Soccer

Canada will be without influential midfielder Stephen Eustaquio when it takes on Japan in an international soccer friendly on Friday in Niigata. Canada Soccer said the 26-year-old from Leamington, Ont., was unavailable through injury.

SYDNEY, Australia (AP) — Soccer officials in Australia and Indonesia have floated the idea of teaming up in a bid to rival Saudi Arabia for the hosting rights to the men’s World Cup in 2034.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — First Tom Brady, and now Wayne Rooney. English soccer club Birmingham seems to be collecting sporting icons.

MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich defender Dayot Upamecano has been ruled out for several weeks with a left hamstring injury, while teammates Matthijs de Ligt and Serge Gnabry are working on their comebacks.

SAO PAULO (AP) — Lionel Messi is again a doubtful starter for Argentina in the next World Cup qualifying match against Paraguay.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — At the close of a disastrous season where the club didn't make the playoffs, Austin FC Sporting Director Rodolfo Borrell insists he is laying the groundwork for long-term success.

MADRID (AP) — Struggling Spanish club Sevilla hired former Uruguay coach Diego Alonso on Tuesday. Alonso replaces Jose Luis Mendilibar, who was fired on Sunday after the team's poor start to the season.

SALERNO, Italy (AP) — World Cup-winning forward Filippo Inzaghi is back coaching in Serie A after being hired by Salernitana on Tuesday.

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Russia will not be allowed to take part in qualifying for the Under-17 European Championship this month after all, European soccer body UEFA said Tuesday after being unable to make its preferred new policy work.

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — The trend of reaching friendly agreements to pick hosts of the Olympics or major soccer tournaments without a contested vote continued in Europe on Tuesday.