Soccer

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese soccer player Kazuyoshi Miura is several generations older than his teammates. His contemporaries retired decades ago. Lionel Messi is 37, and Cristiano Ronaldo is 39 — mere youngsters compared to Miura.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A top flight team in Argentina fielded a social media influencer in a league match on Monday, in a move that upset rival players.

LONDON (AP) — An English Premier League referee has been suspended after videos on social media appeared to show him making derogatory remarks about former Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp.

Canada will be without captain Alphonso Davies for its upcoming CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal against Suriname. Canada Soccer says the Bayern Munich star has withdrawn as a "precautionary measure due to physical fatigue.

MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich has extended Jan-Christian Dreesen’s contract as chief executive by two years through June 2027.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — There was more bad news for Barcelona a day after its second Spanish league loss, with the club saying Lamine Yamal and Robert Lewandowski are sidelined by injuries.

BERLIN (AP) — Jamal Musiala is emerging as Bayern Munich’s most important player this season. The club is hoping the young Germany star will stay for the long term.

Eight-time champion Lyon and Italian upstart Roma both have perfect records going into their Women's Champions League meeting that highlights the third round of matches this week.

SINSHEIM, Germany (AP) — German club Hoffenheim fired American coach Pellegrino Matarazzo on Monday with the team sliding toward the Bundesliga relegation zone and failing to score in its last three league games.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — A new era begins at Manchester United as Ruben Amorim becomes the latest coach to take on the challenge of reviving the storied English club.