Soccer

PARIS (AP) — While the finish line is in sight for runaway Ligue 1 leader Paris Saint-Germain, the fight for second place is heating up down south.

MADRID (AP) — The Spanish soccer federation will ask FIFA for permission to introduce a more cost-effective video review system in the women’s liga next season.

MILAN (AP) — Igor Tudor could be exactly the coach Juventus needs and at exactly the right time. Tudor accepted the job last weekend, replacing Thiago Motta with the storied Italian club in disarray and discord.

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Four Real Madrid players including Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior are being investigated for alleged “indecent conduct” during the Champions League game at Atletico Madrid, UEFA said on Thursday.

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Chris Wood will miss Nottingham Forest's FA Cup quarterfinal against Brighton on Saturday because of a right hip injury while playing for New Zealand in World Cup qualifying this week.

LONDON (AP) — Kylian Mbappé looked very impressed when he met his waxwork version at Madame Tussauds in London. He walked through the door and his face lit up when he saw the wax statue in front of him. “Oh, wow. I love it, amazing.

PARIS (AP) — Players and referees in French soccer will wear a special badge with an anti-racism message on their jersey sleeves at this weekend's Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 games.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The Premier League transfer window at the end of the season will open earlier than usual to allow clubs participating in the Club World Cup to sign players beforehand.

MADRID (AP) — Prosecutors in Spain are seeking a sentence of more than 15 years in prison on corruption charges for former Spanish soccer president Ángel María Villar.

He has been the goal-scoring poster boy of a Wrexham team soaring through England’s soccer leagues following its takeover by Hollywood celebrities. There’s a giant mural of him in the center of the city.