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CORRECTS FROM GAME 1 TO GAME 2 - Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) loses the ball while being defended by Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) and guard Stephen Curry during the second half of Game 2 of basketball's NBA Finals in San Francisco, Sunday, June 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
FIBA resists Paris Olympics plan for remote basketball venue

By Graham Dunbar Jun. 08, 2022 10:15 AM EDT

PSG's fans support their team during the French League One soccer match between Paris Saint Germain and Lens at Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, Saturday, April 23, 2022. The sign on French flag reads "Kylian Mbappe, your shirt is illuminated". (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
PSG's record-tying 10th French title has bittersweet taste

By Trung Latieule Apr. 24, 2022 04:25 AM EDT

France coach Ripoll names 11 new players in Olympic squad

Jul. 02, 2021 10:44 AM EDT
PARIS (AP) — Sylvain Ripoll named 11 new players in France's Olympic soccer squad on Friday after resistance from several clubs to the coach's initial...

Lille's Burak Yilmaz, left, reacts after scoring during their French League One soccer match between Lille and Nice in Villeneuve d'Ascq, northern France, Saturday May 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)
OGC Nice vs LOSC Lille 5/1/2021

May. 21, 2021 09:20 AM EDT

Real Madrid's head coach Zinedine Zidane gestures during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Granada and Real Madrid at Los Carmenes stadium in Granada, Spain, Thursday, May 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Fermin Rodriguez)
European title races, Champions League places to be decided

By Graham Dunbar May. 21, 2021 09:18 AM EDT

Bayern's Robert Lewandowski, left, shake hands with Bayern's head coach Hans-Dieter Flick during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Bayern Munich and VfB Stuttgart in Munich, Germany, Saturday, March 20, 2021. (Matthias Balk/Pool via AP)
Stellar games in Germany, France head European title races

By Graham Dunbar Apr. 02, 2021 07:49 AM EDT

Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang shoots to score from the penalty spot during the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Leeds United at the Emirates stadium in London, England, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021. (Catherine Ivill/Pool via AP)
MATCHDAY: Man Utd back in Europa League, faces Sociedad test

Feb. 17, 2021 10:14 AM EST

PSG's Kylian Mbappe, right, jumps over Montpellier's goalkeeper Jonas Omlin during the French League One soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Montpellier at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France, Friday, Jan.22, 2021. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Mbappe brace as PSG routs Montpellier 4-0, Pochettino back

By Jerome Pugmire Jan. 22, 2021 05:48 PM EST

FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019 file photo, Mauricio Pochettino applauds fans after the Champions League group B soccer match between Red Star and Tottenham, at the Rajko Mitic Stadium in Belgrade, Serbia. French champions Paris Saint-Germain have on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021 announced the hiring of coach Mauricio Pochettino to replace the recently fired Thomas Tuchel. The 48-year-old Pochettino was manager of Tottenham in the Premier League for five years and led the Spurs to the Champions League final in 2019. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, file)
New PSG coach Pochettino wants 'combative' identity for team

By Jerome Pugmire Jan. 02, 2021 09:48 AM EST

Mbappé pays tribute to Tuchel as PSG mum on reported firing

Dec. 25, 2020 08:26 AM EST
PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappé is publicly bidding farewell to coach Thomas Tuchel, even before Paris Saint-Germain does so. The defending...

Leicester's James Maddison hugs teammate Jamie Vardy, right, after he scored their side's third goal during the Europa League group G soccer match between SC Braga and Leicester City at the Municipal stadium in Braga, Portugal, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Luis Vieira)
Arsenal, Leicester, Hoffenheim advance in Europa League

By Karel Janicek Nov. 26, 2020 05:59 PM EST

Saint-Etienne loses 4-1 at Brest for 7th straight defeat

Nov. 21, 2020 01:21 PM EST
PARIS (AP) — Struggling Saint-Etienne lost 4-1 at Brest on Saturday for a seventh straight French league defeat under coach Claude Puel. ...

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2020, file photo, Dortmund's Giovanni Reyna, right, embraces teammate Erling Braut Haaland after the Champions League round of 16 first leg soccer match against Paris Saint Germain in Dortmund, GermanyFeb. 18, 2020, file photo. Gio Reyna, a son of former U.S. captain Claudio Reyna, got his first call-up to the U.S. national soccer team. The Borussia Dortmund midfielder is part of a 24-man roster for exhibitions at Wales on Nov. 12 and against Panama four days later in Austria. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
Gio Reyna among 10 players who could make US debuts at Wales

By Ronald Blum Nov. 03, 2020 10:25 AM EST

Stacked chairs are seen in front of a cafe in Lille, northern France, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. French authorities have placed Lille on maximum virus alert on Monday, banning festive gatherings and requiring all bars to close but allowing restaurants to remain open, as numbers of infections are rapidly increasing. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)
Soaring virus infection puts more French cities on alert

Oct. 11, 2020 10:30 AM EDT

Cesar, from Portugal, stands in front of his closed bar, in Paris, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. French authorities have placed the Paris region on maximum virus alert on Monday, banning festive gatherings and requiring all bars to close but allowing restaurants to remain open, as numbers of infections are rapidly increasing. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
Paris hospitals on emergency footing as virus cases rise

Oct. 08, 2020 08:10 AM EDT

Employees demonstrating outside a nursing home of the Korian group, one of the market leaders in the lucrative industry of providing care and assisted living facilities for older adults, Monday, May 25, 2020 in Paris. In France, the group is facing several lawsuits filed by families who have lost loved ones during the coronavirus pandemic that has caused thousands of deaths in French care homes. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
French nursing homes employees protest pay, conditions

May. 25, 2020 03:30 PM EDT