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Ovechkin scores goal, lays hit in pro soccer debut
Alex Ovechkin found the back of the net for FC Dynamo Moscow after signing a one-day contract.Watch his highlights »
The Canadian Press
Pozuelo scores twice to help Toronto FC down Chicago, snap six-game winless streak
Two late goals by Alejandro Pozuelo gave Toronto FC a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Fire in MLS play Saturday, snapping TFC's six-game winless streak.
PA Media: Sport
Gareth Bale could join Cardiff after year in Los Angeles, claims Vincent Tan
The 32-year-old revealed on Saturday he had agreed to join Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC.
The Canadian Press
Female referee at men's World Cup wants the game to shine
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese referee Yoshimi Yamashita agrees with Pelé or whoever it was decades ago that first described soccer as the “beautiful game.” Yamashita is one of three women picked by FIFA to be referees at the men's World Cup in Qatar, which opens on Nov. 21. It's the first time a woman will be in charge on soccer's largest stage. She sees her job this way: Let the game shine, as it should. “One of the big goals as a referee is to bring out the the attractiveness of soccer,” she said Mond

Ovechkin scores goal, lays hit in pro soccer debut