Dynamo Dresden's return halted with 2 more cases of COVID-19
Saturday, 9 May 2020, 21:19
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
Two players at German second division side Dynamo Dresden tested positive for the new coronavirus on Saturday, putting on hold the club’s planned return to soccer next weekend. Dresden was...
Some Spanish football teams resume individual training
Friday, 8 May 2020, 18:26
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
It was a beautiful sight for soccer fans: Lionel Messi juggling a soccer ball again. The Barcelona star hadn’t been on a training field for nearly two months, since Spain went...
Pogba, Rashford available again for United; Ighalo hopeful
Friday, 8 May 2020, 17:18
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford are expected to be available for Manchester United whenever the Premier League is allowed to resume after the suspension caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Whether...
Football teams allowed to use more substitutes during backlog
Friday, 8 May 2020, 15:41
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
Soccer teams are going to get some extra help from the bench during a backlog of games caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The International Football Association Board agreed Friday to let teams...
Bundesliga football to resume on May 16 in empty stadiums
Thursday, 7 May 2020, 18:46
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
The Bundesliga soccer season will resume on May 16 in empty stadiums, picking up right where it left off two months ago amid the coronavirus pandemic. Thursday’s announcement comes one day...
Bayern hires former Germany striker Klose as assistant coach
Thursday, 7 May 2020, 15:18
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
Bayern Munich hired former Germany forward Miroslav Klose as assistant coach on Thursday. Bayern said the 41-year-old Klose, who has been in charge of the club's under-17 teams for two seasons,...
German football's Bundesliga given OK to resume in May
Wednesday, 6 May 2020, 19:37
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
The Bundesliga can resume playing this month, ending a two-month suspension caused by the coronavirus pandemic. German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced a loosening of a range of containment...
Spanish football players return to training camps, get tested
Wednesday, 6 May 2020, 17:11
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
Soccer players in Spain returned to their team’s training camps Wednesday for the first time since the country entered a lockdown nearly two months ago because of the coronavirus...
FIFA to judge Sampdoria claim from sale of Bruno Fernandes
Wednesday, 6 May 2020, 15:14
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
FIFA is investigating a complaint by Sampdoria to get a share of the reported 55 million euro ($59.4 million) transfer fee Manchester United paid Sporting Lisbon for Bruno Fernandes. FIFA said...
Netherlands coach Koeman undergoes heart procedure
Sunday, 3 May 2020, 20:12
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman underwent a heart procedure Sunday at a hospital in Amsterdam after feeling pain in his chest, his management company said in a statement. The 57-year-old coach,...