Soccer

MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid came close to being eliminated at home again by Real Sociedad in the Copa del Rey but prevailed to reach its second final in three seasons on Tuesday.

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — St. Pauli supporters have raised over 27 million euros (29.1 million) for a majority stake in the club's stadium after taking part in German soccer's first fan cooperative.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Experts involved in Diego Maradona’s autopsy testified on Tuesday at the trial of seven health professionals accused of negligent homicide that the Argentine soccer star had an abnormally large heart, suffered from cirr

Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes was forced off with a right hamstring injury early in the 2-1 win over Fulham in the Premier League on Tuesday, throwing into doubt his availability for next week's Champions League meeting with Real Madrid.

Bukayo Saka stood with his arms outstretched and a wide, cheeky grin on his face as he took in the acclaim of the Arsenal fans. It was like he’d never been away.

BIELEFELD, Germany (AP) — Arminia Bielefeld pulled off a major upset in the German Cup on Tuesday by defeating defending champion Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 in their semifinal match.

PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain avoided a huge upset when it rallied from two goals down to beat second-tier Dunkerque 4-2 and reach the French Cup final on Tuesday.

ROME (AP) — Bologna took a big step toward reaching the Italian Cup final with a 3-0 win at Empoli in the first leg of the semifinals on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Social Security Administration said Tuesday that it is investigating the root cause of website outages that have affected the “my Social Security” portal where recipients access their benefits.

PARIS (AP) — Gaëtane Thiney, who scored 58 goals in 163 matches with France, took part in three World Cups and contributed to the emergence of women's soccer in the country, will retire at the end of the season.