Soccer

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Italian soccer great Giorgio Chiellini will be returning to Los Angeles FC as part of the club’s ownership group, the team said Tuesday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian club Botafogo has hired the son of Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti as its new manager.

GENEVA (AP) — Qualifying for next season's Champions League kicked off Tuesday even as freshly crowned title holder Paris Saint-Germain is still playing games at the Club World Cup.

ST. GALLEN, Switzerland (AP) — The Wales team bus was involved in a road traffic crash on Tuesday and its training session was canceled at the stadium where it plays France at the Women's European Championship.

MONTREAL — CF Montreal and Forge FC enter the second leg of their Canadian Championship quarterfinal with different outlooks.

ZURICH (AP) — England has never lost its first two matches at the Women’s European Championship. If that changes on Wednesday, the defending champion could very well be out of Euro 2025.

ST. GALLEN, Switzerland (AP) — The Wales team bus was involved in a road traffic crash on Tuesday and its training session was canceled at the stadium where it plays France at the Women's European Championship.

Despite playing the Vancouver Whitecaps to a 2-2 draw in the opening leg of their Telus Canadian Championship quarterfinal, Valour FC coach and general manager Phillip Dos Santos knows the odds are stacked against his Canadian Premier League team get

MONTREAL — CF Montreal acquired Chilean goalkeeper Thomas Gillier on loan from Bologna FC until the end of the season on Tuesday. The deal includes an option to extend the loan through the 2026 season.

LONDON (AP) — Former Atletico Madrid defender Reinildo Mandava joined Premier League newcomer Sunderland on Tuesday.