years, everything for our colors!” The 35-year-old Muller was also presented with a picture of himself alongside all the trophies he won with the Bavarian powerhouse. “Let us play!” he shouted as he brought the picture and a bouquet of flowers to the sideline. Bayern, which clinched the Bundesliga title last weekend, was set…
The Women’s World Cup will expand to 48 teams starting in 2031, when the U.S. is expected to host the tournament, FIFA announced Friday. The long-anticipated move brings the women’s event in line with the men’s World Cup, which will feature 48 teams for the first time in 2026, co-hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The expansion is likely to add at least four stadiums and cities to the 2031 plans, with FIFA hinting the tournament could stretch into Mexico or other parts of the CONCACAF region. It follows one month after FIFA President Gianni Infantino said there was…
The Women’s World Cup will expand to 48 teams starting in 2031, when the U.S. is expected to host the tournament, FIFA announced Friday. The long-anticipated move brings the women’s event in line with the men’s World Cup, which will feature 48 teams for the first time in 2026, co-hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The expansion is likely to add at least four stadiums and cities to the 2031 plans, with FIFA hinting the tournament could stretch into Mexico or other parts of the CONCACAF region. It follows one month after FIFA President Gianni Infantino said there was…
The Women’s World Cup will expand to 48 teams starting in 2031, when the U.S. is expected to host the tournament, FIFA announced Friday. The long-anticipated move brings the women’s event in line with the men’s World Cup, which will feature 48 teams for the first time in 2026, co-hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The expansion is likely to add at least four stadiums and cities to the 2031 plans, with FIFA hinting the tournament could stretch into Mexico or other parts of the CONCACAF region. It follows one month after FIFA President Gianni Infantino said there was…
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner said he was caught off guard by the tennis peers who reached out – and those who stayed silent – during his recent three-month doping suspension. “Some messages really surprised me,” Sinner said. “And there were others I thought would reach out but didn’t. I won’t name names.” Sinner returns to action this week at the Italian Open, his home tournament, after a controversial settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency. The timing of the deal raised eyebrows, as it allowed the Italian star to avoid missing any Grand Slam tournaments. The agreement followed WADA’s appeal…
With Stephen Curry sidelined early by a strained left hamstring, Buddy Hield and Jimmy Butler ditched the capes but played the heroes anyway. The Golden State Warriors leaned on their newly formed odd-couple duo to knock off the Minnesota Timberwolves 99-88 in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series Tuesday night. Hield poured in 24 points, drilling five 3-pointers and leading all players with a plus-22 rating. Butler, part energizer and part enforcer, added 20 points, 11 boards, eight assists, and relentless defense – all while still finding time to roast Hield for wearing the wrong shorts to start the…
Located north of the Arctic Circle and needing to deal with brutal weather conditions, the Norwegian soccer team Bodo/Glimt has an artificial playing field that’s built to handle just about anything. Including much bigger rivals. That could be bad news for Premier League giant Tottenham Hotspur when the teams meet in the Europa League semifinal second leg on Thursday. Spurs leads 3-1 after the first game, but that advantage could look slender once play gets underway at the Aspmyra Stadion in the fishing town of Bodo, more than 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) north of Oslo. Despite the town having a…
A verdict is expected Tuesday in Club Leon’s legal battle with FIFA over its exclusion from next month’s Club World Cup in the United States. The Court of Arbitration for Sport is hearing Leon’s appeal Monday as the club challenges FIFA’s decision to expel it due to shared ownership with fellow Mexican side Pachuca, which also qualified for the 32-team tournament kicking off June 14. CAS said it aims to issue a fast-track ruling Tuesday from its headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland. If the court sides with FIFA, soccer’s governing body plans to stage a one-off playoff between Los Angeles FC…