Soccer

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Francis Lee, the former Manchester City and England striker, has died. He was 79. Lee's death was announced on Monday by City, where he was also its chairman in the 1990s after retiring from playing soccer.

MILAN (AP) — Inter Milan and Benfica are looking to recover from disappointing starts to their Champions League campaigns when they meet at San Siro on Tuesday in a repeat of last season’s quarterfinals.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The return of Champions League soccer to Old Trafford on Tuesday will be a reminder of happier times for Erik ten Hag when Manchester United hosts Galatasaray.

MADRID (AP) — Two-time Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas and two of her teammates on Spain’s women’s national team appeared before a judge Monday as witnesses in the investigation of former soccer federation president Luis Rubiales for kissing a pla

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez will undergo surgery on his right foot for an injured metatarsal, manager Erik ten Hag said Monday.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Bayern Munich is still looking for consistency as it prepares to visit Copenhagen for its second group game in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Michelle Alozie scored twice to give the visiting Houston Dash a 2-0 victory over Gotham in the National Women's Soccer League on Sunday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cristian Arango scored the lone goal, Zac MacMath finished with seven saves and Real Salt Lake snapped a seven-match losing streak against Los Angeles FC with a 1-0 victory on Sunday night.

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool criticized the Professional Game Match Officials Limited on Sunday and warned it will “explore the range of options available” following the VAR controversy at Tottenham .

A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Monday: ENGLAND Struggling Chelsea plays at Fulham and is looking for only its second win in the Premier League this season.