Soccer

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Austin FC's Q2 Stadium will host the 2025 Major League Soccer All-Star match, Commissioner Don Garber announced Wednesday, putting the young club in line to stage one of the league's premier annual events.

SALZBURG, Austria (AP) — Jürgen Klopp’s longtime assistant Pep Lijnders will coach Austria's biggest club Salzburg next season as their era at Liverpool comes to an end .

BERLIN (AP) — After rejections from various candidates, Bayern Munich is reportedly reconsidering Thomas Tuchel’s departure as coach and working on a solution to convince him to stay.

The FIFA Congress will pick from a winnowed field of two candidates to host the 2027 Women's World Cup at its meeting in Bangkok this week.

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Soccer has suspended multiple players for their involvement in an incident following New York City FC’s 3-2 win over Toronto FC last weekend, the league announced Wednesday.

LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Bayer Leverkusen is evaluating attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz’s fitness day by day ahead of three crucial games for the still unbeaten team, including the Europa League final.

LONDON — Canada goalkeeper Sabrina D'Angelo will leave Arsenal this summer at the end of her contract. The 31-year-old from Welland, Ont.

GENEVA (AP) — FIFA moved Wednesday toward ending decades of soccer tradition by ordering a review of its policy that currently blocks domestic league games being played in other countries.

BERLIN (AP) — Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos criticized match officials for their controversial offside call which benefited his team against Bayern Munich during the Champions League semifinals.

MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich is rewarding three promising youth players with their first professional contracts.