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FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — CVC Capital Partners is the only remaining prospective buyer for a stake in the Bundesliga’s media rights income after competitor Blackstone ended its involvement in the process, the league says. Blackstone’s exit comes as fans step up protests against the league’s plans to sell a share of its income from TV and other media rights. Since …

MADRID (AP) — There’s no end to Real Madrid’s injury woes this season. The same night coach Carlo Ancelotti apparently found a solution to the absence of Jude Bellingham — with Brahim Díaz playing well and being decisive as his substitute — Díaz himself became the latest Madrid player to go down with an injury. Díaz had to be replaced …

A new women’s professional soccer league that has received top division sanctioning from U.S. Soccer seeks to give more players careers at the elite level and give fans greater access to the women’s game. The USL Super League will kick off in August in eight U.S. cities. It will join the National Women’s Soccer League at the top tier of …

Paris city hall said Tuesday it is taking legal action after sections of Paris Saint-Germain fans targeted mayor Anne Hidalgo with sexist insults and homophobic chants during a French league match, amid a bitter feud over the club’s uncertain future at its home stadium. Hidalgo, who is opposed to a sale of the stadium to the soccer club, will in …

“Kylian in Paris! Kylian in Paris, Kylian, in Paris. Extend your deal, Mbappé!” The message delivered to France’s biggest soccer star by PSG fans could not have been more clear. The World Cup winner responded to the chants with a smile, waived to the supporters and put his hand on his heart as he left his team’s training ground on …

HONG KONG (AP) — The fallout from Lionel Messi’s failure to play in a club exhibition match in Hong Kong has spread with both of Argentina’s friendly matches as part of a tour of mainland China next month canceled by local football authorities. The Beijing Football Association said on Saturday it would not organize Argentina’s scheduled friendly against Ivory Coast …

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Stuttgart’s push to qualify for the Champions League gathered strength Sunday in a 3-1 Bundesliga win over struggling Mainz that was interrupted by fan protests. Maximilian Mittelstädt and Jamie Leweling scored two goals for Stuttgart in quick succession just before halftime. Deniz Undav, on loan from Brighton, extended Stuttgart’s lead with his 14th Bundesliga goal of …

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Let the party begin. Sébastien Haller scored late to lead host nation Ivory Coast to a remarkable Africa Cup of Nations title with a 2-1 victory over Nigeria in the final on Sunday. Haller fired in from close range in the 81st minute to complete the turnaround after Franck Kessié drew the Elephants level in …

The Champions League narrative is so often about Manchester City and Real Madrid. The past two champions of Europe were the only teams to sweep through the group stage with six wins. They also are first in action Tuesday when the most prized competition in club soccer resumes in the round of 16. Man City is away to a Copenhagen …

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Diogo Jota, Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez — Liverpool’s starting front three while Mohamed Salah is out injured — all scored for the Premier League leaders in a 3-1 win over Burnley on Saturday. The Reds responded to Manchester City’s extremely brief return to the league’s summit, after its 2-0 victory against Everton hours earlier, with …