Soccer

MONTREAL — Pierre-Paul Foisy can’t count the number of times he’s visited Stade Saputo to cheer on CF Montreal. The Lionel Messi superfan, however, has no problem shedding Montreal’s colours when his hero is in town.

ZURICH (AP) — England set a number of unwanted firsts as it began the defense of its Women’s European Championship title by losing to France 2-1 on Saturday.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Major League Soccer game between Los Angeles FC and Austin FC was postponed Saturday because of inclement weather .

ATLANTA (AP) — Désiré Doué scored in the 78th minute, and Paris Saint-Germain moved a step closer to another trophy with a 2-0 victory over Bayern Munich in the quarterfinals of the Club World Cup on Saturday, a game marred by a gruesome injury to yo

LUCERNE, Switzerland (AP) — Netherlands great Vivianne Miedema’s 100th goal in international soccer was key to a 3-0 win over debut-making Wales at the Women’s European Championship on Saturday.

ATLANTA (AP) — Bayern Munich midfielder Jamal Musiala badly injured his left leg and was forced to leave his team's match against Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday in the Club World Cup quarterfinals.

GONDOMAR, Portugal (AP) — Players from Liverpool and Portugal's national team joined family and friends for the funeral of their teammate Diogo Jota and his brother on Saturday, two days after the siblings died in a car crash in Spain.

ATLANTA (AP) — After the final whistle to his Club World Cup, Thomas Müller waved to the Bayern Munich fans one last time. His quarter-century with the German club is over.

LUCERNE, Switzerland (AP) — Netherlands great Vivianne Miedema scored her 100th goal in international soccer against Wales at the Women's European Championship on Saturday.

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Brazil striker Igor Jesus, one of the stars of the ongoing Club World Cup, signed for Nottingham Forest from Botafogo on Saturday.