BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) — Bologna’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League were boosted by a 2-0 win over regional rival Fiorentina in Serie A on Wednesday. Riccardo Orsolini scored his fifth goal of 2024 in the derby dell’Appennino, Jens Odgaard sealed it five minutes into stoppage time and Bologna moved up to fifth place, level on points with fourth-placed …
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Kurt Hamrin, Sweden great who was the last living player from the 1958 World Cup final, dies at 89
FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Kurt Hamrin, a former Fiorentina and Sweden great who was the last living player to have participated in the 1958 World Cup final, has died. He was 89. The Swedish soccer federation announced Hamrin’s death on Sunday. No more details were disclosed. “One of Swedish football’s biggest icons has left us. Rest in peace Kurt “Kurre” …
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