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Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany was discharged from the hospital Wednesday following his collapse last week. The Bundesliga champions’ director of sport Max Eberl told German broadcaster ARD that Kompany, 40, had been diagnosed with meningeal irritation after being admitted to the hospital Friday. – Bayern honor Kane for Ballon d’Or win before German Cup rout Eberl was speaking before Bayern’s 6-1 thrashing of Magdeburg in the German Cup at…

Man City boss Enzo Maresca said his players had not practiced penalties after edging past Brighton in a Carabao Cup shootout on Wednesday. City’s back-up goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli made two saves as the holders won 4-3 on spot-kicks to reach the quarterfinals after twice coming from behind in a thrilling 2-2 draw at the Etihad Stadium. “To be honest, since I’ve been here we never practiced penalties,” said Maresca before…

GENEVA — Two-time World Cup coach Takeshi Okada resigned as Japanese soccer federation vice president in protest at the politics around FIFA during Gianni Infantino’s campaign to be re-elected. Japan’s soccer body on Wednesday published Okada’s resignation statement dated last Saturday — 24 hours after the Asian Football Confederation had performed a U-turn by publicly supporting Infantino, who seeks a fourth and final presidential term at an election in March.…

NYON, Switzerland — The prospect of a general strike in France next week amid national protests on cost of living issues has pushed UEFA to change a Europa League match date in Rennes. UEFA said Rennes will now host Olympiakos of Greece on Wednesday of next week at 4:30 p.m. local time (1530 GMT) instead of the Europa League’s scheduled program Thursday. French trade unions are calling for a Nov.…

Barcelona have been fined €602 ($669) by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) for approaching Julián Álvarez before notifying Atlético Madrid of their interest. Barça plan to appeal the decision, a source said. The Spanish champions made several attempts to sign Álvarez in the summer as they sought a new striker to replace the outgoing Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres. Their pursuit of the Argentina forward angered Atlético, who accused…

Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick and captain Bruno Fernandes have held clear-the-air talks. The Press Association understands Carrick and Fernandes met at United’s Carrington training ground for talks that were separate to a wider meeting of the full squad to discuss a way forward from their current predicament. Fernandes appeared to question Carrick’s tactics in the wake of last week’s 4-1 Champions League loss to Como, and was dropped…

LaLiga president Javier Tebas has met with China’s Ambassador to Spain, Yao Jing, to “find solutions” to the Kylian Mbappé alleged dictator comment. Comments made by the Real Madrid striker regarding a “meme” comparing him to Mao Zedong, the founder of the People’s Republic of China, sparked controversy in the Asian country. EFE reported that Chinese state broadcaster CCTV suspended evening broadcasts of LaLiga matches and any games involving Mbappé.…

United States star Christian Pulisic is set to sign a new contract with AC Milan through to 2031, sources have told ESPN. The deal for Pulisic, 28, is set to be announced in the next few days. Pulisic’s deal was due to expire in June 2027, but a source has confirmed he has decided to extend for a further four years. Pulisic joined AC Milan in 2023 from Chelsea for…

NYON, Switzerland — Fans of Ligue 1 club Lens were banned from buying tickets for a Champions League game at Liverpool by a UEFA disciplinary ruling on Tuesday. Lens fans lit dozens of flares and threw some toward rival supporters and the field, forcing the team’s Champions League game at Club Brugge last week to be stopped briefly. Lens lost 3-0. The club already were on probation by UEFA for…

Spain and Barcelona star Lamine Yamal was voted best young talent for a third-straight year at Monday’s Ballon d’Or award ceremony, but the 19-year-old winger clearly has his sights set on the big prize won by Harry Kane. Yamal, 19, finished third in the voting behind Bayern Munich and England star Kane and Real Madrid‘s Kylian Mbappé, who finished second. The World Cup winner took to social media Tuesday night…