Soccer

MONTREAL — CF Montréal has signed fullback Aleksandr Guboglo to a homegrown contract, the Major League Soccer club announced Wednesday. The 17-year-old is under contract through 2026, with options for the next three seasons.

Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba weighed into the Turkish soccer spat involving Jose Mourinho, saying Wednesday his old coach “is not a racist and history is there to prove it.

MADRID (AP) — A soccer fan who racially abused former Cádiz defender Carlos Akapo during a league match at Granada three years ago has been given a one-year prison sentence by a Spanish court.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot was handed a two-match touchline suspension on Wednesday for his conduct toward match officials after a wild Merseyside derby against Everton.

MADRID (AP) — Kylian Mbappé was not included in Real Madrid's squad for the Copa del Rey match against Real Sociedad on Wednesday.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Chung Mong-gyu won a fourth term as president of the Korea Football Association overwhelmingly Wednesday despite growing public dissatisfaction in recent years and two high-profile challengers.

SYDNEY (AP) — The Matildas joined in the heavy criticism Wednesday of a commercial radio host’s misogynistic and crass comments about Australia’s national women’s soccer team. The host has since been taken off-air.

SYDNEY (AP) — An amateur boxer has been jailed for assaulting a match referee at a suburban Sydney soccer game in Australia almost two years ago.

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese forward Kazuyoshi Miura turned 58 on Wednesday. Happy Birthday to the player known as “King Kazu.” But there's more to celebrate.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi opened the scoring with a masterful strike in the 19th minute, and Inter Miami beat Sporting Kansas City 3-1 on Tuesday night in the second leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup’s first round.