Soccer

ROME (AP) — Francisco Caputo’s first goal of the season helped Empoli earn a surprise 2-0 win over Fiorentina in the Italian league on Monday.

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Ajax parted company with coach Maurice Steijn on Monday with the biggest team in the Netherlands languishing in next-to-last place in the Dutch league after just one win from its opening seven games.

Less than a week after announcing an end to his playing career, former Toronto FC captain Michel Bradley has joined his father Bob Bradley as a volunteer coach at Norway's Stabaek Fotball.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — If gaining much-needed Champions League points wasn't motivation enough, Manchester United’s players are sure to be driven by the memory of Bobby Charlton on what will be an emotional night at Old Trafford on Tuesday.

Canada captain Christine Sinclair will wrap up her international career in December with two games in her backyard. The 10th-ranked Canadian women will face 11th-ranked Australia on Dec. 1 at Starlight Stadium in Langford, B.C., and Dec.

A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Tuesday: GROUP A Old Trafford is set for an emotional evening as Manchester United hosts FC Copenhagen in the first match at the stadium since the death of Bobby Charlton, one of United's greatest play

MILAN (AP) — Italian soccer club AC Milan has recorded a profit for the first time in nearly two decades. Milan reported a profit of 6.1 million euros ($6.51 million) for the 2022-23 financial year at a shareholders meeting on Monday.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Former U.S. women's national team coach Vlatko Andonovski is getting a fresh start in a familiar place.

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — Bayern Munich will be looking to stretch its record 15-game winning run in the group stage of the Champions League on Tuesday with a victory at Turkish champion Galatasaray.

MADRID (AP) — Barcelona coach Xavi knows from his own experience that taking a chance on youngsters at the club’s famous La Masia soccer academy usually pays off.