Soccer

ZURICH (AP) — FIFA has canceled the North Korea-Japan World Cup qualifier scheduled for Tuesday in Pyongyang.

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil soccer chief Ednaldo Rodrigues says the rape convictions of former internationals Dani Alves and Robinho ends “one of the most nefarious chapters” in the country's sports history.

DUBLIN (AP) — Evan Ferguson missed a first half penalty and Ireland drew with Belgium 0-0 in a friendly in Dublin on Saturday.

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Sven-Goran Eriksson received a standing ovation and a dramatic comeback win when taking charge of a Liverpool team for the first and likely last time on Saturday.

Kate Del Fava and Ally Sentnor both scored in the first half to give the expansion Utah Royals their first win of the season, a 2-1 victory over the North Carolina Courage on Friday night in the National Women’s Soccer League.

MADRID (AP) — The Netherlands recovered from a shaky first half to give Scotland a masterclass in clinical football and win their friendly by 4-0 in Amsterdam on Friday.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain's state prosecutors' office in Barcelona asked a court on Friday to reconsider its decision to grant Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves the opportunity to leave prison on bail while awaiting the appeal of his conviction fo

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The World Cup soccer qualifier between North Korea and Japan in Pyongyang will not be played as scheduled on Tuesday. The Asian Football Confederation confirmed on Friday the game was off.

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A player collapsed and died while training with his Bolivian top-flight club Real Santa Cruz on Friday. Real Santa Cruz said Colombian striker Guillermo Denis Beltrán died of respiratory arrest. He was 24.

VANCOUVER — The surging Vancouver Whitecaps are trying to strike a delicate balance.