Soccer

MADRID (AP) — Five Valladolid fans who racially insulted Real Madrid star Vinícius Júnior in 2022 have been found guilty in the first ruling in Spain that condemns racist insults in a soccer stadium as a hate crime, the league said Wednesday.

Four weeks before facing Manchester City in its opening Club World Cup game in Philadelphia, Wydad coach Rhulani Mokwena has left the Moroccan team.

BILBAO, Spain (AP) — Clashes between fans of Tottenham and Manchester United have been reported ahead of the Europa League final in Spain on Wednesday.

WINNIPEG — Rocco Romeo gave his dad an unexpected birthday gift on Tuesday.

HAMILTON — Another loss for CF Montreal. But this time the struggling Major League Soccer side has a chance to dig itself out of its hole.

MADRID (AP) — Vinícius Júnior isn't expected to get involved as Valencia threatens legal action over what it described as “falsehoods” in a Netflix documentary about the player and the racist insults made against him at the Spanish club's stadium two

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal coach Roberto Martínez has called up 18-year-old Rodrigo Mora for the semifinals of the Nations League . The 40-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo was also included in the squad announced by Martínez on Tuesday.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Pep Guardiola said he would rather leave Manchester City than have to work with a bloated squad next season. The City manager has begun to rebuild his team after the club's first trophyless campaign since 2017.

BILBAO, Spain (AP) — Manchester United coach Ruben Amorim and Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou don't think their jobs are at stake in Wednesday's Europa League final .

A new seven-on-seven women's soccer tournament featuring notable European club teams vying for a $5 million purse kicks off in Portugal on Wednesday.