French sports media leader L’Équipe has disavowed comments by a female presenter who criticized Belgium winger Jeremy Doku for wanting to leave the World Cup to be at the birth of his first child.
Manchester City has kept the pressure on Arsenal at the top of the Premier League after beating Brentford 3-0.
Belgium blew out the United States 5-2 in a World Cup warmup that exposed the Americans’ defensive difficulties, rallying from a late first-half deficit on two goals by Dodi Lukébakio and one each from Zeno Debast, Amadou Onana and Charles De Ketelaere.
Memphis Depay has become the Netherlands’ outright all-time top scorer with two goals in a 3-2 win at Lithuania in World Cup qualifying.
France soccer player Jules Koundé says he is “disappointed to see the direction our country is taking."
Manchester City won a record fourth straight Premier League title by beating West Ham 3-1 in the final game of the season.
Liverpool and Manchester City showed the Premier League what it will be missing when Jurgen Klopp walks away at the end of the season.
Liverpool was denied a last-minute penalty after fighting back to draw 1-1 with Manchester City in the final Premier League clash between Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola before the German coach steps down at the end of the season.
Arsenal’s alarming problems in front of goal have been further exposed in a 2-0 loss to Liverpool in a heavyweight FA Cup match.
The Premier League table has a familiar look about it after Manchester City blasted its way back to the top with a 6-1 rout of Bournemouth.
