Soccer

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Defending champion Italy and World Cup semifinalist Croatia are among the lower-seeded teams in Saturday's draw for next year's European Championship, a quirk created by the way UEFA decides the seedings for the tournament.

LONDON (AP) — Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur is likely to be out of action for about two months with an ankle injury, manager Ange Postecoglou said Friday.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Antoine Griezmann knows what João Félix is going through at Barcelona. Like Félix now, Griezmann once tried to make the switch from Atletico Madrid to the flashier Barcelona.

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Everton filed an appeal Friday in a bid to overturn the Premier League's decision to deduct 10 points from the club for breaching the competition’s financial rules.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United defender Tyrell Malacia is expected to return from a knee injury early next year, his club said Friday.

Columbus Crew (16-9-9, third in the Eastern Conference during the regular season) vs. FC Cincinnati (20-5-9, first in the Conference during the regular season) Cincinnati; Saturday, 6 p.m.

Houston Dynamo (14-11-9, fourth in the Western Conference during the regular season) vs. Los Angeles FC (14-10-10, third in the Conference during the regular season) Los Angeles; Saturday, 9:30 p.m.

LANGFORD, B.C. — Sophie Schmidt says she has not thought about the emotions that undoubtedly will be unleashed when she pulls on her Canadian jersey for the last time at Tuesday's friendly against Australia in Vancouver.

SAO PAULO (AP) — Former Brazil, Atletico Madrid and Chelsea defender Filipe Luis said Thursday he will retire at the end of the season, meaning he will likely play his last game for Flamengo on Sunday at the Maracana Stadium.

Liverpool advanced to the round of 16 of the Europa League with a game to spare after Luis Díaz and Cody Gakpo scored early to set the tone in a 4-0 victory over Austria’s LASK on Thursday.