Soccer

ALAJUELA — Canada booked its ticket to the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup by virtue of its 4-1 win over Nicaragua coupled with Mexico's 4-0 victory over Panama on Saturday at the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Hannes Wolf scored two second-half goals to help New York City FC play Nashville SC to a 2-2 draw on Saturday. NYCFC (8-6-3) has only two defeats in its last six road games to collect six points.

WINNIPEG — Adriana Leon scored twice to lead Canada to a 4-1 victory over Haiti in a friendly on Saturday to help Canadian midfielder Desiree Scott celebrate her last hurrah in international play.

MUNICH (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain supporters displayed a banner saying “Stop genocide in Gaza” during the Champions League final on Saturday. They raised it shortly after Achraf Hakimi opened the scoring in a 5-0 rout of his former side Inter Milan.

NEW YORK (AP) — CBS Sports has acquired the U.S. broadcast rights for the UEFA Women's Champions League through the 2029-30 season, the network announced Saturday.

MUNICH (AP) — Munich magic struck again as Paris Saint-Germain became the fifth first-time winner of the European Cup or Champions League in the city.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Eduard Löwen scored on a penalty kick in stoppage time and St. Louis City beat the San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 on Saturday for the first win under interim head coach David Critchley. St.

As the one-year countdown to the 2026 FIFA World Cup looms, a fight to open the door to a wider TV audience for Canadian soccer drags on.

MILAN (AP) — Former Inter Milan club president Ernesto Pellegrini has died on the day the team plays the Champions League final . He was 84. “Pellegrini has left us.

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Ajax hired John Heitinga as head coach on Saturday to replace Francesco Farioli nearly two weeks after the Italian resigned following the team’s late-season collapse.