Soccer

NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Newcastle is losing another sporting director after the Premier League club announced Paul Mitchell is stepping down next month.

BREMEN, Germany (AP) — Werder Bremen fired coach Ole Werner on Tuesday after he indicated the day before he would not be extending his contract next year.

LONDON (AP) — England goalkeeper Mary Earps surprisingly retired from international soccer on Tuesday, just five weeks before the Women's European Championship.

DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — The longest-serving coach in any major men's European soccer league has written another chapter in a remarkable career. Now he just wants a rest.

Soccer clubs, players and the sport's governing bodies expressed sympathy and support to Liverpool on Monday after a man plowed a car into a crowd of the team's fans who were celebrating its Premier League title success in the city center.

Cristiano Ronaldo's time at Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr might be done.

FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Fiorentina winger Nicolò Zaniolo could be facing a lengthy ban after Roma accused him of punching two youth team players.

LONDON (AP) — A 53-year-old British man plowed a minivan into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans who were celebrating the city’s Premier League championship Monday, injuring more than 45 people as shouts of joy turned into shrieks of terror.

FC Dallas (4-6-4, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. FC Cincinnati (9-4-2, second in the Eastern Conference) Cincinnati; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: FC Cincinnati -159, FC Dallas +388, Draw +298; over/under is 2.

San Diego FC (8-4-3, second in the Western Conference) vs. Seattle Sounders FC (6-4-5, fifth in the Western Conference) Seattle; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Seattle -132, San Diego +330, Draw +272; over/under is 2.