Soccer

MOSCOW — Russia is going to host Paraguay for a soccer friendly next month in what would be its first men's national team game against a South American team since the invasion of Ukraine.

MADRID (AP) — There's no end to Real Madrid's injury woes this season.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Jim Ratcliffe's proposed bid to buy a 25% stake in Manchester United moved nearer to completion on Wednesday after the Premier League club said the deal had been approved by the English Football Association.

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — CVC Capital Partners is the only remaining prospective buyer for a stake in the Bundesliga's media rights income after competitor Blackstone ended its involvement in the process, the league says.

ZAPOPAN, Mexico — Mexico's Chivas Guadalajara knocked Forge FC out of the CONCACAF Champions Cup on Tuesday, edging the Canadian Premier League champion 2-1 in the second leg for a 5-2 aggregate win in their first-round tie.

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — For now, the primary purpose of the Seattle Sounders' training center that opened Tuesday will be to help the team remain among the MLS elite.

CHICAGO (AP) — The United States will play Colombia in an exhibition at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, on June 8 ahead of the Copa America.

MADRID (AP) — Spanish club Rayo Vallecano fired coach Francisco Rodríguez on Tuesday after a run of poor results.

LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — After scoring Real Madrid’s winner with a mazy solo run, Brahim Díaz jogged to the sideline and spread his arms wide open to celebrate.

A new women’s professional soccer league that has received top division sanctioning from U.S. Soccer seeks to give more players careers at the elite level and give fans greater access to the women's game.