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LUTON, England (AP) — The goals are suddenly flowing freely and easily for Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund. That was about the only thing that came easily for United in a 2-1 win at Luton on Sunday, but the Dane’s scoring form could be enough to fuel a late push for a top-four spot for Erik ten Hag’s team. Hojlund …

Big wins for Liverpool and Arsenal felt even bigger after Manchester City lost ground in the race for the English Premier League title on Saturday. Leader Liverpool won at Brentford 4-1 and Arsenal routed Burnley 5-0 before City was held by Chelsea to 1-1. There is still a lot of soccer to come, and City has a game in hand, …

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi and Inter Miami closed out their tumultuous Major League Soccer preseason with a 1-1 draw against Messi’s boyhood club, Newell’s Old Boys, on Thursday night. It was the first time that the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner faced the club that both he and Inter Miami coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino grew up with as …

GENEVA (AP) — The financial power of English soccer was detailed in a UEFA report Thursday analyzing the record 24 billion euros ($25.75 billion) economy of top-tier clubs across Europe. The 20 Premier League clubs’ total revenue of 6.5 billion euros ($7 billion) in 2022 was almost equal to the next two richest leagues combined — Spain’s La Liga and …

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LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — Carlo Ancelotti thinks Real Madrid has already proven it can cope without the injured Jude Bellingham, who is set to miss Tuesday’s Champions League match against Leipzig in the round of 16. Madrid will play the first-leg match in Germany with a depleted midfield because of the absence of the injured England international, who sprained his …

LONDON (AP) — Conor Gallagher apologized to fans of former club Crystal Palace after scoring twice, including a crucial stoppage-time goal, to help Chelsea recover for a come-from-behind 3-1 win in the Premier League on Monday that ignited the team’s hopes of a finish in the European positions. The England midfielder spent a year on loan at Palace two seasons …

MILAN (AP) — AC Milan piled the pressure on second-place Juventus with its first Serie A victory over Napoli at San Siro in almost a decade. Théo Hernandez’s first-half strike was enough to give Milan a 1-0 win over the defending champions on Sunday and move it to within a point of Juventus. The Bianconeri, which lost 1-0 at league …

PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain has its mind set on the Champions League but still managed to extend its lead to 11 points in the French league by rallying past Lille 3-1 with a makeshift team on Saturday. Lille quickly took the lead with a close-range shot from Yusuf Yazici but PSG struck back with a tap-in from Goncalo Ramos …

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — One year after returning from cancer treatment, Sébastien Haller could lead Ivory Coast to the Africa Cup of Nations title. Haller fired the host nation into Sunday’s final against three-time champion Nigeria with the only goal in a 1-0 victory over Congo in the semifinals. “It’s kind of a great moment today to be here …