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In an emotional meeting with Indonesian youth players and their coach in Jakarta on Thursday, Zainudin Amali, deputy chair of the national soccer association, apologized. Arya Sinulingga, a national soccer association executive committee member, expressed concern about further repercussions. “What we are most worried about right now is that we will be ostracized from international events, especially from world soccer activities.”The Indonesian soccer federation could be further disciplined by FIFA. The decision followed a meeting in Doha, Qatar, between Indonesian soccer federation president Erick Thohir and Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, soccer’s world governing body. Thohir’s appointment this year to run Indonesian soccer was intended to bring more stability.

In an emotional meeting with Indonesian youth players and their coach in Jakarta on Thursday, Zainudin Amali, deputy chair of the national soccer association, apologized. Arya Sinulingga, a national soccer association executive committee member, was concerned about further repercussions. The decision followed a meeting in Doha, Qatar between Indonesian soccer federation president Erick Thohir and Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, soccer’s world governing body. Thohir’s appointment this year to run Indonesian soccer was intended to bring more stability. Indonesian President Joko Widodo said Tuesday evening that his administration objected to Israel’s participation, but urged citizens to keep sports and politics apart.

Israel qualified in June of last year for its first Under-20 World Cup.

GENEVA — (AP) — Indonesia was stripped of hosting rights for the Under-20 World Cup on Wednesday only eight weeks before the start of the tournament amid political turmoil regarding Israel's participation. The decision followed a meeting in Doha, Qatar between Indonesian soccer federation president Erick Thohir and Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, soccer's world governing body. Israel qualified in June of last year for its first Under-20 World Cup. A suspension could remove Indonesia from Asian qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. However, the removal of the hosting rights by FIFA has raised concerns within Indonesian soccer.

ZURICH — (AP) — Indonesia was stripped of hosting the men's Under-20 World Cup on Wednesday amid political turmoil regarding Israel's participation. Israel qualified for its first Under-20 World Cup in June. A suspension could remove Indonesia from Asian qualifying for the 2026 World Cup, which starts in October. Soccer and public authorities in Indonesia agreed to FIFA’s hosting requirements in 2019 before being selected to stage the 2021 edition of the Under-20 World Cup. Israel qualified for its first Under-20 World Cup when it reached the semifinals of the Under-19 European Championship.

Indonesia has been stripped of hosting rights for the Under-20 World Cup amid political turmoil regarding Israel’s participation.

Indonesia was stripped of hosting the men's Under-20 World Cup on Wednesday only eight weeks before the start of the tournament amid political turmoil regarding Israel's participation. FIFA said Indonesia was removed from staging the 24-team tournament scheduled to start on May 20 “due to the current circumstances” without specifying details. The decision came after a meeting in Doha between FIFA president Gianni Infantino and Indonesian soccer federation president Erick Thohir.

The draw, scheduled to held in Bali on Friday, was delayed indefinitely by Indonesia’s soccer federation amid backlash from conservative Islamic groups. FIFA, the sport’s world governing body, has not commented on Indonesia’s status as host or a reported offer from Argentina to stage the event, with the trade-off of having an Argentine team in the tournament. Thohir and FIFA president Gianni Infantino are also both members of the International Olympic Committee." Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture, Muhadjir Effendy, said Thohir planned to fly to Zurich to hold further meetings with FIFA. Ganjar Pranowo, who is also the frontrunner for the 2024 presidential election, joined calls for the Israeli team to be denied a place in the tournament.

When Ricardo Pepi got the fateful call that every U.S. men's national team player dreaded — when Gregg Berhalter rang in early November to break the news that he wouldn't be going to the World Cup — Pepi hung up. He never thought to ask Berhalter for an explanation, he said, because "I didn't want to give myself any excuses." And in both, Pepi reminded teammates and fans of the teenage talent that had carried them through World Cup qualifying. The bigger news was that Pepi, El Tren, is back on track. Then he fell short of the World Cup roster he assumed he'd be on.

The tributes continue to pour in for Lionel Messi following Argentina's World Cup triumph. Messi also received replicas of the World Cup and the Finalissima trophy, which Argentina won against Italy, during the ceremony before the Copa Libertadores draw. “We are living a very special and beautiful moment, getting a lot of love,” Messi said during the tribute.

GENEVA — (AP) — FIFA postponed the men's Under-20 World Cup finals draw because of host nation Indonesia's issues with Israel's qualification, the Indonesian soccer federation said Sunday. However, Indonesian soccer and public authorities agreed to FIFA's hosting requirements in 2019 before being selected to host the 2021 edition of the Under-20 World Cup. Israel qualified last June for its first ever Under-20 World Cup when it reached the semifinals of the Under-19 European Championship. That sanction can remove Indonesia from Asian qualifying for the 2026 World Cup that starts in October. He is also a former president of Inter Milan, the storied Italian soccer club whose fans include FIFA president Gianni Infantino.

New faces have dominated European Championship qualifying as Spain coach Luis de la Fuente swept aside Norway in his first game in charge and a Wales forward rescued a dramatic draw in his first international game.

Ricardo Pepi and Weston McKennie had two goals each and Alejandro Zendejas scored his first international goal. Berhalter used Reyna sparingly at the World Cup and the 20-year-old nearly was sent home by Berhalter for lack of hustle in training. In the first competitive U.S. match since the World Cup, Reyna started in central midfield rather than his wing role under Berhalter. Myles Hippolyte scored in the 32nd minute for Grenada in his international debut, beating Turner from 16 yards. McKennie got his 11th international goal in the 34th after Trusty headed down a cross.

Gio Reyna started in his first match with the U.S. after his parents disparaged then-coach Gregg Berhalter for his lack of playing time at the World Cup, a 7-1 rout of 173rd-ranked Grenada in the CONCACAF Nationals League at St. George’s.

Gio Reyna started in his first match with the U.S. after his parents disparaged then-coach Gregg Berhalter for his lack of playing time at the World Cup, a 7-1 rout of 173rd-ranked Grenada in the CONCACAF Nationals League on Friday night at St. George's. Ricardo Pepi and Weston McKennie had two goals each and Alejandro Zendejas scored his first international goal. Christian Pulisic and Brenden Aaronson also scored for the No. 13 Americans, who had never won by a 7-1 score.

A steakhouse in the trendy Buenos Aires neighborhood of Palermo was mobbed by hundreds of frenzied soccer fans late Monday night when word spread that Lionel Messi was inside having dinner. People rushed to the exclusive Don Julio restaurant eager to get a glimpse of the man who led Argentina to its third World Cup title. Messi eventually needed a police escort to leave.

Gio Reyna has been welcomed back to the U.S. national team by Tim Ream, one of the group's senior players, after the family of the young midfielder sparked a feud with Gregg Berhalter that left the coach's future uncertain. After Berhalter used Reyna sparingly at the World Cup, the player's parents, former U.S. captain Claudio Reyna and former women's player Danielle Egan Reyna, notified the U.S. Soccer Federation of a 1992 domestic violence involving Berhalter and the woman he later married — Danielle Egan's former college roommate.

Qatar has sent 4,000 cabins built to house fans at last year's World Cup to earthquake survivors in Turkey and Syria, authorities said Monday. The Associated Press watched as the latest batch of pre-fabricated cabins was loaded onto a cargo ship in the Persian Gulf. Gas-rich Qatar, one of the world's wealthiest countries, says it had always planned to donate the mobile homes. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck parts of Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6, killing more than 52,000 people — the vast majority in Turkey. Qatar and other wealthy Gulf countries have joined the global effort to send aid to the stricken region.

Qatar says it has sent 4,000 cabins built to house fans at last year’s World Cup to earthquake survivors in Turkey and Syria.

How many victories?,” Johan Eliasch, president of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation, wanted to know after handing Shiffrin her fifth big crystal globe, the prize for winning the World Cup overall title. The “what’s next?” question also came from her boyfriend and World Cup downhill champion, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, who conducted a course-side interview after the race. It's the first World Cup season in which both the women's and men's overall champion finished on more than 2,000 points. Sunday's result also marked Shiffrin's record 138th career World Cup podium, moving her one ahead of former teammate Lindsey Vonn's mark of 137. Two-time former world champion Tessa Worley placed 11th in what she said would be the last race of her career.

Mikaela Shiffrin won her 21st career giant slalom at the World Cup Finals as the American standout ended the season with yet another record.

SOLDEU, Andorra — (AP) — Marco Odermatt underlined his dominance in men's ski racing Saturday by breaking the 23-year-old male record for most World Cup points in a single season. The Swiss standout won his last race of the season, the giant slalom at the World Cup Finals, by a massive 2.11 seconds over second-place Henrik Kristoffersen of Norway. “Sorry, Hermann,” Odermatt quipped in a post-race interview with Austrian TV, adding the record meant “a lot” to him. The overall record, between men and women, is held by Slovenian standout Tina Maze, who accrued 2,414 points when she won the women’s overall title in 2013. The overall record here is held by Mikaela Shiffrin, who won 17 times on her way to the 2018-19 women’s overall title.

Swiss skier Marco Odermatt broke the 23-year-old men’s record for most World Cup points in a single season after dominating the giant slalom at the World Cup Finals.

The number one complaint from fans about Edwin Diaz's freak injury on Wednesday night is that it happened in a meaningless tournament. That is incorrect.

The global professional soccer players' union says it sent a letter signed by 150 women's national team players to FIFA calling for equal World Cup prize money. The Women's World Cup is set for this summer in Australia and New Zealand. These players are seeking equitable conditions before the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. In contrast, the U.S. women's national team won $4 million out of a prize pool of $30 million for the 2019 Women's World Cup in France. The Women's World Cup, which starts on July 20, has an expanded field of 32 teams, up from 24 in France.

NEW YORK — (AP) — Gio Reyna, whose parents tried to oust U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter after the 20-year-old midfielder was sparingly used at the World Cup, was selected Wednesday by interim coach Anthony Hudson for CONCACAF Nations League matches against Grenada and El Salvador. Reyna made two substitute appearances during the World Cup totaling 52 minutes and Berhalter later said he almost sent a player home because of lack of hustle — marks Reyna admitted were aimed at him. The USSF commissioned a law firm to investigate, which determined Berhalter did not improperly withhold information of the incident. Goalkeeper Zack Steffen and forward Ricardo Pepi are on the 24-man roster after Berhalter left them off of the World Cup squad. Defender Miles Robinson is back after missing the World Cup because of a torn left Achilles last May 7.

Gio Reyna has been elected by interim coach Anthony Hudson for the United States' CONCACAF Nations League matches against Grenada and El Salvador.

KIGALI, Rwanda — (AP) — The expanded World Cup in North America got even more supersized on Tuesday. The six-week World Cup will start one year after FIFA launches a 32-team Club World Cup, which could also be staged in North America to test tournament logistics. The new World Cup format will have 12 groups of four teams instead of 16 groups of three, the plan chosen in 2017. The entire 2022 World Cup in Qatar amounted to 64 games in the seventh and last edition of the 32-team format. The 1998 World Cup in France was the first with 32 teams.

The expanded World Cup in North America has gotten even more supersized.

Danielle Reyna and Rosalind Berhalter "talked every day for decades," according to Gregg Berhalter. 1991 — Gregg, Rosalind Santana and Danielle Egan enroll at the University of North Carolina to play soccer. 2002 — Gregg and Claudio both play significant roles for the USMNT on its run to the World Cup quarterfinals. Gio Reyna rises, Gregg Berhalter becomes his coach2002 — The Reynas have their second son, Giovanni Alejandro Reyna. Specifically, during the 2019 Under-17 World Cup, Claudio texted Gregg that U.S. U-17 coach Raphaël Wicky is "the worst coach."

The U.S. Soccer Federation says Gregg Berhalter remains a candidate to stay on as men’s national team coach after a report by a law firm concluded he did not improperly withhold information about a 1992 domestic violence allegation involving the woman who later became his wife.

The U.S. ski team said Karin Harjo, a pioneer for female coaches in Alpine skiing who has served as head coach of Canada's women's team this winter, will take up the role in April and join Shiffrin for post-season training and an equipment testing camp. "I'm really looking forward to working with Karin again, this time more directly as my new head coach," said Shiffrin, who split with her former coach Mike Day during the world championships one month ago. The appointment comes after Shiffrin broke Ingemar Stenmark's long-standing World Cup record by earning her 87th career race win on Saturday. In 2016 she became the first woman to design the gate-setting for a World Cup slalom or giant slalom race. This season Harjo became just the second female head coach of a World Cup team and oversaw first career wins for Laurence St-Germain and Valérie Grenier.

Mikaela Shiffrin has marked her 28th birthday with the appointment of a new personal head coach, just two days after she became the most successful World Cup skier in history.

A spying operation on behalf of World Cup host Qatar bugged a 2017 hotel meeting between FIFA president Gianni Infantino and Switzerland's then-attorney general during an investigation of soccer officials, Swiss daily Neue Zürcher Zeitung reported Sunday. The report said intelligence operatives linked to a former CIA officer wiretapped a meeting involving Infantino and Swiss federal prosecutor Michael Lauber at a Qatari-owned hotel in Bern, which also then housed the emirate’s embassy. After those reports were published, Lauber and Infantino both claimed they did not remember the content of their two meetings in 2016. The NZZ report was published as global soccer leaders head to Rwanda for the annual meeting of FIFA’s 211 member federations. He became FIFA president in 2016 amid fallout from sweeping American and Swiss federal investigations of international soccer officials.

Does getting a record 87th World Cup win make Mikaela Shiffrin the greatest ski racer of all time? Shiffrin doesn't think so, despite congratulations pouring in from the likes of tennis stars Roger Federer and Iga Swiatek, actress Kate Winslet, and fellow skiing standouts Lindsey Vonn and Bode Miller. By winning the overall, slalom and GS titles this season, Shiffrin has extended her collection to 15 globes – five short of Vonn's 20. Also, Shiffrin’s five overall titles rank her one behind the women’s record of six, set by Annemarie Moser-Proell in the 1970s. Across genders, Shiffrin still needs three more to match another Austrian standout, Marcel Hirscher, who racked up eight men’s overall titles in a row from 2012-19.

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin has surpassed Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark with a record 87th World Cup win.

Does getting a record 87th World Cup win make Mikaela Shiffrin the greatest ski racer of all time? Shiffrin doesn’t think so, despite congratulations pouring in from the likes of tennis stars Roger Federer and Iga Swiatek, actress Kate Winslet, and fellow skiing standouts Lindsey Vonn and Bode Miller.

ARE, Sweden — (AP) — American skier Mikaela Shiffrin set the outright World Cup record for most career victories with 87 by winning a slalom Saturday. Saturday’s result marked the American’s sixth slalom win of the season and the record-extending 53rd career win in the discipline. The victory gave Shiffrin the outright record 12 years to the day after her first race on the World Cup, as a 15-year-old at a GS in Spindleruv Mlyn, Czech Republic. Shiffrin is set to compete in three more races this season at next week’s World Cup Finals. At the Swedish lakeside resort, she earned her first World Cup win in 2012 and took slalom gold at the 2019 world championships to become the first skier to win the world title in one discipline four times in a row.

ARE, Sweden — (AP) — American skier Mikaela Shiffrin set the outright World Cup record for most career victories with 87 by winning a slalom Saturday. Shiffrin broke a tie with Ingemar Stenmark on the all-time overall winners list — between men and women. Shiffrin had matched Stenmark’s mark of 86 wins with victory in a giant slalom Friday. Saturday’s result marked the American’s sixth slalom win of the season and the record-extending 53rd career win in the discipline. Shiffrin is set to compete in three more races this season at next week’s World Cup Finals.

ARE, Sweden — (AP) — American skier Mikaela Shiffrin took a big lead in the opening run of a women's World Cup slalom Saturday as she positioned herself for a record-setting 87th career win. Shiffrin led second-place home favorite Anna Swenn Larsson by 0.69 seconds after the first run. Swiss skier Wendy Holdener trailed by 0.94 in third and was the last skier to finish within a second of Shiffrin’s lead. Shiffrin can break a tie with Ingemar Stenmark on the all-time overall winners list — between men and women. Shiffrin matched Stenmark's mark of 86 wins by winning a giant slalom Friday.

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin has set the outright World Cup record for most career victories with 87 by winning a slalom.

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin set the outright World Cup record for most career victories with 87 by winning a slalom Saturday. Shiffrin broke a tie with Ingemar Stenmark on the all-time overall winners list between men and women. Shiffrin had matched Stenmark’s mark of 86 wins with victory in a giant slalom Friday.

American alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin, 27, has tied Ingemar Stenmark's record for career race wins on the alpine skiing World Cup. Stenmark set the record at age 32 in 1989.

Mikaela Shiffrin's torrid winter continued Friday when she drew within one win of the World Cup all-time record for an alpine skier. Friday's win also tied Swiss skier Vreni Schneider's women's all-time giant slalom record with 20 career World Cup wins. Friday's win was also her fourth straight wire-to-wire win in World Cup giant slaloms since January. She already broke Lindsey Vonn's all-time women's alpine World Cup wins in January and later broke the individual world championship medals in February. Coincidentally, the location of the race in Åre was also the site of her first career World Cup win in 2012.

Ingemar Stenmark says all this fuss over Mikaela Shiffrin as she approached his record of 86 World Cup skiing victories was beside the point.

Vonn's last World Cup race was a super-G in January 2019 — a race won by Shiffrin for her 54th victory. SPECIALIST VS. ALLROUNDERIn Stenmark’s first season, the World Cup circuit consisted of only three disciplines: slalom, giant slalom and downhill. Shiffrin has raced, and won, in six different disciplines: slalom (52), giant slalom (20), super-G (five), parallel (five), downhill (three), and combined (one). “His legacy is synonymous with ski racing,” Shiffrin said. He set the standard for what ski racing has become.”___Eric Willemsen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/eWilmedia___More AP skiing: https://apnews.com/hub/skiing and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2023 The Associated Press.

ARE, Sweden — (AP) — American skier Mikaela Shiffrin won her record-tying 86th World Cup race Friday with victory in a giant slalom. Shiffrin’s win matched the overall record set by Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark 34 years ago. It was Shiffrin’s fourth straight wire-to-wire win in World Cup giant slaloms since January. Shiffrin also clinched the season-long World Cup giant slalom title to secure her 15th career crystal globe trophy. She already won her fifth overall World Cup title and the slalom title this season.

ARE, Sweden — (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin made a strong start Friday in her pursuit of a record-tying 86th World Cup victory by taking a big lead in the first run of a giant slalom. Shiffrin was more than half a second faster than her highest-ranked rivals with a smooth and fluent run in the sunshine at the lakeside resort in Are. The second run is later Friday. The 27-year-old American can move even with Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark with a victory. Stenmark won a record 86 World Cup races in the 1970s and 80s.

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin has won her record-tying 86th World Cup race with victory in a giant slalom.

Moments after winning her record-tying 86th World Cup race, Mikaela Shiffrin was asked by a Swedish broadcaster to directly address Ingemar Stenmark, the skiing standout who had promised to watch at home on television. “No matter what I do, it doesn’t ever compare to what you achieved,” Shiffrin said into the TV6 camera from the lakeside resort. Shiffrin matched the Swede's mark by winning a giant slalom on Friday.

The economy expanded by 0.3% as children returned to school and postal strikes ended.

The France Football Federation announced on Thursday that Corinne Diacre, head coach of France's women's national team since 2017, has been fired just five months ahead of the World Cup. Corinne Diacre sacked as France women boss, five months before the World Cup. Unfortunately, I will not be playing in this World Cup under such conditions. Diacre defended herself on Wednesday, releasing a statement that said despite the attacks on her character, she intended to fight on to bring a World Cup trophy home to France. That I am fully committed to carry out my mission and to do France proud during the next World Cup."

GENEVA — (AP) — Most of the players from last year's World Cup do not want the soccer tournament to be held again in November and December, global union FIFPRO said Thursday. The union asked players who were at the World Cup in Qatar when they would prefer future editions to be held. Players typically have at least two weeks after their club season to rest and prepare for a World Cup. FIFA is currently drafting rules for 2030 World Cup bidders but has not yet said if the tournament will be played in June-July. “With the experience different stakeholders had around this unique World Cup,” Baer-Hoffmann said, “I’m pretty sure everybody will pay great attention to that (vote).”___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2023 The Associated Press.

Research by players' union FIFPRO claims most players from last year's World Cup do not want the tournament to be held again in November and December.

The Match of the Day host was criticised for remarks he made over the government's new asylum plan.

A win at Sunday's ceremony for "Argentina, 1985," would be the country's third win at the Oscars, a nice bit of symmetry for the country as it continues to revel in its soccer triumph. "Argentina, 1985" tells the story of the prosecutors who brought leaders of Argentina's bloody 1976-1983 military dictatorship to trial and is competing for best international film. “After the World Cup win, this is an immense joy,” the film’s star Ricardo Darín said in Spanish at January’s Golden Globe Awards, where it won the prize for best non-English language film. “Considering we’re still in the World Cup dynamic and the need to celebrate, it increases the euphoria of the celebration even more,” he said. People lined up outside movie theaters to watch "Argentina, 1985" during its main theatrical release.

Less than three months after Argentina won its third soccer World Cup trophy in Qatar, there is growing excitement about the possibility that the country could take home another major prize – an Academy Award

Less than three months after Argentina won its third soccer World Cup trophy in Qatar, there is growing excitement about the possibility that the country could take home another major prize – an Academy Award.

KVITFJELL, Norway — (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin 's quest to tie Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark's record of 86 career World Cup victories now moves to his home country. Are was also the venue of Shiffrin's first career win, in December 2012. The American was fourth in a super-G Friday and fifth in a downhill the following day to lock up her fifth World Cup overall title. In this group of women going around me, to be kind of this fast, that was a really, really good sign." Ortlieb became the seventh different winner in seven World Cup super-G races this season.

KVITFJELL, Norway — (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin was in third place after the top 20 starters at a World Cup super-G Sunday as the American skier missed out on a record-tying 86th career victory. Shiffrin trailed leader Sofia Goggia of Italy by 0.29 seconds. “It’s slow with the snow on the flat part,” Shiffrin said. Shiffrin needs one victory to match Ingemar Stenmark 's total on the all-time overall winners list – between men and women. Shiffrin broke a tie on the all-time women's list with former American teammate Lindsey Vonn in January.

Mikaela Shiffrin was in third place after the top 20 starters at a World Cup super-G and the American skier missed out on a record-tying 86th career victory.

Mikaela Shiffrin 's quest to tie Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark's record of 86 career World Cup victories now moves to his home country. Shiffrin's next race is a giant slalom in Are on Friday, as the American skier seeks one victory to match Stenmark 's total on the all-time overall winners list – between men and women. Are was also the venue of Shiffrin's first career win, in December 2012.

KVITFJELL, Norway — (AP) — American skier Mikaela Shiffrin was in shared fifth position halfway through a World Cup downhill Saturday and had her quest for a record-tying 86th career victory extended by at least another day. Shiffrin was 0.79 seconds behind leader Kajsa Vickhoff Lie of Norway after the top 22 skiers had started. Shiffrin needs one victory to match Ingemar Stenmark 's total on the all-time overall winners list — between men and women. Shiffrin broke a tie on the all-time women's list with former American teammate Lindsey Vonn in January. The provisional results of Saturday's downhill meant Shiffrin locked up her fifth World Cup overall title and Italian skier Sofia Goggia secured the season-long downhill title.

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin was in shared fifth position halfway through a World Cup downhill and had her quest for a record-tying 86th career victory extended by at least another day.

Defense attorneys contend Burzaco had implicated Lopez and Martinez to avoid prison. William David Sarratt, who represents Lopez, said Burzaco has “a credibility problem.”“This case rises and falls on Burzaco,” added Steven McCool, who represents Martinez. Another company, Full Play, a sports marketing company based in Uruguay, was also on trial along with Lopez and Martinez. Fox won rights to broadcast the World Cup in 2018 and 2022 when it was a part of the now-defunct company. Prosecutors allege that payoffs enabled Lopez and Martinez to get confidential information from high-ranking soccer officials, including those at FIFA.

Federal jurors in New York are preparing to start deliberations on the fates of two former Fox executives accused of paying millions of dollars in bribes to gain broadcasting rights to soccer’s biggest matches, including the World Cup.

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American skier Mikaela Shiffrin was in third place after her run in a World Cup super-G and missed out on a record-tying 86th career victory.

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin dominated downhill training in Norway on Wednesday ahead of what could become another record-breaking weekend. Olympic champion Corinne Suter was 1.20 seconds behind, World Cup downhill leader Sofia Goggia finished 1.50 back, and world champion Jasmine Flury of Switzerland trailed Shiffrin by 2.78. A second downhill training is scheduled for Thursday. She can lock up the season-long World Cup overall title, generally regarded as Alpine skiing’s biggest prize. In January, Shiffrin broke Vonn's women's record of 82 career World Cup wins.

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin dominated downhill training ahead of what could become another record-breaking weekend.

World Cup winner Lionel Messi has won FIFA’s Best Men’s Player award for 2022.

Former Germany great Jurgen Klinsmann has been hired to coach South Korea’s national soccer team.

Georgia lost, and then celebrated.

USA Basketball put together different rosters for all six World Cup qualifying windows, and coach Jim Boylen noticed the same two things with each of those groups.

Major League Soccer hopes to pick a 30th team by the end of the year.

A Spanish court has denied Dani Alves’ appeal to be freed on bail while the investigation of a sexual assault accusation against the Brazilian soccer player continues.

Major League Soccer is embarking on its 28th season with a new team in St. Louis City and a new media deal with Apple TV.

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Qatar plans to send 10,000 cabins and caravans from last year’s World Cup to provide shelter for survivors of the Turkish earthquakes.

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World Cup winner Lionel Messi says in a radio interview aired on Monday that he regrets his testy exchanges with the Netherlands coach and players during their controversial quarterfinal in Qatar.

Mikaela Shiffrin will have to wait for at least five more weeks before tying the World Cup record for most career wins with 86.

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin has dominated a slalom for her 85th career victory to move within one of the World Cup record set by Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark in the 1980s.

Brandon Vazquez scored to lead a U.S. lineup with seven starters making their international debuts, but the Americans lost 2-1 to Serbia in their first match since the World Cup.

Mikaela Shiffrin has done quite a lot in only 12 years.

Mikaela Shiffrin's record 83rd World Cup victory is only the latest exploit by an American team that has been producing success after success on the circuit since Daron Rahlves and Bode Miller started it all off more than 20 years ago.

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin has won a record 83rd World Cup race.

Cristiano Ronaldo has failed to score in his Saudi Pro League debut for Al Nassr.

The El País newspaper says the woman who accused Dani Alves of sexual assault at a nightclub last year will not seek financial compensation from the Brazil soccer player.

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin’s pursuit of a record-breaking 83rd World Cup victory is still on hold.

Former United States coach Jurgen Klinsmann says the fallout from the public dispute between coach Gregg Berhalter and the family of young star Gio Reyna is “obviously not looking good” for U.S. soccer.

Mikaela Shiffrin is set to continue her quest for a record-setting 83rd women’s Alpine skiing World Cup win next week.

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin has finished second to Olympic champion Petra Vlhova in a night slalom race, meaning she will have to wait for another chance to break the record for most wins on the women’s World Cup circuit.

Mikaela Shiffrin has matched Lindsey Vonn’s women’s World Cup skiing record with her 82nd win.

Marco Odermatt has carried his remarkable streak in giant slalom to another World Cup win at Adelboden.

Saudi Arabian soccer club Al Nassr has announced the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo, ending speculation about the five-time Ballon d’Or winner’s future.

Without question, 2022 will forever go down as a memorable one in the sports world with all that was achieved by athletes and teams around the world.

The world population is projected to be 7.9 billion people on New Year’s Day 2023, with nearly 74 million people added since New Year’s Day 2022.

Mikaela Shiffrin led Paula Moltzan for an American 1-2 finish in a night slalom to become the first ski racer with 50 World Cup wins in a single discipline.