Soccer

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia on Thursday became the eighth state to see its law requiring parental consent for children to use social media challenged in court.

MADRID (AP) — It feels like Barcelona got a break in its Spanish league schedule.

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil is hoping to have a new national team coach in place this month ahead of its next two World Cup qualifiers but fans are growing impatient as negotiations with Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti drag on.

COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — Bayern Munich’s women’s team completed a domestic double on Thursday by beating Werder Bremen 4-2 in their German Cup final.

LONDON (AP) — Transgender women will be banned from playing on women's soccer teams in England and Scotland following a U.K. Supreme Court ruling last month, the sport's governing body said Thursday.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona defender Jules Koundé sustained a left hamstring injury against Inter Milan in their Champions League semifinal, likely ruling him out of next week's return leg.

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Qatar appointed former Real Madrid and Spain boss Julen Lopetegui as the national coach on Thursday. Lopetegui, 58, has signed a contract until the 2027 Asian Cup, where Qatar will go for a third consecutive title.

BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich hopes to confirm the resumption of normal service in the Bundesliga by wrapping up another title on Saturday.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Liverpool has been crowned Premier League champion with weeks to spare. The fight for survival is done.

BERLIN (AP) — Bayer Leverkusen has snapped up highly rated teenager Ibrahim Maza from second-division club Hertha Berlin in its first signing for next season.