Soccer

NEW YORK — Vancouver Whitecaps forward Brian White has been named Major League Soccer's player of the month for April. White scored five goals over his three MLS appearances in April for league-leading Vancouver.

PARIS (AP) — Paris FC did not want any fans missing out on watching a match to secure promotion to the French league's top flight. So the club invited them to view Friday night's game at a famed Paris concert hall.

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has relinquished his position as a person with significant control of the Premier League club as it closes in on Champions League qualification.

How did an unheralded Norwegian team from a tiny town north of the Arctic Circle become one of the fairy-tale stories of European soccer? For Bodø/Glimt, the transformation has been underpinned by a fighter pilot who developed mental techniques for h

SINSHEIM, Germany (AP) — German goalkeeper Oliver Baumann has been diagnosed with concussion after an incident which he says shows referees need to act swiftly to cut the risk of players suffering head injuries .

Wrexham is keeping the party going after sealing a third-straight promotion . The club, owned by actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, will be playing in the second tier of English soccer next season - just one level below the Premier League.

LONDON (AP) — Bournemouth striker Evanilson had a three-match ban overturned on Wednesday following his red card against Manchester United in the Premier League.

Former China national team coach Li Tie lost his appeal against a 20-year prison sentence handed down on corruption charges, a Chinese court announced Wednesday.

OTTAWA — Kevin dos Santos scored 12 minutes into the match, and Samuel Salter scored the insurance marker in the 86th minute as Atletico Ottawa defeated League 1 Ontario champions Scrosoppi FC 2-0 on Tuesday.

LONDON (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembele didn't seem too worried about a minor injury he sustained after scoring in Tuesday's 1-0 win over Arsenal in the Champions League semifinals.