Soccer

As the one-year countdown to the 2026 FIFA World Cup looms, a fight to open the door to a wider TV audience for Canadian soccer drags on.

MILAN (AP) — Former Inter Milan club president Ernesto Pellegrini has died on the day the team plays the Champions League final . He was 84. “Pellegrini has left us.

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Ajax hired John Heitinga as head coach on Saturday to replace Francesco Farioli nearly two weeks after the Italian resigned following the team’s late-season collapse.

MUNICH (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain is going for its first Champions League title when it takes on Inter Milan in the final on Saturday. Inter is going for its fourth European crown and first since winning the 2010 trophy.

Minnesota United FC (7-3-6, third in the Western Conference) vs. Seattle Sounders FC (7-4-5, fifth in the Western Conference) Seattle; Sunday, 6 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Seattle -107, Minnesota United FC +287, Draw +239; over/under is 2.

Federal officials are set to start reviewing the social media accounts of visa applicants who plan to attend, work at or visit Harvard University for any signs of antisemitism, marking the latest development in a clash between the Trump administratio

MUNICH (AP) — European club soccer reaches its crowning moment in the Champions League final in Munich on Saturday.

MUNICH (AP) — Ousmane Dembélé has never been a Ballon d’Or contender. Until this season. The tipping point could come on Saturday night if Dembélé leads Paris Saint-Germain to its first Champions League title.

San Diego FC has issued indefinite bans to 33 people who apparently participated in a violent brawl after the club's match against the LA Galaxy at Snapdragon Stadium last weekend.

It's been an eventful year for defender Naomi Girma, who not only moved to a new country but also dealt with an injury before winning a pair of trophies with Chelsea. Now Girma is back with the U.S.