• The Canadian Press

    Messi, Suarez and Busquets to miss Inter Miami's MLS game against Whitecaps

    VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Lionel Messi will not play in Inter Miami's match in Vancouver against the Whitecaps on Saturday, a move coach Gerardo Martino said was based on the team's crowded upcoming schedule. Messi and teammates Luis Suarez and Sergio Busquets will not play for Major League Soccer-leading Miami (9-2-4) in the match that was expected to draw more than 50,000. Miami has two home games scheduled next week. “We thought it was the most prudent for them not to play this match

  • PA Media: Sport

    Wayne Rooney close to returning to management with Championship Plymouth

    The former England captain was sacked by Birmingham in January.

  • PA Media: Sport

    Bologna suffer Serie A blow after defeat to Genoa

    Juventus and Atalanta are poised to pounce.

  • The Canadian Press

    Representatives from 2026 World Cup host cities meet with FIFA reps in Toronto

    TORONTO — Representatives from the 2026 FIFA World Cup's 16 host cities have wrapped up a series of planning workshops in Toronto. The three-day session, which ran through Friday for some 100 representatives from FIFA and the host cities including Vancouver and Toronto, was the third such gathering in six months. FIFA World Cup chief operating officer Heimo Schirgi was joined by Peter Montopoli, the former Canada Soccer general secretary who is chief tournament officer for the Canadian end of th