SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — Eintracht Frankfurt and Rangers fans clashed on the streets of Sevilla a few hours before the Europa League final on Wednesday.
Several hundred Frankfurt fans were seen attacking a few dozen Rangers supporters outside a bar on the streets of the southern Spanish city hosting the final of the second-tier European competition.
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EUROPA LEAGUE
Rangers and Eintracht Frankfurt meet in the Europa League final, with the winner ending a decades-long title drought in European soccer.
SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — Rafael Borré was used to playing in big games with River Plate in the Copa Libertadores. Now he hopes his experience in South America will help Eintracht Frankfurt succeed in the Europa League.
SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — More than 5,000 police officers and security personnel are on high alert in Seville as the Spanish city braces for up to 150,000 supporters of Rangers and Eintracht Frankfurt arriving for the Europa League final.
Eintracht Frankfurt and Rangers will get a chance to end decades of despair when they meet in the Europa League final on Wednesday.
For Frankfurt, it will be an opportunity to win its first European trophy in more than 40 years.
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — For several years, Real Betis delivered an attractive, attack-first style of soccer that succeeded in pulling off the occasional big win but also left its defense exposed to some humbling losses.
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ENGLAND
The first domestic trophy of the season is up for grabs when Liverpool and Chelsea meet in the final of the League Cup. It will be the first time in five years that the competition will not be won by Manchester City.
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Sevilla and Real Betis will revive their heated rivalry on Sunday, six weeks after their last clash was marred by fan violence against a Sevilla player.
When Seville’s two teams met in mid-January at Betis’ stadium, the Copa del Rey game had to be suspended when a piece of PVC tossed from the stands hit the head of Sevilla midfielder Joan Jordán.
MADRID (AP) — The Copa del Rey match suspended after an object was thrown from the stands was completed Sunday behind closed doors and without the Sevilla player hit in the head in what the club called an “appalling attack.”
MADRID (AP) — Qualifying for the World Cup wasn't as easy as usual for Spain this time.
“La Roja” will be playing at the tournament for the 12th straight time, but the team needed to overcome some bumps in the road to get to Qatar.
SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — Spain didn't falter with a World Cup spot on the line and will make its 12th straight appearance at the tournament next year.
Substitute Álvaro Morata scored late as “La Roja” beat Sweden 1-0 Sunday to win Group B and earn the automatic spot for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, leaving Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s team facing the playoffs.
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GROUP A
Cristiano Ronaldo’s chance to play at possibly his last World Cup could hinge on the result of Portugal's winner-take-all clash against Serbia.
MADRID (AP) — Spain hosts Sweden on Sunday in a winner-take-all showdown in Seville for a ticket to next year’s World Cup.
After seven games, the two sides are separated by one point at the top of their qualifying group.
MADRID (AP) — A late push moved Real Sociedad back to first place in the Spanish league. A late collapse kept Atlético Madrid from getting closer to the top.
Atlético conceded twice in stoppage time in a 3-3 draw at Valencia on Sunday, while Sociedad scored twice in the final 20 minutes in a 2-0 win at Osasuna.
MADRID (AP) — Spain coach Luis Enrique called up Barcelona teenager Ansu Fati on Friday for the national team’s decisive World Cup qualifiers against Greece and Sweden.
With two matches remaining, Spain is in second place behind Sweden in their qualifying group.
SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — Salzburg was left to rue two missed spot kicks in its 1-1 draw at 10-man Sevilla on Tuesday in a messy Champions League opener that featured four first-half penalties.
Salzburg converted only one of its three penalties, all earned by inspired striker Karim Adeyemi before 40 minutes were up in Seville.
MADRID (AP) — People in Spain prepared to stay as cool as possible Saturday as forecasts showed weekend temperatures could rise above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in large parts of the Iberian Peninsula.
SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo was slowly walking off the field when Romelu Lulaku came over to give him a hug.
The two embraced for a few moments, with Lukaku speaking into the Portugal great’s ear.
SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — Kevin De Bruyne is back, and Belgium coach Roberto Martinez expects him to be at his best this weekend.
The Belgians will face Portugal on Sunday in Seville in the round of 16 of the European Championship.
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The lineup for the round of 16 at the European Championship has been completed with some standout matches.
SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — Spain may summon its most experienced player for its most important match at the European Championship.
Sergio Busquets is set to return for the match against Slovakia on Wednesday, when “La Roja” faces the possibility of an embarrassing elimination in front of its fans.
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England and Scotland played to a 0-0 draw at the European Championship.
SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — Spain got its most experienced player back at the European Championship on Friday.
The Spanish soccer federation said Sergio Busquets tested negative for COVID-19 on Thursday, so he was allowed back with the team after being in isolation since testing positive on June 6.
SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — Spain’s reserve players jumped from their seats in anticipation when Álvaro Morata found himself with only the goalkeeper to beat inside the Sweden area.
A defender had whipped a cross into the box and the ball fell to Morata’s feet with no one else near him.
GOTEBORG, Sweden (AP) — The Swedish soccer federation filed a police report Tuesday after striker Marcus Berg was subjected to a flood of social media abuse and threats from fans after missing a late chance against Spain at the European Championship.
SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — The chances came and went but neither Spain nor Sweden managed to put any of them in the net.
Spain dominated possession and kept the pressure on the opposing area for most of the match but the Swedes held on for a 0-0 draw Monday at the European Championship.
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The chances came and went but neither Spain nor Sweden managed to put any of them in the net in a 0-0 draw at the European Championship.
SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — It was only a week ago that Spain received some bad news that could have jeopardized its participation in the European Championship.
Captain Sergio Busquets tested positive for the coronavirus and the national team suddenly faced the possibility of a COVID-19 outbreak.
MADRID (AP) — Spain's squad for the European Championship was vaccinated on Friday and one player who had previously tested positive for COVID-19 was cleared to return to the team.
Worried that a chain of infections could derail its chances at the tournament, Spain sent in the army three days before its opening match.
Fifty-five years after playing six straight matches at Wembley Stadium to win the 1966 World Cup, England could play another six at the famous venue at this year's European Championship.
Nine of the 24 teams at the postponed tournament will host matches, but no city has more games on the schedule than London.
GENEVA (AP) — Bilbao and Dublin were removed as host cities for this year's European Championship on Friday because they could not guarantee having enough fans in stadiums, and the games were moved to Seville, St...
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The Spanish soccer federation has offered Seville as an alternative host city for this year's European Championship if UEFA rules out using Bilbao as planned...
SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — The cross from the right was curling away from goal at shoulder height when Mehdi Taremi took off, connecting with a spectacular scissor kick that sent the ball into the top corner from 12 meters out...
SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — Solid defensively and precise in attack, Chelsea took a big step toward returning to the last four of the Champions League by defeating Porto 2-0 in the first leg of the quarterfinals on Wednesday...
After being forced by the pandemic to wait a year to play its most highly anticipated match in a generation, Real Sociedad can now celebrate being Copa del Rey champions...