Soccer

Kevin De Bruyne is going to rely on Romelu Lukaku for more than just goals at his new club Napoli . He also wants translation help from his long time Belgium teammate.

ZURICH (AP) — The England team is “very optimistic” that captain Leah Williamson will be ready to face Italy in the semifinals of the Women’s European Championship on Tuesday.

TORONTO — Latifah Abdu and Mégane Sauvé each scored a goal to lift Montreal Roses FC past AFC Toronto 2-1 in a battle between two top Northern Super League teams Friday.

TORONTO — The Northern Super League’s inaugural final will be played at Toronto’s BMO Field on Nov. 15, the league announced Friday at halftime of a match between Montreal Roses FC and AFC Toronto.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Another close friend of Lionel Messi will soon play in South Florida.

BERN, Switzerland (AP) — The guard of honor Spain’s players gave their beaten Switzerland opponents leaving the field told a strong story.

BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Spain ended Switzerland’s dreamy midsummer run through its home Women’s European Championship in a 2-0 win in the quarterfinals on Friday despite missing two penalty kicks.

The Vancouver Whitecaps will be without one of their top scorers this weekend as they seek to retake the No. 1 spot in Major League Soccer's Western Conference.

It was just a year ago when Marta left the Olympic final with tears in her eyes, emotionally marking the end of a storied career with the Brazilian national soccer team. Turns out, the six-time world player of the year wasn't quite finished.

BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — France captain Griedge Mbock is “impatient” to get going as she prepares to make her first appearance at the Women’s European Championship.