• The Canadian Press

    Timbers' Chara readies for rival Sounders boasting MLS record for regular-season games with a club

    Diego Chara's legacy in Major League Soccer isn't just the fouls that he's so frequently called for. It's his longevity. And that smile. Chara and the Portland Timbers will host longtime Cascadia Cup rival Seattle on Sunday. It will be the 38-year-old Colombian midfielder's 33rd career regular-season league match against the Sounders. “Loyal is a great word to describe me,” he said. “Playing this many years for the Timbers, I think it has been fantastic. We have great fans. The support from them

  • The Canadian Press

    Minor stakeholder Thierry Henry on hand to see Como promoted to Serie A

    COMO, Italy (AP) — Thierry Henry was in the stadium to see his investment in Como pay off when the Italian second-tier club won promotion to Serie A on Friday. Como, coached by Henry's former Arsenal teammate Cesc Fabregas, drew with Cosenza 1-1 to clinch second place in Serie B and end a 21-year absence from the top tier. Leader Parma already sealed promotion. Henry, the France great who will coach its men’s under-23 team at the Paris Olympics, bought a stake two years ago in Como, which plays

  • PA Media: Sport

    Pep Guardiola promises Manchester City won’t be left ‘high and dry’ by Fulham

    Pep Guardiola had his side train in unfamiliar conditions ahead of Saturday’s game at Craven Cottage.

  • The Canadian Press

    Guridi late header rescues point for Alaves in draw with Girona

    MADRID (AP) — Jon Guridi scored deep in stoppage time for host Alaves to draw with Girona 2-2 in the Spanish league on Friday. The header nine minutes in was the midfielder’s second goal of the game and just his third in 33 starts this season. “The reward of the last-minute goal is for all those chances that I have had this season and not scored,” he said. Alaves came into the match on the back of consecutive wins against Atletico Madrid, Celta de Vigo and Valencia but Eric Garcia put Girona 1-0