Soccer

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Mykola Matviyenko's diving header kept Shakhtar Donetsk in the hunt for a place in the Champions League knockout stage with a 1-0 win over Antwerp on Tuesday.

ROME (AP) — Ciro Immobile came off the bench and scored twice in the final 10 minutes and Lazio beat Celtic 2-0 on Tuesday to secure advancement in the Champions League.

The inaugural CONCACAF W Gold Cup will be held next year in Houston, Los Angeles, San Diego and Carson, Calif., CONCACAF announced Tuesday, Games will be played at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles and Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Columbus Crew are asking a minimum $421 list price for individual tickets for next season's Major League Soccer home game against Inter Miami and Lionel Messi.

BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Switzerland coach Murat Yakin has kept his job for next year's European Championship after the national soccer federation on Tuesday resisted calls to fire him.

LONDON (AP) — Women’s soccer in England will be run by an independent organization rather than the Football Association from next year in a move aimed at setting new standards in the game.

LONDON (AP) — Arsenal midfielder Fabio Vieira has undergone groin surgery and will be out for “weeks,” manager Mikel Arteta said Tuesday.

MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich gave goalkeeper and captain Manuel Neuer a one-year contract extension Tuesday after his successful return from a broken leg. The new contract is a sign of faith in the 37-year-old Neuer, who returned to action Oct.

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Germany and France will meet in the Under-17 World Cup final on Saturday. The Germans beat Argentina 4-3 in a penalty shootout following a 3-3 draw on Tuesday. France defeated Mali 2-1.

If it wasn’t the “Welcome to Hell” signs at the airport, it was the bell boy at the team hotel performing a throat-slitting gesture as the players arrived.