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DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Harry Kane is closing in on a Bundesliga scoring record that was meant to stand for decades. It probably won’t make any difference to Bayern Munich’s season. Kane has 30 goals in 25 German league games for Bayern, including a hat trick last week, and Saturday’s game against last-placed Darmstadt offers the England captain a chance …

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Ahead of its midweek game against Inter Milan in the Champions League, Atletico Madrid flopped to a 2-0 loss at Cadiz on Saturday in the Spanish league. Girona beat Osasuna 2-0 to reclaim second place from Barcelona. Juanmi Jiménez scored twice to lead Cadiz’s victory. The forward, who joined Cadiz on loan this winter, scored in …

SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — Spain hasn’t lost momentum since winning its first World Cup title, defeating France 2-0 on Wednesday to also win the inaugural edition of the Women’s Nations League. Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmati and Mariona Caldentey scored a goal each for Spain in front of 32,657 fans at La Cartuja Stadium in southern Spain. It was a …

Manchester United and Chelsea kept alive their hopes of silverware this season by scoring late winners in the FA Cup on Wednesday. Liverpool also advanced to the quarterfinals, with its youngsters coming through big again for Jurgen Klopp. Casemiro stooped to head in an 89th-minute goal to seal United a 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest and a last-eight meeting with …

TOKYO (AP) — Japan defeated North Korea 2-1 on Wednesday to reach the women’s soccer tournament at the upcoming Paris Olympics. But not without a tiny bit of VAR controversy. The first match in the two-game series to determine one of Asia’s two qualifiers ended in a 0-0 draw on Saturday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Japan had three clear standout …

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Brazil international Antony was assured on Tuesday that he still has a future at Manchester United despite plunging down the pecking order of wingers at the English club. The 24-year-old Antony became the second most expensive player in United’s history when he arrived for $95 million in the summer of 2022, following manager Erik ten Hag …

LONDON (AP) — Oliver Glasner’s first match in charge of Crystal Palace ended in a 3-0 victory over 10-man Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday. The relegation-threatened hosts dominated the first half, but it remained goalless at the break despite Josh Brownhill’s 38th-minute sending-off. Chris Richards broke the deadlock at Selhurst Park with a header in the 68th for …

MUNICH (AP) — Thomas Tuchel doesn’t think he’s the “only problem” at Bayern Munich, but the coach is looking forward to having more freedom in his decisions at the club after agreeing to leave at the end of the season. “There’s clarity. And clarity brings freedom,” Tuchel said Friday. “Decisions, also for the coach, are now characterized by greater freedom. …

MADRID (AP) — Coach Carlo Ancelotti has to deal with two more absences to an already depleted squad when Spanish league leader Real Madrid hosts Sevilla this weekend. Ancelotti won’t be able to count on suspended midfielder Eduardo Camavinga and defender Dani Carvajal on Sunday. Carvajal was sent off last Sunday at the end of the team’s 1-1 draw at …

Roy Hodgson, the oldest ever manager in the English Premier League at age 76, left Crystal Palace on Monday just days after falling ill during a training session amid widespread reports he was about to be replaced. The former England coach said he made the decision to step aside so Palace could bring forward its plans to appoint a new …