Soccer

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish court on Monday sentenced a former top-flight soccer club executive to more than three and a half years in prison for attacking a referee on the field at the end of a league game last season.

MADRID (AP) — Missing injured Lamine Yamal, Barcelona saw its seven-game winning run come to an end with a 1-0 loss at Real Sociedad in the Spanish league on Sunday.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Arsenal’s Premier League title challenge took another hit on Sunday after a 1-1 draw with Chelsea. It’s now four games without a win in the league for Mikel Arteta’s team, which is nine points behind leader Liverpool.

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Rose Lavelle scored in stoppage time and Gotham FC defeated the Portland Thorns 2-1 on Sunday to advance to the semifinals of the National Women's Soccer League playoffs.

PARIS (AP) — Alexandre Lacazette scored the only goal as host Lyon beat bitter local rival Saint-Etienne 1-0 to move up to fifth place in the French league on Sunday.

ROME (AP) — Serie A leader Napoli and defending champion Inter Milan played to a 1-1 draw at the San Siro on Sunday to leave six teams within two points of each other atop the Italian league standings.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trinity Rodman forced an own goal in extra time to help the Washington Spirit come from behind and earn a 2-1 win over Bay FC in the opening round of the National Women's Soccer League playoffs on Sunday.

BERLIN (AP) — Omar Marmoush scored again and Eintracht Frankfurt survived a late fightback to win 3-2 at Stuttgart in the Bundesliga on Sunday.

PARIS (AP) — Paris police said Sunday that 4,000 officers and 1,600 stadium staff will be deployed for a France-Israel soccer match to ensure security in and around the stadium and on public transportation a week after violence against Israeli fans i

TORONTO — Benjamin Mora, a finalist for Canadian Premier League coach of the year, has left York United FC after five months and 22 matches at the helm. The Toronto-based club said the parting was mutual.