Soccer

Los Angeles FC (14-6-6, second in the Western Conference) vs. LA Galaxy (15-6-7, first in the Western Conference) Carson, California; Saturday, 10:30 p.m.

Coco loved being the life of the party — cracking jokes, doing pranks and making people laugh, her mom, Julianna Arnold, recalled recently. “Her favorite pastime was fashion,” Arnold said.

VANCOUVER — Jesse Marsch issued Canada's men's soccer squad a challenge — get physical. The edict came after the Canadians surprised many at this summer's Copa America tournament, making it through to the semifinals.

KARLSTAD, Sweden (AP) — England soccer great David Beckham arrived in Sweden on Thursday ahead of the funeral of Sven-Goran Eriksson, his former national-team coach. Eriksson died on Aug.

SAO PAULO (AP) — Netherlands striker Memphis Depay says he expects other European soccer players to join him in the Brazilian league before the 2026 World Cup.

Fentanyl overdoses have become a leading cause of death for minors in the last five years or so, even as overall drug use has dropped slightly.

MADRID (AP) — Spanish soccer player Hugo Mallo has been convicted of sexual assault for inappropriately touching a mascot before a La Liga game in 2019, court officials said on Thursday.

MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid remains with the Spanish league's highest spending limit following the summer transfer window, while Barcelona improved significantly but remained well bellow its rival's cap.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The last thing Erik ten Hag needed was for Cristiano Ronaldo to reopen wounds with Manchester United. Just weeks into the new season and a sense of crisis is already looming over Old Trafford.

The French league's legal commission has ordered Paris Saint-Germain to pay Kylian Mbappé the 55 million euros ($61 million) in unpaid wages that he claims he's entitled to, the league said Thursday.