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Boston set to host 2025 Perfect Napoli beats Ajax 4-2 to reach

figure skating world Champs League last 16

championships NAPLES, Italy (AP) —

The superlatives are run-
ning out for Napoli and
forward Khvicha Kvar-
atskhelia.

Napoli advanced to the last
16 of the Champions League
with two matches to spare af-
ter another goal and an assist
from Kvaratskhelia helped
his team beat Ajax 4-2 on
Wednesday.

The Italian club is atop both
Serie A and its Champions
League group and unbeaten
in both competitions.

Napoli was in firm control Rangers later. Ajax was three Klaassen headed in Calvin
and 2-0 up within 16 minutes points below Liverpool. Bassey’s cross but Napoli
thanks to goals from Hirving restored its two-goal advan-
Lozano and Giacomo Raspa- Napoli got off to the perfect tage in the 62nd when Kvar-
dori. Davy Klaassen pulled start at the Stadio Diego Ar- atskhelia fired a penalty into
one back at the start of the mando Maradona as it took the top left corner after Jur-
second half but Kvaratskhe- the lead in under four min- riën Timber charged down a
lia restored Napoli’s cushion utes. Piotr Zieliński started shot with his arm.
from the penalty spot. the move and helped end it
when Lozano played a pass Ajax had a spotkick of its own
LAUSANNE, Switzerland scheduled nine years after Steven Bergwijn also con- to him before continuing his seven minutes from time af-
(AP) — Figure skating’s the TD Garden in Boston verted a late penalty for run and nodding the return ter Juan Jesus was adjudged
world championships are staged the 2016 figure skat- Ajax before substitute Victor past goalkeeper Remko Pas- to have hauled down Brian
set to return to Boston for ing worlds. Osimhen sealed the result on veer. Brobbey. Bergwijn confi-
the last edition before the his comeback. dently converted.
2026 Winter Olympics in The 2025 edition is set to be Kvaratskhelia almost scored a
Italy. last senior global champion- Ajax, which lost 6-1 at home stunning second before help- Osimhen was desperate to
ships before the next Winter to Napoli last week, will be ing Napoli double its lead in score on his first appearance
The International Skating Olympics are held in Febru- glad to see the back of the the 16th minute with a run after more than a month out
Union said Wednesday its ary 2026 in Milan-Cortina Italian team. down the left and a cross for with injury and he did so in
ruling council provisionally d’Ampezzo. Raspadori to blast in for his stoppage time as his persis-
allocated the 2025 worlds to Napoli maintained its per- fourth Champions League tence paid off when he stole
Boston from March 24-30. The ISU also provisionally fect record in the Champions goal in three matches. the ball off the Ajax defender
sent the 2026 worlds to the League and moved six points Daley Blind and fired into
The venue was not con- Czech capital Prague in a above second-placed Liver- Ajax halved the deficit four the empty net.
firmed for the event that is late-March slot. pool, which was playing at minutes after the break as

South America soccer supports Infantino’s reelection at FIFA

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Tuesday. earlier.
South American soccer
leaders have given their Infantino will seek re-elec- Ukraine was added last week
backing to Gianni Infan- tion at the FIFA Congress on to the European bid with
tino’s bid for re-election March 16 in Kigali, Rwanda. Spain and Portugal to co-host
as FIFA president as they the 48-team tournament.
prepare a four-nation bid No candidate has yet emerged
to host the 2030 World to challenge Infantino. There Saudi Arabia, which has built
Cup. is a deadline of Nov. 16 to en- close ties to Infantino since
ter the contest. he became FIFA president in
Infantino, who is now in Qa- 2016, is working on an un-
tar ahead of the World Cup, South American support for precedented multi-continent
went to Paraguay to take part Infantino is a sign both sides bid with Egypt and Greece.
in a CONMEBOL council have moved past any fallout
meeting attended by the lead- from CONMEBOL’s rejec- It is unclear how Greece
ers of the 10 associations. tion of the FIFA president’s forced through a decision to could formally join it with-
failed push last year for a bi- play the men’s tournament Uruguay, the inaugural 1930 out UEFA’s permission,
“After a conversation about ennial World Cup. every two years instead of host, is bidding with Argen- while FIFA is committed to
the current reality and the four. tina, Chile and Paraguay in a mandatory human rights
future scenario for South CONMEBOL and Europe- the 2030 bid contest. FIFA assessment of bidders that
American and global soc- an soccer body UEFA, whose The FIFA plan would have member federations are due would pose issues for a Saudi
cer, the associated members teams historically dominate challenged the status and to vote for the host in 2024. candidacy.
to CONMEBOL gave their the World Cup and have commercial value of conti- The plan would put the 2030
unanimous support to In- combined to win every edi- nental events like the Copa final in the same Centenário FIFA has yet to give a detailed
fantino,” the 10-nation soc- tion since the first in 1930, America and European Stadium in Montevideo that timetable for the 2030 bid-
cer body said in a statement threatened a boycott if FIFA Championship. hosted the first final 100 years ding contest.