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August 13, 2015

Bundesliga starts with Bayern Munich as big favorite

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) Bayern Munich kicks off the Bundesliga season in the familiar role of favorite for a historic fourth consecutive title despite questions hanging over the future of coach Pep Guardiola.

August 13, 2015

CONCACAF women's qualifying set for February in Texas

The World Cup-champion U.S. women's national team will get home-country advantage early next year in the bid for a spot in the Rio Olympics.

August 13, 2015

Videos of racism in English soccer can be uploaded to app

LONDON (AP) Fans and players in England who experience or witness racism or discrimination at soccer games or on social media will be able to upload videos and pictures of incidents via a mobile phone application.

August 13, 2015

Impact draw Whitecaps 2-2 in Canadian final opener

MONTREAL (AP) Laurent Ciman and Anthony Jackson-Hamel scored in a late 1-minute span to help the Montreal Impact draw 2-2 with the Vancouver Whitecaps in the Canadian Championship final Wednesday.

August 13, 2015

Marseille looking for new coach following Bielsa's departure

PARIS (AP) The season couldn't have started worse for Marseille.

August 13, 2015

Bayer Leverkusen signs Chile midfielder Charles Aranguiz

LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) Bayer Leverkusen has signed Chile midfielder Charles Aranguiz from Brazilian club Internacional on a five-year deal.

August 12, 2015

Czech captain Tomas Rosicky could miss Euro 2016 qualifiers

PRAGUE (AP) Czech Republic captain Tomas Rosicky could miss European Championship qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Latvia in September.

August 12, 2015

Soccer player treated for cancer wins case over stopped pay

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) A football player whose contract was suspended by his club while he was treated for cancer has been awarded ''moral damages'' of around $60,000.

August 12, 2015

Messi stars as Barcelona beats Sevilla 5-4 in Super Cup

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) Lionel Messi scored twice and set up the winning goal as Barcelona started the season in dramatic style by beating Sevilla 5-4 after extra time to lift the UEFA Super Cup on Tuesday.

August 12, 2015

ADO goalkeeper turns goal poacher with back heel vs PSV

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) With his team losing 2-1 in the dying seconds of its Eredivisie opener against PSV Eindhoven, ADO The Hague goalkeeper Martin Hansen decided to cause a bit of havoc in PSV's penalty area.