Soccer

LONDON (AP) — For Diogo Dalot, it was harder to miss.

MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid, the Spanish league and the local government on Sunday condemned racist insults against Lamine Yamal during Saturday's “clasico,” and Madrid said it was working to identify those who abused the Barcelona forward.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — No Lionel Messi . No Cristiano Ronaldo. When the Ballon d'Or is presented at a gala ceremony in Paris on Monday, it will feel like the start of a new era in soccer.

SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian striker was sent off in a top flight division match on Saturday after hitting a rival with his elbow just three seconds into a match.

New York City FC (14-12-8, sixth in the Eastern Conference during the regular season) vs. FC Cincinnati (18-11-5, third in the Conference during the regular season) Cincinnati; Monday, 6:45 p.m.

Houston Dynamo (15-10-9, fifth in the Western Conference during the regular season) vs. Seattle Sounders FC (16-9-9, fourth in the Conference during the regular season) Seattle; Monday, 8:50 p.m.

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Dejan Joveljic and Riqui Puig both had two goals and an assist to propel the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 5-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night in the opener of a best-of-three first-round series.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Holden Trent, a backup goalkeeper for the Philadelphia Union, died Saturday, the Major League Soccer club said in a statement. He was 25.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Herve Renard was hired to coach Saudi Arabia for a second time on Saturday, two days after the departure of Roberto Mancini . “I'm back,” Renard said in a social media video posted by the Saudi Arabia Football Federation.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Inter Miami defender Ian Fray will undergo surgery to repair a meniscus injury suffered in Game 1 of the team's Eastern Conference first-round series against Atlanta United, the team said Saturday.