Soccer

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Soccer fined Inter Miami captain Lionel Messi an undisclosed amount on Tuesday for placing his hand on a New York City FC assistant coach's neck. The incident happened during Saturday's 2-2 draw .

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 3.2 million Social Security recipients who received pensions from their time as teachers, firefighters, police officers and other public service jobs will soon see a boost in their benefits.

BIELEFELD, Germany (AP) — Third-division team Arminia Bielefeld reached the semifinals of the German Cup on Tuesday by upsetting Bundesliga side Werder Bremen 2-1 in their quarterfinal.

MILAN (AP) — The Milan derby will be played five times this season. Inter Milan defeated Lazio 2-0 on Tuesday to advance to the two-leg Italian Cup semifinals against city rival AC Milan.

Thomas Tuchel went from a castle to a palace on a busy day for England’s recently hired men’s soccer coach. Tuchel, who will take charge of his first England match next month, was welcomed at Windsor Castle by Prince William on Tuesday.

Some 6,500 kilometres from Toronto, Ayo Akinola is looking to make the most of a second chance in Switzerland. The 25-year-old forward from Brampton, Ont.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Ahead of another round of job cuts at Manchester United, head coach Ruben Amorim said his underperforming team must take its share of the blame for the club's financial woes.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Erling Haaland will be assessed to see if he has recovered from a knee injury ahead of Manchester City's Premier League game against Tottenham on Wednesday.

MADRID (AP) — Kylian Mbappé missed practice because of a tooth problem but will be available to play for Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey semifinal against Real Sociedad, coach Carlo Ancelotti said Tuesday.

ISTANBUL (AP) — Galatasaray plans to start criminal proceedings against Jose Mourinho and file complaints with soccer's governing body after accusing the Fenerbahce coach of making racist comments after a Turkish league game.