Soccer

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Social Security Administration's acting commissioner is facing calls to resign after he issued an order — which was quickly rescinded — that would have required Maine parents to register their newborns for Social Security number

Jose Mourinho appeared to pinch the nose of Galatasaray coach Okan Buruk after his Fenerbahce team was knocked out of the Turkish Cup in a fiery match on Wednesday.

MADRID (AP) — Barcelona has made it back to the Copa del Rey final. Atletico Madrid is left enduring yet another elimination to a rival.

Diogo Jota scored the goal that settled the Merseyside derby on Wednesday and kept Liverpool's Premier League title challenge on track.

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MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Holding crutches and wearing a protective boot, Erling Haaland has vowed “I’ll be back.

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Zsolt Low lost his first game as Leipzig coach as Stuttgart held on for a 3-1 win in the semifinals of the German Cup on Wednesday.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United needs to win seven of its eight remaining Premier League games this season just to match its worst-ever points total in the modern era.

MILAN (AP) — Inter Milan’s chances of a treble remain alive, as do AC Milan’s hopes of sneaking into Europe after the city rivals drew 1-1 in the first leg of their Italian Cup semifinal on Wednesday.

PARIS (AP) — Reims held on to win 2-1 at fourth-tier Cannes on Wednesday and set up a French Cup final against defending champion Paris Saint-Germain next month. Reims took the lead through 19-year-old Nigeria winger Hafiz Ibrahim in the 14th minute.