Soccer

11/19/2025 |  UEFA approves Barcelona’s Camp Nou return for Champions League clash against Eintracht Frankfurt (Associated Press (AP)) BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona’s next Champions League match at home will be at the renovated Camp Nou stadium with a partial capacity.
The club said Wednesday it will host Eintracht Frankfurt at the venue on Dec. 9 in the league phase of the European competition. About 45,000 tickets are expected to be available for the match.

11/19/2025 |  World Cup 2026: What to know about the playoffs for next year’s tournament (Associated Press (AP)) ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) — The final six places for the 2026 World Cup will be determined by two playoff tournaments in March.
Four more teams will qualify from Europe, along with two from the rest of the world.
The UEFA playoffs will consist of 16 nations, while FIFA’s intercontinental playoffs feature six. 

11/19/2025 |  Female WSL Official Alleges She Lost FIFA Position After Complaining of Poor Treatment by Referee Coach (Athletic Business) A female WSL official alleged this week in a court hearing that she was denied better job opportunities after raising a complaint about a male referee coach’s behavior in 2023.
According to ESPN, Lisa Benn was refereeing a U19 game organized by the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) to train staff and officials on a new video assistance technology when Steve Child, a PGMOL coach and former Premier League assistant referee, pushed her, told her “your card has been marked,” and grabbed her arm.

11/19/2025 |  2026 World Cup squads ranked again: All 64 national teams that could still win next summer (ESPN) And then there were 64 -- or 42, or 22, depending on how you want to look at it.
In addition to the three hosts, 39 other teams have officially qualified for next summer's World Cup in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. That leaves 22 teams to fight for the remaining six places: 16 UEFA sides for the four final spots from Europe, then two teams from CONCACAF, and one each from Asia, Oceania, Africa, and South America for the two spots from an intercontinental playoff.

11/19/2025 |  Boston, Denver set high expectations with NWSL expansion (Reuters Sports)

• Teams investing millions in women's soccer infrastructure
• Boston, Denver join run of recent successful expansion clubs
• NWSL rides wave of growth for women's sports