• The Canadian Press

    VinĂ­cius scores, escapes injury after hard hit in Madrid win

    VinĂ­cius JĂșnior had more than his goal to celebrate in Real Madrid’s 2-0 win over Valencia in the Spanish league on Thursday. VinĂ­cius also was glad to escape serious injury after a vicious foul by Gabriel Paulista in the second half, which ignited a brawl and earned the Valencia defender a straight red card. Paulista struck a hard kick at VinĂ­cius’ legs after the Brazil forward got past him with the ball in the 72nd minute, sending the Brazil forward hard to the ground. VinĂ­cius quickly got up

  • The Canadian Press

    MATCHDAY: Chelsea hosts Fulham; Bilbao looks to end streak

    A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Friday: ENGLAND Big-spending Chelsea hosts Fulham in the Premier League on Friday in its first match following the end of a record-breaking January transfer window, with Graham Potter looking to incorporate some of the expensive new signings into his struggling team. Chelsea completed the deadline day signing of Enzo Fernandez for a British record fee of $131.4 million and will hope he can inspire a turnaround in the team's form as it mounts a bid

  • The Canadian Press

    Juventus beats Lazio in cup, will face Inter in semis

    TURIN, Italy (AP) — The Italian Cup is giving Juventus a respite from its Serie A troubles. Bremer's first-half goal was enough to put Juventus into the semifinals of the competition with a 1-0 win over Lazio on Thursday, setting up a meeting with Inter Milan in a rematch of last year's final. Juventus broke the deadlock on the stroke of halftime when Bremer took advantage of poor goalkeeping from Luís Maximiano to head in a cross from Filip Kostić. Juventus came into the match on the back of a