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Reims reaches French Cup final by beating fourth-tier Cannes and will face PSG

PARIS (AP) — Reims held on to win 2-1 at fourth-tier Cannes on Wednesday and set up a French Cup final against defending champion Paris Saint-Germain next month. Reims took the lead through 19-year-old Nigeria winger Hafiz Ibrahim in the 14th minute.
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Liverpool vs. Everton: Tarkowski escapes red for reckless challenge on Mac Allister

Liverpool vs. Everton: Tarkowski escapes red for reckless challenge on Mac Allister

Everton defender James Tarkowski escaped a red card on Wednesday for a dangerous high tackle on Liverpool's Alexis Mac Allister despite the Premier League describing it as reckless.
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Canadian Premier League to hold regular-season game in Quebec City in May

Canadian Premier League to hold regular-season game in Quebec City in May

QUÉBEC — The Canadian Premier League will host a regular-season game in Quebec City on May 31 featuring York United FC and Halifax Wanderers FC. The 2025 edition of the "On Tour" series marks the league's second neutral-site contest.
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Barcelona could lose Olmo after La Liga says club not complying with financial rules

MADRID (AP) — Barcelona could lose playmaker Dani Olmo and forward Pau Víctor for the rest of the season after the league said Wednesday that the club is not complying with financial fair play rules.
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Gotham FC's Tierna Davidson has torn ACL and will miss remainder of NWSL season

Gotham FC's Tierna Davidson has torn ACL and will miss remainder of NWSL season

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Gotham FC defender and team captain Tierna Davidson will miss the rest of the National Women’s Soccer League season because of a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee.
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Convicted Chelsea, Man City fans to give police their passports during FIFA Club World Cup in US

LONDON (AP) — About 150 fans of Chelsea and Manchester City must give police their passports to prevent travel to the United States for the Club World Cup tournament, the British government said Wednesday.
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Spanish prosecutors to appeal Dani Alves acquittal of rape conviction

Spanish prosecutors to appeal Dani Alves acquittal of rape conviction

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish state prosecutors said Wednesday that they plan to appeal the recent acquittal of soccer player Dani Alves on rape charges, opening the door to the case reaching the country's Supreme Court.
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Tax evasion trial for Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti opens in Spain

Tax evasion trial for Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti opens in Spain

MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti attended the opening of his trial on tax evasion charges in Spain on Wednesday.
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Ben Yedder attempts soccer comeback in Iran after suspended prison sentence

Ben Yedder attempts soccer comeback in Iran after suspended prison sentence

Former France international Wissam Ben Yedder is trying to revive his career in Iran after almost a year on the sidelines and a suspended prison sentence for sexually assaulting a woman.
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Whitecaps ready to embrace the challenge of facing Mexican powerhouse Pumas

Whitecaps ready to embrace the challenge of facing Mexican powerhouse Pumas

VANCOUVER — Defender Tristan Blackmon welcomes the challenge the Vancouver Whitecaps will face when they play Mexican powerhouse Pumas UNAM on Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup at BC Place Stadium.
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