LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Challenging to win its first league title in 25 years, Swiss soccer club Servette lost an appeal at sport’s highest court on Thursday over failing to register two players it signed in January. Servette added Arsenal defender Omar Rekik and Lorient forward Bassirou N’Diaye on loan deals for the pursuit of defending champion Young Boys. Neither player has been selected because Servette did not update its squad list with the Swiss Football League by a mid-February deadl
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Jude Bellingham is set to return for Real Madrid against Athletic Bilbao this weekend after the England midfielder missed his club’s last two games with a red-card suspension. That combined with an ankle sprain has kept Bellingham out of four of Madrid’s last six games. Even though he last scored for Madrid six weeks ago, Bellingham still leads the Spanish league with 16 goals after his breakout as a major scoring threat following his transfer from Borussia Dortmund. But
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MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Win against Arsenal on Sunday and Manchester City's path to a record fourth straight English Premier League title becomes clearer. Lose, and Arsenal takes a giant step towards becoming league champion for the first time in 20 years. Draw, and the big winner this weekend could be Liverpool. With 10 rounds to go, the clash at Etihad Stadium is the last time any of the three title rivals will go head to head. Arsenal leads the league. Liverpool is second on goal differenc