Soccer

HOUSTON — Canadian defender Shelina Zadorsky had a night to remember Wednesday, after a year she would probably like to forget. The 31-year-old from Kitchener, Ont.

Cristiano Ronaldo has been suspended for one match for making an alleged offensive gesture during a Saudi Arabia league game while playing for Al Nassr in the Saudi Pro League.

LONDON (AP) — A Leeds fan was taken to a hospital after an incident in the stands during the team's FA Cup fifth-round match at Chelsea on Wednesday.

Manchester United and Chelsea kept alive their hopes of silverware this season by scoring late winners in the FA Cup on Wednesday. Liverpool also advanced to the quarterfinals, with its youngsters coming through big again for Jurgen Klopp.

SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — Spain hasn’t lost momentum since winning its first World Cup title, defeating France 2-0 on Wednesday to also win the inaugural edition of the Women's Nations League.

LONDON (AP) — Great rivals Manchester United and Liverpool will meet in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup while Manchester City will continue its defense of the trophy with a home match against Newcastle.

ROME (AP) — Napoli finally put together an explosive performance reminiscent of its title run last season. Victor Osimhen scored a hat trick and the struggling Serie A champion routed relegation-threatened Sassuolo 6-1 on Wednesday.

TORONTO — Major League Soccer has fined Toronto FC midfielder Richie Laryea and forwards Federico Bernardeschi and Lorenzo Insigne an undisclosed amount "for inciting and/or escalating a mass confrontation" in Sunday's season opener at FC Cincinnati.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — After failing to qualify for last year’s World Cup and the 2024 Olympics, women's soccer in Mexico was in disarray. Changes were made and the results have followed.

WEST BROMWICH, England (AP) — West Bromwich Albion became the latest English soccer club to come under American ownership when a Florida-based businessman and his father completed their takeover on Wednesday.