• The Canadian Press

    Carli Lloyd turns diplomat and takes a US message to kids in Greece

    One of America's greatest soccer players is spending the week in Greece working with kids and reminding everyone that the most important moments in sports don't always end with a group of Champagne-soaked winners holding up a trophy. Retired Olympian and World Cup star Carli Lloyd is joining onetime U.S. men's great Cobi Jones on the pitch and in communities in Greece as part of a program tailored by the U.S. Embassy in Athens, “Changing the Game: Sports for Inclusion.” One of its missions is to

  • The Canadian Press

    Austria coach Ralf Rangnick confirms Bayern Munich contact

    MUNICH (AP) — Austria coach Ralf Rangnick has confirmed he is a candidate to take over at Bayern Munich next season. “There has been contact from Bayern Munich,” Rangnick told Austrian website 90minuten.at in an interview that was picked up by German media on Wednesday. The German coach said he has informed the Austrian soccer federation about Bayern’s interest but “at the moment there is no reason for me to deal with it intensively or specifically.” Asked when that moment would be, Rangnick rep

  • The Guardian

    John Barnes banned from being company director over unpaid taxes

    The former England and Liverpool footballer John Barnes has been banned as a director after his company failed to pay tens of thousands of pounds in tax

  • The Guardian

    Can San Diego FC pull off their plan to be the Ajax of North America?

    The new MLS franchise is owned by the Right to Dream academy, they plan to use a model inspired by LeBron James to carve out a new path in US soccer