Soccer

TORONTO — Toronto FC has sent fullback/wingback Richie Laryea to England to see a specialist to get a handle on his hamstring injury.

LONDON (AP) — England captain Harry Kane has praised Thomas Tuchel's methods ahead of the coach's first match in charge, hoping that his straightforward approach will help England finally win a second World Cup.

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium’s most successful club, Anderlecht, has fired coach David Hubert and replaced him with Besnik Hasi until the end of the season. Thursday's move came as the Belgian league enters its playoff phase.

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Chelsea is spending more than 74 millions euros ($80 million) on two youngsters from Sporting Portugal, continuing its strategy of building a squad around highly rated promising players.

ROME (AP) — Roma’s attempt at returning to the Champions League took a hit with the announcement on Thursday that Paulo Dybala will undergo left thigh surgery — ruling the Argentina playmaker out for the rest of the season.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — There was outcry in the English media: In its bid to end its decades-long wait for a trophy, England's national team turned to a German .

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand captain Chris Wood says it's “only fair” that FIFA’s smallest confederation, Oceania, has been given direct qualification to the 2026 World Cup .

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Social Security Administration's plan to require in-person identity checks for millions of new and existing recipients while simultaneously closing government offices has sparked a furor among lawmakers, advocacy groups and prog

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City ended Chelsea's unbeaten run this season as Vivianne Miedema scored twice to give her team a 2-0 win in the Women's Champions League quarterfinals on Wednesday.

SAO PAULO (AP) — There will be no Lionel Messi for Argentina and no Neymar for Brazil in two decisive rounds of South American World Cup qualifying.