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VANCOUVER — One of Canada's brightest soccer stars doesn't believe the country should be favourites heading into the Gold Cup.

John Herdman has been busy since stepping down as Toronto FC coach on Nov. 29.

GENEVA (AP) — Irish Cup winner Drogheda lost its appeal on Monday against being removed from the Conference League next season for breaking UEFA rules when investors own multiple clubs.

LONDON (AP) — The top women's soccer league in England is set to expand from 12 to 14 teams for the 2026-27 season. Women's Super League clubs voted Monday for the change that still requires approval from the Football Association board.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Social media posts coupled with a lack of official information fueled the violence that followed a Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer match in Amsterdam last year, two inquiries into the events said in reports Monday.

MADRID (AP) — A Spanish court has convicted four people who hung an effigy of Real Madrid star Vinícius Júnior off a highway bridge two years ago, the league said on Monday.

BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) — Bournemouth signed France left back Adrien Truffert from Rennes on Monday, potentially paving the way for Milos Kerkez to leave amid reported interest from Liverpool.

SEATTLE (AP) — Jair Cunha and Igor Jesus scored in the first half and Botafogo beat the Seattle Sounders 2-1 at the Club World Cup on Sunday night. Botafogo opened the scoring 28 minutes in as Cunha headed in a pass from Alex Telles.

ROME (AP) — It used to be that the coach of Italy's soccer team was someone who had a long list of managerial achievements and was nearer to the end of a career than the start. Not so with Gennaro Gattuso .

DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Top German soccer clubs including Bayer Leverkusen and Leipzig face the prospect of handing over more control to fans in future after a regulator intervened.