LONDON—Soccer star Marcus Rashford has received an honorary award from Prince William for his successful campaign to get the British government to provide free meals to disadvantaged children during the pandemic. Rashford, 24, was made an MBE, or Member of the Order of the British Empire, on Tuesday during a ceremony at Windsor Castle. The…
Minnesota United Tie Galaxy, Advance to Playoffs
Tyler Miller made seven saves, including two in stoppage time, as Minnesota United held on a for a 3–3 draw with the host Los Angeles Galaxy to garner a Western Conference playoff spot on Sunday. Adrien Hunou and Robin Lod scored goals for Minnesota United (13–11–0, 49 points), who overcame an 0–4 start to the…
Rapids Throttle LAFC in Finale, Earn Top Seed in Western Conference
Jonathan Lewis scored a goal in each half to lead the host Colorado Rapids to a 5–2 win over Los Angeles FC in Commerce City, Colo., on Sunday. The MLS Decision Day win, coupled with a draw by the Seattle Sounders and loss by Sporting Kansas City, gave the Rapids the Western Conference title, the…
Xavi Hernández to Return to Barcelona as Its New Coach
BARCELONA, Spain—Xavi Hernández, the player who personified the attacking style made popular by Barcelona and Spain’s national team, is returning to Camp Nou as the new coach of his struggling boyhood club. Barcelona announced in the early hours of Saturday that Xavi has agreed to a contract through 2024 after the former Spain midfielder was…
Liverpool, Ajax Cruise Into Champions League Knockout Rounds
GENEVA—Liverpool and Ajax extended their perfect winning records in the Champions League on Wednesday to advance into the round of 16—which is starting to take a 1970s throwback look. Liverpool cruised past Atlético Madrid 2–0 at Anfield and Ajax hit 10-man Borussia Dortmund with late goals in a 3–1 come-from-behind win in Germany. The four…
Bayern, Juventus Through to Champions League Knockout Rounds
BERLIN—Robert Lewandowski missed a penalty on Tuesday but still got a hat trick. The Poland star dominated on his 100th Champions League appearance to lead Bayern Munich into the last-16 after a 5–2 rout of Benfica. Juventus also booked its place in the knockout rounds with a 4–2 win over Zenit St. Petersburg. They’re the…
Draw With Galaxy Lifts Sounders Into First Place in West
Raul Ruidiaz scored on a penalty kick in the 51st minute as the Seattle Sounders moved into sole possession of first place in the Western Conference on Monday after a 1–1 tie with the visiting Los Angeles Galaxy. The Sounders (17–8–8, 59 points) inched past Sporting Kansas City (58 points) and the Colorado Rapids (58…
Sepp Blatter, Platini Indicted for Fraud in Switzerland
GENEVA—Former FIFA officials Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were charged with fraud and other offenses by Swiss prosecutors on Tuesday after a six-year investigation into a controversial $2 million payment. The 85-year-old Blatter and 66-year-old Platini now face a trial at federal criminal court in Bellinzona. They could be jailed for several years if found…
Solskjær Gets Vital Win for United; City, Liverpool Setbacks
October 30, 2021
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LONDON—After all those doubts about his future at Manchester United, Ole Gunnar Solskjær achieved what Pep Guardiola and Jürgen Klopp couldn’t do on Saturday: Win in the Premier League. It just needed United to face a Tottenham side devoid of any attacking ingenuity that allowed Cristiano Ronaldo and Edinson Cavani—with a combined age of 70—to…
Aircraft Operator Found Guilty in Sala Crash Trial
The businessman who organized the flight that resulted in the death of Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala was found guilty on Thursday of endangering the safety of an aircraft. Sala died after the single-engine Piper Malibu aircraft in which he was traveling crashed in the English Channel on January 21, 2019. Sala, who had played…
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