Soccer

GHENT, Belgium (AP) — Ten-man Maccabi Haifa held Gent to a 1-1 draw in the second leg of their playoff Wednesday to advance to the Europa Conference League round of 16 on a 2-1 aggregate score.

DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — The protesting German soccer fans claimed victory Wednesday when the league abandoned plans to sell a stake in its media rights income to an outside investor.

LONDON (AP) — South Korea captain Son Heung-min has vowed to be a mentor to Lee Kang-in after being involved in a dispute with his international teammate during the Asian Cup.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Crew have signed Canadian wingback Mohamed Farsi to a contract extension through the 2027 season with a club option for 2028.

FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Fiorentina winger Christian Kouame has been hospitalized after testing positive for malaria, the Tuscan squad announced Wednesday.

DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Thomas Tuchel is leaving Bayern Munich and taking the fall for a disappointing season. The players have been warned, too.

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Olivia Moultrie scored twice in her first national team start and the United States defeated the Dominican Republic 5-0 on Tuesday night in the inaugural CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup tournament.

HOUSTON — Canada will be without Sydney Collins at the CONCACAF W Gold Cup after the North Carolina Courage defender fractured her ankle in the Canadian camp. Canada Soccer said Collins has returned to her NWSL team to start rehabilitation.

MILAN (AP) — Marko Arnautović came off the bench to help Inter Milan to a 1-0 win over Atlético Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 on Tuesday.

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) — Luuk de Jong converted a penalty to cancel out a goal by his former teammate Donyell Malen as PSV Eindhoven and Borussia Dortmund drew 1-1 on Tuesday in the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 matchup.