Soccer

BRUSSELS (AP) — Eden Hazard is putting an end to a 16-year injury-hit career marked by great success at club level and unfulfilled promise with the Belgium national team's “Golden Generation.

AUGSBURG, Germany (AP) — Bundesliga club Augsburg has fired coach Enrico Maaßen after just one win from its opening seven games in the league.

Asia is set to start its 2026 World Cup journey, giving the lower-ranked teams such as Afghanistan, Bhutan and Pakistan a chance to grab some attention and secure matches against soccer’s continental heavyweights.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Former Brazil coach Tite took over at Flamengo on Monday, signing a contract that will run until the end of 2024.

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (AP) — Midfielder Malik Tillman will miss the United States' exhibitions against Germany and Ghana because of an unspecified injury. The 21-year old left PSV Eindhoven's match Sunday at Sparta Rotterdam after 72 minutes.

Toronto FC, looking to rebuild its front office, has turned to a familiar face in appointing Sean Rubio technical director.

PARIS (AP) — Malo Gusto and Axel Disasi have been called up as injury replacements ahead of France's match against the Netherlands in qualifying for the European Championship.

GENEVA (AP) — Saudi Arabia formally informed FIFA of its wish to host the men’s World Cup in 2034 on Monday in a bidding contest that increasingly looks designed for the kingdom to win .

HOUSTON (AP) — Savannah McCaskill scored the game-winner in stoppage time and Angel City stayed alive for the playoffs with a 2-1 victory over the Houston Dash in the National Women's Soccer League on Sunday.

MADRID (AP) — Barcelona teenager Lamine Yamal added his name to the record books again on Sunday, becoming the youngest scorer in the Spanish league in Barcelona's 2-2 draw at Granada.