Soccer

Toronto FC acquires midfielder Maxime Dominguez on loan from Brazil's Vasco da Gama

TORONTO — Toronto FC has acquired Swiss/Spanish midfielder Maxime Dominguez on loan from Brazil's Vasco da Gama, the Major League Soccer team announced Thursday. The loan runs through Dec. 31, with a purchase option at the end.

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Zambia's US-based soccer stars warned off China tournament due to travel limits

LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Zambia's soccer federation says four of its U.S.-based players have been withdrawn from the squad set to travel to a tournament in China because of U.S. travel restrictions.

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FIFA's Infantino points to US hosting 2031 Women's World Cup and UK getting 2035 edition

The United States and the United Kingdom looked set on Thursday to be picked by FIFA next year as hosts of Women’s World Cups expanded to 48 teams from 32.

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Barcelona can keep Olmo and Víctor after favorable ruling from Spanish government

MADRID (AP) — Barcelona can retain playmaker Dani Olmo and forward Pau Víctor after a favorable ruling by Spain's sports authority on Thursday.

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Canadian men reach all-time high at No. 30 in latest FIFA world rankings

Canada climbed one spot to an all-time best No. 30 in the latest FIFA rankings released Thursday. The Canadian men had reached their previous high in November after climbing four places to No. 31. They were unchanged in the end-of-year December list.

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Ukraine great Shevchenko is not elected to UEFA ruling committee as Russia cedes place

Ukraine great Andrii Shevchenko failed to win election to the UEFA executive committee on Thursday, the day Russia formally ceded its seat on the decision-making body of European soccer.

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UEFA's Čeferin calls 64-team men's World Cup plan 'a bad idea'

A push to expand the men's 2030 World Cup to 64 teams is “a bad idea,” UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin said on Thursday.

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Champions League winner Real Madrid got $154M from UEFA to top prize money table last season

GENEVA (AP) — Champions League winner Real Madrid topped the prize money list last season by getting almost 139 million euros ($154 million), UEFA said on Thursday, finally confirming the payments .

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Slot says Tarkowski tackle a 'clear' red card as refs body acknowledges mistake in Liverpool-Everton

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool manager Arne Slot was happy to see England’s referees’ body acknowledge it was wrong to not award Everton defender James Tarkowski a red card for a dangerous tackle on Alexis Mac Allister in the Merseyside derby .

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Lukaku leading Napoli's unexpected title challenge with 400 goals and counting

ROME (AP) — Romelu Lukaku is rounding into form at just the right time for Napoli .

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