Soccer

James Milner’s head is probably still spinning. At age 37 and in the final throes of his career, the last thing this loyal servant to English soccer needed was to be deployed out of position at right back and be confronted by Jeremy Doku.

ZURICH (AP) — Special prosecutors in Switzerland have closed criminal proceedings against FIFA President Gianni Infantino relating to undisclosed meetings with the country’s former attorney general.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Dániel Sallói converted the winning penalty kick and Sporting Kansas City advanced in the MLS playoffs after a scoreless draw with the San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday night. Sporting KC (13-14-8) won 4-2 on penalty kicks.

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Elias Manoel secured the first playoff hat trick in club history and the New York Red Bulls advanced past Charlotte 5-2 on Wednesday night in the opening game of the MLS playoffs.

Players for the Jamaican women’s national team say they are boycotting a pair of tournament matches because of “constant mistreatment” by their soccer federation.

ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — Substitute Evanilson scored a hat trick as Porto enjoyed a second-half revival to beat Antwerp 4-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday and further reduce the Belgian club's hopes of reaching the knockout stage.

NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Newcastle was handed a Champions League reality check by Borussia Dortmund. A 1-0 loss to the German team at a soggy St.

PARIS (AP) — Star striker Kylian Mbappé scored again and 17-year-old midfielder Warren Zaïre-Emery caught the eye with two assists as Paris Saint-Germain beat a lackluster AC Milan 3-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Superstar forwards Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé were both on target Wednesday to help boost their teams’ chances of reaching the Champions League knockout stage.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps begin their playoffs against the same opponent they faced to end their season. Vancouver heads down to California to take on Los Angeles FC on Saturday as part of a best-of-three series in the MLS playoffs.