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Byline: Steven Goff PARIS - From the moment it stepped into Parc des Princes on Friday for an Olympic quarterfinal, the U.S. men's soccer team encountered an atmosphere and quality [...]

Most soccer fans long ago internalized the idea that truth is a slippery concept. Somewhere amid the controversy and the chaos, there is the germ of a paradox. Every philosophical [...]

Euro 2024 memories, Copa América issues and the enduring allure of a winning goal. As promised, this week's newsletter has been designed as a monument to late-stage capitalism, in that […]

A 2-1 victory in the Euro 2024 final extended England's suffering but crowned a generational star in Spain's teenage forward, Lamine Yamal. First, Spain's players had to perform the rituals [...]

Byline: Chuck Culpepper LONDON - At 6:30 British Summer Time on a budding Sunday night outside the famed O2 arena, the droves on the concourse partook in an eccentric 21st-century [...]

Byline: Steven Goff MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - The 2024 Copa América - beauty and chaos rolled into three problematic weeks of soccer spanning fervent venues across the United States two [...]

Byline: Thomas Floyd On its way back to the peak of European men's soccer, Spain walked a tightrope between identity and reinvention. This Spanish team, of course, can still knock [...]

A tournament run marked by self-doubt, frustration and bubbling anger just witnessed England's best performance yet. Was this the plan all along? The sensation was unfamiliar. It came on suddenly, [...]

Byline: STEVE DOUGLAS; THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DORTMUND, GERMANY -- England reached a second straight European Championship final by beating the Netherlands 2-1 thanks to substitute Ollie Watkins's stoppage-time winner on [...]

Byline: NEIL DAVIDSON; THE CANADIAN PRESS Seven games into his tenure as Canada coach, Jesse Marsch sees plenty of positives. 'Incredible strides,' he summed up. 'But there's still a lot [...]

Byline: Thomas Floyd EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The U.S. men's national soccer team had been eliminated for more than a week by the time Argentina took the field against an [...]

Byline: Steve Douglas; ASSOCIATED PRESS DORTMUND, Germany -- Penalty shootouts used to strike fear into the hearts of England's soccer players and their fans. Maybe not any more. England coach [...]

Byline: [CREDIT]ASSOCIATED PRESS ARLINGTON, Tex. Canada hasn't scored much on the way to the semi-finals of its first Copa America. Don't look for apologies from American-born coach Jesse Marsch. Ismaël [...]

Byline: David Brandt; ASSOCIATED PRESS Glendale, Ariz. -- Jhon Córdoba, James Rodríguez and Luis Díaz scored goals during a dominant first half to spark Colombia to a 5-0 win over [...]

Byline: Cathal Kelly; Staff OPINION The soccer crew at Fox Sports spent their weekend having a nice, little holiday freakout. There's only so much fun to be had railing on [...]

Byline: [CREDIT]ASSOCIATED PRESS France striker Randal Kolo Muani didn't quite appreciate the difficulty teammate Kylian Mbappé was experiencing wearing a protective mask at Euro 2024 until he tried it on. [...]

Byline: Glynn A. Hill England appeared doomed to another disappointing exit at a major tournament. Then it found a late lifeline - again. Trailing Switzerland by a goal with 15 [...]

Byline: DANIELLA MATAR; THE ASSOCIATED PRESS STUTTGART, GERMANY -- Spain and its fans celebrated as if they'd won the European Championship. After eliminating tournament host Germany in a thrilling quarter-final, [...]

Canada played in the quarter-finals in its first Copa America in Dallas on Friday night. Canada was hoping to advance to the semi-finals with a victory over Venezuela, which finished [...]

Byline: DANIELLA MATAR; THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MUNICH -- The Netherlands could be peaking at just the right time. The Dutch team reached its first European Championship quarter-final in 16 years [...]

Byline: CIARAN FAHEY; THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LEIPZIG, GERMANY -- A goal in the opening minute and a stellar save in the final seconds helped send Turkey into the quarter-finals of [...]

Byline: [CREDIT]THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BUENOS AIRES -- Lionel Messi won't be in Argentina's squad at the Olympics starting later this month in Paris. Coach Javier Mascherano included four World Cup [...]

Byline: Steven Goff KANSAS CITY, Mo. - About 90 minutes after the U.S. men's national soccer team crashed out of Copa América on Monday night, the U.S. Soccer Federation issued [...]

Byline: Steven Goff KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The U.S. men's national soccer team entered Copa América intent on proving its mettle two years before the World Cup. It wanted to [...]

Byline: [CREDIT]THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DORTMUND, GERMANY -- Toni Kroos gets at least another game before he retires. Germany's European Championship title challenge looks more real than ever. One of the [...]

Byline: DANIELLA MATAR, CIARÁN FAHEY BERLIN; THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BERLIN -- In the end, 10 months weren't enough for Italy coach Luciano Spalletti to have the Azzurri playing like his [...]

Byline: JAMES ROBSON; THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GELSENKIRCHEN, GERMANY -- Jude Bellingham needed to produce something special to keep England at the European Championship. And he did. England was seconds away [...]

Byline: JAMES ELLINGWORTH; THE ASSOCIATED PRESS COLOGNE, GERMANY -- Spain recovered from conceding an early own-goal to beat Georgia 4-1 for a spot in the European Championship quarter-finals, ending one [...]

Byline: [CREDIT]THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HAMBURG, GERMANY -- Cenk Tosun finally ended the tension when he scored in stoppage time to send Turkey into the knockout stage of the European Championship [...]

Byline: JAMES ELLINGWORTH; THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GELSENKIRCHEN, GERMANY -- A pregame chat with Cristiano Ronaldo inspired Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Georgia to one of the biggest upsets in European Championship history [...]

Byline: [CREDIT]THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FRANKFURT, GERMANY -- Romania and Slovakia got the 1-1 draw that sent both teams into the round of 16 at the European Championship on Wednesday, with [...]

Byline: JAMES ROBSON; THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GELSENKIRCHEN, GERMANY -- Europe beware - Spain might just be back. The three-time European champion advanced to the round of 16 at Euro 2024 [...]

Byline: DANIELLA MATAR; THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MUNICH, GERMANY -- A late strike denied Slovenia a first ever win in a European Championship as Serbia snatched a 1-1 draw on Thursday. [...]

Byline: NEIL DAVIDSON; THE CANADIAN PRESS Canada has moved up one place to No. 48 in the latest FIFA men's world rankings. The top three are unchanged with Argentina, Canada's [...]

Byline: Christian Radnedge, REUTERS STUTTGART, Germany - Ilkay Gundogan set up a goal for Jamal Musiala and then scored himself to give Germany a comfortable 2-0 win over Hungary in [...]

Byline: Safid Deen, USA TODAY Lionel Messi and Argentina hope to continue their reign as soccer's world champions during Copa AmeÌrica 2024. Messi and Argentina take center stage in the [...]

Byline: DANIELLA MATAR; THE ASSOCIATED PRESS STUTTGART, GERMANY -- Jamal Musiala is lighting up the European Championship and showing just why his teammates think the 21-year-old forward can go on [...]

Byline: [CREDIT]THE ASSOCIATED PRESS COLOGNE, GERMANY -- Xherdan Shaqiri's stunning first-half strike secured a 1-1 draw for Switzerland against Scotland at the European Championship on Wednesday. The 32-year-old Chicago Fire [...]

Byline: PAUL ATTFIELD; Staff Tajon Buchanan is no stranger to big moments. From providing the assist that led to Canada's first goal at a men's World Cup to becoming the [...]

Byline: [CREDIT]THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HAMBURG, GERMANY -- Albania substitute Klaus Gjasula had the rare experience of scoring for both teams Wednesday in an intense 2-2 draw with Croatia that could [...]