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Manchester City's Jeremy Doku celebrates scoring the equalizer during a Premier League match between Everton and Manchester City at Hill Dickinson Stadium in Liverpool, England, on Monday.
SOCCER
May 5, 2026
Advantage Arsenal as Man City held in six-goal Everton thriller
Manchester City remain five points adrift of Arsenal, with a game in hand, and will struggle to recover from the manner of their implosion at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.
Manchester United striker Matheus Cunha shoots to score the team's fourth goal against Bournemouth during the two sides' 4-4 clash at Old Trafford, near Manchester, on Monday.
SOCCER
Dec 16, 2025
United blows lead three times in 4-4 Bournemouth thriller
Despite the disappointment, United head coach Ruben Amorim will be heartened by the sight of his expensively assembled forward line beginning to perform.
Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes celebrates after scoring his club's third goal during a match against Burnley at Old Trafford on Saturday.
SOCCER
Aug 31, 2025
Manchester United¡¯s first win not a ¡®turning point¡¯ for Amorim
After exiting the League Cup to fourth-tier Grimsby on Wednesday, the Red Devils twice blew a lead at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Tottenham Hotspur's Brennan Johnson celebrates after scoring his club's first goal of its win over Manchester City on Saturday.
SOCCER
Aug 24, 2025
Manchester City¡¯s troubles reappear as solid Spurs win again
Brennan Johnson and Joao Palhinha struck for the Europa League winners just before halftime as Spurs went into a tie at the top of the table.
Liverpool fans hold up cards to create a mosaic as they pay tribute to late Portuguese forward Diogo Jota, on Friday at Anfield.
SOCCER
Aug 16, 2025
Liverpool strikes late to beat Bournemouth as Jota remembered in Premier League opener
It was an emotional night as Anfield remembered Diogo Jota, who was killed alongside his brother Andre Silva in a car accident last month at the age of 28.
Liverpool midfielder Florian Wirtz controls the ball during the English FA Community Shield match against Crystal Palace at Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday.
SOCCER
Aug 11, 2025
Liverpool spends big to hold off Arsenal and City in title fight
Liverpool¡¯s rivals will hope new signings Wirtz and Ekitike take time to adapt to the rigors of the Premier League after shining in Germany¡¯s Bundesliga.
City midfielder Rodri enters the pitch during the match against Bournemouth at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester on Tuesday.
SOCCER
May 21, 2025
Rodri returns as Man City closes in on Champions League
Ballon d¡¯Or winner Rodri made his first appearance since September as a substitute after suffering a serious knee injury.
The Europe League trophy on display in Bilbao, Spain, on Saturday, ahead of the league final game between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United on Wednesday
SOCCER
May 20, 2025
Europa League final offers financial savior for Man Utd and Spurs
Both clubs head to Bilbao for the final assailed by stinging criticism amid their worst seasons of the Premier League era.
Everton defender Jake O'Brien (left) vies with Arsenal's Gabriel Martinelli during a Premier League match on Saturday in Liverpool, England.
SOCCER
Apr 6, 2025
Arsenal draws at Everton to push Liverpool closer to Premier League title
The Reds now need just 11 points from their remaining eight games to secure a record-equaling 20th English top-flight title.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta gestures on the touchline during the match between Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford on March 9.
SOCCER
Mar 10, 2025
Arteta frustrated after draw leaves Arsenal¡¯s title hopes in tatters
The Red Devils could not hold on for just a sixth Premier League win in 16 games under Amorim.
Manchester City's Omar Marmoush with manager Pep Guardiola after being substituted during a Premier League match against Newcastle United in Manchester on Saturday.
SOCCER
Feb 18, 2025
Manchester City¡¯s fresh faces offer hope of Madrid miracle
City blew a late 2-1 lead in the first leg of the playoff tie last week at home to lose 3-2 to the holders.
FC Porto's Nico Gonzalez celebrates after scoring a goal during a game in October.
SOCCER
Feb 4, 2025
Manchester City makes move for Gonzalez as Tel joins Spurs on deadline day
Pep Guardiola¡¯s men, who find themselves in a battle just to qualify for next season¡¯s Champions League, will hope Gonzalez fills the void left by the injuried Rodri.
Porto's Spanish midfielder Nico Gonzalez (right) will be bringing his talents to Manchester City in a ?50 million deal.
SOCCER
Feb 4, 2025
Winners and losers from the Premier League transfer window
Nico Gonzalez¡¯s transfer to Manchester City and Mathys Tel¡¯s loan move to Tottenham were the major deals of an otherwise quiet transfer deadline day.
England boss Gareth Southgate attends a training session on Monday.
SOCCER
Jul 5, 2024
Gareth Southgate under pressure for Euros showdown with Swiss
The Three Lions have stumbled their way through to the last eight, winning just one of their four games within 90 minutes.
Belgium fans cheer before their team's match against Ukraine at Euro 2024 in Stuttgart, Germany, on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Jun 28, 2024
Fans take center stage at Euro 2024 in Germany
Three years after the soulless experience of Euro 2020, played amid sparse crowds and restricted travel due to COVID-19, Germany is hosting a soccer festival at Euro 2024 as fans from across the continent take over the country.
France's Antoine Griezmann fires toward the Dutch goal during the two teams' group stage match on Friday.
SOCCER
Jun 22, 2024
Mbappe-less France draw with Dutch at Euro 2024 as Ukraine wins
Mbappe watched from the bench after breaking his nose in France¡¯s opening game of the tournament.
Spain defender Marc Cucurella (right) fights for the ball with Italy forward Federico Chiesa during a Euro 2024 group stage match in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on Thursday.
SOCCER
Jun 21, 2024
Spain beats Italy to reach Euro 2024 knockouts; England thwarted by Denmark
A second win in as many matches for Spain is enough for the team to secure top spot in Group B with a game to spare.
Real Madrid players celebrate with the trophy after winning the Champions League final over Borussia Dortmund on Saturday in London.
SOCCER
Jun 2, 2024
Real Madrid defies Dortmund to win 15th Champions League
Real Madrid has now won its last nine European Cup finals and has won the competition six times in the last 11 seasons.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola poses with the Premier League trophy at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester on Sunday.
SOCCER
May 21, 2024
Guardiola casts doubt over long-term Man City future
The manager has seen the team secure six top-flight titles in seven seasons.
Real Madrid players celebrate during a penalty shootout against Manchester City on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Apr 18, 2024
Real Madrid exact revenge on Man City to reach Champions League semis
City¡¯s defense of the competition came to an end after Bernardo Silva and Mateo Kovacic saw spot kicks saved by Madrid¡¯s unlikely hero Andriy Lunin.
Japan triples departure tax in push to combat overtourism
Tourists in Yanaka Ginza, Tokyo, on Wednesday. Japan tripled its International Tourist Tax (departure tax) to ?3,000 from ?1,000 on Wednesday for all travelers leaving Japan, regardless of nationality.
¡®My dream is broken¡¯: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
More facilities in Japan placing sanitary bins in men¡¯s restrooms
A sanitary bin with an awareness sticker placed in a men's restroom in the Nagasaki Municipal Government building
Inside Japan¡¯s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
Japanese-language education is at a turning point
The country is gradually transforming Japanese-language education from a volunteer-driven system into a professional, government-supported network to better serve its growing foreign population.?
Six of the best: rikishi of note in each sumo division
Kazuma (right) faces off against future <i>yokozuna</i> Onosato during the All Japan Amateur Sumo Championships at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in December 2020.
Some startups see opportunity in an aging Japan
Yasmin Baba, CTO of Amilis, wins the Grand Prize at the Pitch2Tokyo Grand Final on Feb. 19.
Japan¡¯s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Life inside Japan¡¯s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Inside Japan¡¯s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.

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