Soccer

Houston Dynamo (13-11-9, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Timbers (11-12-10, eighth in the Western Conference) Portland, Oregon; Saturday, 9 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLS LINE : Portland +113, Houston +210, Draw +268; over/under is 2.

One day after Canada coach Bev Priestman gingerly handled a question about Christine Sinclair's future, the Canada captain offered a hint on social media Thursday.

Ali Krieger will have to wait a bit longer to retire — and that's a good thing. The two-time Women’s World Cup winner for the United States has made the National Women’s Soccer League playoffs with her club team, Gotham.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — If British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe is successful in his attempt to buy a minority stake in Manchester United, he could end up with a major say in the running of the underperforming club.

BRUSSELS (AP) — UEFA said on Thursday the result of the European Championship qualifying game between Belgium and Sweden, which was stopped this week after two Swedish fans were killed before kickoff, will stand.

Cavalry FC’s Marco Carducci, Forge FC’s Triston Henry and Valour FC’s Rayane Yesli’s are up for the Canadian Premier League's Golden Glove award, honouring the best goalkeeper during the 2023 regular season.

TURIN, Italy (AP) — Juventus expressed its “full support” for Nicolò Fagioli on Thursday, two days after the midfielder was banned for seven months by the Italian soccer federation for betting violations.

A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Friday: GERMANY Borussia Dortmund hosts Werder Bremen to restart the Bundesliga after the international break.

PARIS (AP) — After scoring goals for France in European Championship qualifying, Kylian Mbappé needs to start scoring again for Paris Saint-Germain.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United midfielder Casemiro will miss Saturday's Premier League game against Sheffield United because of injury, the club said Thursday.