Soccer

4/23/2025 |  USL Super League Sells Its Name in Push for Soccer Relevance (Front Office Sports) When the USL Super League joined an increasingly crowded American soccer landscape, the question was obvious:
How will this league coexist with the NWSL? 
Last February, the league was granted Division I sanctioning by U.S. Soccer, putting it on the same level as the NWSL, which began play in 2013. 

4/22/2025 |  Pope Francis loved soccer, San Lorenzo and the sport’s power to unite (Associated Press (AP)) BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Pope Francis’ passion for soccer was evident throughout his pontificate.
A lifelong supporter of Argentine club San Lorenzo, he agreed with those who describe soccer as the most beautiful game in the world. But Francis, who died Monday at 88, also turned to the sport for anecdotes about camaraderie, fellowship and teamwork in an increasingly individualistic society.

4/22/2025 |  Man City collect biggest UEFA bonus for releasing players for international duty (Reuters Sports) MANCHESTER, England, April 22 (Reuters) - Premier League side Manchester City were allocated around 5.17 million euros ($5.94 million), the most of any UEFA club, as part of the European football governing body's Club Benefits Programme to encourage national team participation by players.

4/22/2025 |  Real boss Ancelotti unconcerned by speculation over future (Reuters Sports) April 22 (Reuters) - Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti dismissed suggestions on Tuesday he is under mounting pressure at the club as they sit second in the LaLiga standings and were knocked out of the Champions League last week.
Ancelotti's future has been questioned following their Champions League quarter-final loss to Arsenal, with multiple reports suggesting he could leave Real at the end of the season to take over the Brazil national team.

4/22/2025 |  Fan 88235: Pope Francis honoured by hometown soccer team in Argentina (Reuters Sports) BUENOS AIRES, April 22 (Reuters) - Argentina-born Pope Francis, who died on Monday, is being honoured at his local hometown soccer club in Buenos Aires, San Lorenzo de Almagro, where the football-loving head of the Roman Catholic Church remained a member during his 12-year papacy.