Soccer

MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior has a sprained left ankle, the club said on Monday. Vinícius was injured in the 4-3 loss at Barcelona in La Liga on Sunday. He was substituted late in the match at Montjuic Stadium.

GENEVA (AP) — A proposal to share hundreds of millions of euros in UEFA prize money among low-ranked soccer clubs that developed future star players was made by a European group representing them on Monday.

PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi has been voted the top African player in Ligue 1 after helping his club win the title and reach the Champions League final.

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou believes winning the Europa League to end a 17-year trophy drought will change the perception of the club as one which “always fluffed it on the big stage.

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA picked István Kovács as its Champions League final referee on Monday, completing a European competition hat trick for the Romanian official. Kovács will take charge of the Inter Milan vs.

CAIRO (AP) — Spanish coach José Riveiro was released Monday by South African soccer club Orlando Pirates amid reports he will go to Egypt and join Al Ahly ahead of the Club World Cup in the United States.

CALGARY — The Calgary Wild FC battled to a 0-0 draw against the Ottawa Rapid FC Sunday in their inaugural Northern Super League home opener at McMahon Stadium.

CALGARY — The Calgary Wild FC picked up their first draw of the young Northern Super League season, playing to a scoreless tie with the visiting Ottawa Rapid FC at McMahon Stadium on Sunday.

VANCOUVER — Despite being down 2-0 early in Sunday's match, the Vancouver Whitecaps refused to panic.

Rookie Maggie Graham scored her third goal of the season and the Houston Dash beat the Seattle Reign 1-0 on Sunday night in the National Women's Soccer League. The loss at home snapped the Reign's three-game unbeaten streak.