Soccer

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Ron Yeats, who captained Liverpool to six trophies in the 1960s, has died, the English club announced Saturday. He was 86.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ji So-Yun scored the go-ahead goal in first-half stoppage time and the Seattle Reign held off Angel City 3-2 on Friday night for their third straight victory.

CURITIBA, Brazil (AP) — Real Madrid star Rodrygo scored a goal in the first half and Brazil defeated Ecuador 1-0 on Friday end a three-match losing streak in South American qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.

BOGOTÁ — Needing just a draw to ensure advancing at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Canada's road to the knockout round grew more complicated after a 2-0 loss to Brazil on Friday in the teams' final Group B game.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Alex Morgan walked into her retirement news conference Friday thinking she'd be the only player there from the San Diego Wave. She was surprised by an ovation from her teammates who packed the first two rows.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Jesse Marsch has said several times he was unhappy with his treatment by the U.S. Soccer Federation when he interviewed last year before Gregg Berhalter was rehired.

Maybe the English Premier League teams struggling to contain Erling Haaland should consider employing the 5-4-1 formation that Kazakhstan used against Norway on Friday.

After finishing fourth in a deep Copa America run, coach Jesse Marsch and the 40th-ranked Canadian men now get to test themselves against the three top-ranked teams in CONCACAF. The run of friendlies starts Saturday against the 16th-ranked U.S.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps will be without several veterans for their Major League Soccer match against Dallas FC Saturday. But what some people may see as an adversity, Vancouver head coach Vanni Sartini calls an opportunity.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — A new era for England's soccer team begins on Saturday. How long it will last is unknown.