United-New York City FC (The Associated Press)

D.C. United might be playing its best soccer of the season as it fights for a spot in the playoffs, with the latest challenge coming Thursday when it travels to Yankee Stadium for a crucial match with New York City FC. D.C United comes into the match on a six-game undefeated streak that was punctuated with a 6-2 victory on Aug. 27 at home over Chicago behind a Patrick Mullins' first professional hat trick and three-assist performance from Luciano Acosta. D.C. United (7-8-11, 32 points in 26 matches) is a point ahead of Orlando City SC for the sixth and final postseason spot in the Eastern Conference.

Luiz return to Chelsea caps frenzied summer of EPL spending (The Associated Press)

English Premier League clubs swelled the bank accounts of continental rivals in a summer of record-breaking spending that ended Wednesday with the biggest shock of the transfer window: David Luiz's return to Chelsea. The flamboyant Brazilian is back at Stamford Bridge after two years at Paris Saint-Germain to reinforce Chelsea's defense under new manager Antonio Conte. While Chelsea sold the 29-year-old for around 50 million pounds ($84 million in 2014), the London club has re-signed him on a three-year contract for about 20 million pounds ($26 million) less.

Hart, Cuadrado, Alberto move to Serie A from Premier League (The Associated Press)

Three of the biggest transfers in Serie A on deadline day saw players switch from the English Premier League to Italy's top league on Wednesday. Manchester City and England goalkeeper Joe Hart completed a loan move to Torino, while Juan Cuadrado returned to Juventus on a three-year loan deal and Luis Alberto joined Lazio from Liverpool on a permanent basis. The 29-year-old Hart had lost his starting spot at City since Pep Guardiola arrived as coach during the offseason, falling to third choice behind new signing Claudio Bravo and Willy Caballero.

Sevilla takes City cast-off Nasri, Valencia toughens defense (The Associated Press)

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- With Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid all remaining quiet on the final day of the transfer window, Sevilla picked up Manchester City cast-off Samir Nasri while Valencia bolstered its defense on Wednesday.

D.C. United-New York City preview (The Associated Press)

D.C. United might be playing their best soccer of the season as they fight for a spot in the playoffs, with the latest challenge coming on Thursday when they travel to Yankee Stadium for a crucial match with New York City FC.

Winnipeg Jets name forward Blake Wheeler captain (Yahoo Sports)

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) -- The Winnipeg Jets named forward Blake Wheeler as their captain Wednesday.

Germany beats Finland, Russia and Turkey draw 0-0 (The Associated Press)

Bastian Schweinsteiger captained Germany for the last time in a 2-0 friendly victory over Finland on Wednesday, receiving an emotional send-off to cap a 12-year international career that included the 2014 World Cup title. Schweinsteiger burst into tears as he was honored before kickoff and was cheered nearly every time he touched the ball. The 32-year-old midfielder decided to quit the national team after the European Championship, where Germany lost in the semifinals to host nation France in July.

New Avalanche coach Bednar gets first chance in NHL (Yahoo Sports)

DENVER (AP) -- Jared Bednar never got a shot in the NHL as a player but he's getting one now as a coach.

FIFA chief Infantino to be paid 1.5 million Swiss francs a year (Reuters)

FIFA president Gianni Infantino will be paid a salary of 1.5 million Swiss francs ($1.53 million) a year, less than a quarter of that received by his predecessor Sepp Blatter, soccer's world governing body announced on Wednesday. Infantino, who was elected on Feb. 26, will also get a "car and lodging free of charge during his term and contribution to expenses in accordance with FIFA’s expenses regulations," FIFA said in a statement. "Bonus payments from 2017 onwards will be awarded in accordance with objective criteria related to FIFA’s mission and operations as well as the outcome of the organizational reforms, now being implemented," said the statement.

FIFA head Infantino signs contract to get $1.5M salary (The Associated Press)

ZURICH (AP) -- FIFA President Gianni Infantino has agreed an annual salary of 1.5 million Swiss francs ($1.53 million) with no bonus in 2016.

Schalke hits transfer market as Bayern and Dortmund quiet (The Associated Press)

While Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund made no last-minute moves, Bundesliga rival Schalke and other clubs signed new players as the transfer deadline expired Wednesday with record spending and Hamburger SV landing Brazilian Olympic gold medalist Douglas Santos. The five-year deal was signed shortly before the German transfer deadline ran out at 1600 GMT. Douglas Santos, a left back, last played for Atletico Mineiro and was in Brazil's lineup that beat Germany in the Olympic final.

Hart, Bony, Nasri leave Man City amid clear-out (The Associated Press)

Manchester City's clear-out after an offseason of heavy spending was in full flow Wednesday, with Joe Hart, Wilfried Bony and Samir Nasri sent out on loan as new coach Pep Guardiola attempted to streamline his squad on the final day of transfer window. Hart, the England goalkeeper, was loaned to Italian club Torino for the rest of the season after dropping to third choice at City behind new signing Claudio Bravo and Willy Caballero under Guardiola. Bony, who hasn't played a minute for City since Guardiola's arrival, has joined Stoke for the remainder of the season.

The Latest: Man City clear-out continues as Bony joins Stoke (The Associated Press)

LONDON (AP) -- The Latest on European soccer transfers (all times local):

Goalkeeper Joe Hart joins Torino on loan from Man City (The Associated Press)

Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart completed a loan move to Torino on Wednesday, signing a one-year contract with the Serie A club. The 29-year-old England goalkeeper has lost his starting spot at City since Pep Guardiola arrived as coach during the offseason, falling to third choice behind new signing Claudio Bravo and Willy Caballero. ''The offer from Torino arrived at the right moment, in the right way.

European teams prepare to kick off World Cup qualifiers (The Associated Press)

ZURICH (AP) -- Europe finally kicks off its 2018 World Cup qualifying program on Sunday, as the last of FIFA's six continents to join the road to Russia.

China Everbright CEO says not in talks to buy Liverpool soccer team stake (Reuters)

China Everbright Ltd, part of the state-owned China Everbright Group, is not in talks to buy a stake in British soccer team Liverpool FC, Chief Executive Chen Shuang said on Wednesday. Chen said that, after media reports of Everbright's interest in the football club, he called several executives at different units of Everbright that might be involved in outbound mergers and acquisitions and found no one was working on any such deal. From what he knew, there was never any such deal at Everbright, he said at a news briefing.

Away from home, China begins bid for World Cup glory (The Associated Press)

Despite the improving Chinese Super League and its growing number of famous foreign stars, it is a second appearance at the World Cup by its homegrown players that fans in China truly crave. The Chinese Super League's highest-profile stars - such as Alex Teixeira, Hulk and Jackson Martinez - will be of no help when China makes the short journey to the South Korean capital for the opening game in the last round of Asian qualifying for the 2018 World Cup. For China, which made it only World Cup appearance in 2002, the precedents are troubling.

LA Galaxy's Zardes out for regular season with broken foot (The Associated Press)

CARSON, Calif. (AP) -- LA Galaxy forward Gyasi Zardes will miss the rest of the MLS regular season with a broken foot.

Finalists for head jobs, Reirden and Lambert back with Caps (Yahoo Sports)

After the best regular season in franchise history, the Washington Capitals almost lost two assistant coaches to other NHL teams. Todd Reirden was a finalist for the Calgary Flames' head coaching job and Lane Lambert for the Colorado Avalanche's. The Flames hired Glen Gulutzan in June, and then after the abrupt resignation of Patrick Roy the Avalanche hired Jared Bednar last week. Trotz was selfishly glad to still have Reirden and Lambert on the bench, especially considering the Capitals have most of their players back and are again a Cup favorite.

Solo decides to end her season with NWSL's Seattle Reign (The Associated Press)

Goalkeeper Hope Solo has decided to end her season with the Seattle Reign of the National Women's Soccer League.

US women will host Switzerland twice in October (The Associated Press)

The U.S. women's national team will host Switzerland for two matches this October in Minneapolis and Utah. The matches for the defending World Cup champions are set for Oct. 19 at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah, and at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Oct. 23. The U.S. team has played Switzerland just twice before, with the Americans winning both matches.

Hurricanes general manager Ron Francis signs extension (Yahoo Sports)

The Carolina Hurricanes have signed general manager Ron Francis to a contract extension through the 2018-19 season. Financial terms were not disclosed. Francis is a Hall of Fame player beginning his 11th season in a management role with the Hurricanes and his third as the general manager.

Inter Milan signs Brazil forward Gabigol until 2021 (The Associated Press)

MILAN (AP) -- Inter Milan has completed the signing of Gabriel Barbosa, known as Gabigol, from Brazilian club Santos.

Barcelona signs striker Paco Alcacer as backup for Suarez (The Associated Press)

Barcelona strengthened its already top-class attack by signing Spain striker Paco Alcacer from rival Spanish club Valencia on Tuesday in a deal worth at least 30 million euros ($33.5 million). Alcacer, who turned 23 on Tuesday, joins a Barcelona lineup featuring Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar.

Aguero charged with violent conduct by English FA (The Associated Press)

LONDON (AP) -- Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has been charged by the English Football Association with violent conduct for elbowing an opponent during a Premier League game against West Ham.

England 'keeper Joe Hart arrives in Torino to warm welcome (The Associated Press)

England goalkeeper Joe Hart is on the verge of completing a loan move to Torino from Manchester City. Hart, who was given permission to leave the England camp to fly to Italy, underwent a medical at the Serie A club on Tuesday. The 29-year-old was greeted by around 200 fans loudly chanting his name at Torino's headquarters, and there were further cheers and applause when he appeared at the window brandishing a club jersey with his name on the back.

Lighten up: Allardyce wants England players to have fun (The Associated Press)

For Sam Allardyce, England's long journey back to respectability in world soccer starts with lightening up and having some fun.

Arsenal signs Lucas Perez, Hart set for Man City exit (The Associated Press)

Arsenal bolstered its striker options by signing Lucas Perez from Deportivo La Coruna on the next-to-last day of Europe's transfer window, and England goalkeeper Joe Hart's departure from Manchester City grew closer on Tuesday. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been trying to buy a striker since the end of last season, only to see bids for Leicester's Jamie Vardy and Lyon's Alexandre Lacazette get rejected. With time running out to add to his squad, Wenger settled on the 27-year-old Lucas - a scorer of 17 goals last season.

Schweinsteiger says MLS could be option if unused at Man U (The Associated Press)

DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) -- Bastian Schweinsteiger says a move to a MLS club in the United States is an option if he cannot regain a place in the first team of Manchester United.

Rooney to retire from England duty after 2018 World Cup (The Associated Press)

BURTON-UPON-TRENT, England (AP) -- England captain Wayne Rooney says he will retire from international football after the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The Manchester United striker will be aged 32 by the time the World Cup comes around.

Schweinsteiger still dreams of playing for Man United (Reuters)

Bastian Schweinsteiger wants to continue playing for Manchester United this season, even though manager Jose Mourinho said last week that the former Germany captain is unlikely to figure in his plans. "My dream is to play for Manchester United," the 32-year-old told reporters at a Germany news conference on Tuesday, reflecting on his bad luck with injuries last season.

Barcelona, Luis Enrique agree to delay new contract talks (Reuters)

Barcelona and coach Luis Enrique have agreed to put off talks on a contract extension until early next year, club President Josep Maria Bartomeu said. Luis Enrique is in his third season in charge of Barca and recently said he would only consider his future at the end of the campaign when his current deal runs out. Barca are determined to keep the 46-year-old, who has won eight trophies out of a possible 10 in his two years as coach, beyond next year.

Van Basten quits Dutch national team for FIFA job (Reuters)

Netherlands assistant coach Marco van Basten is to give up the role by the end of the year as the leadership crisis surrounding the side took another twist on Tuesday, a week before the Dutch kick off their 2018 World Cup campaign. Van Basten is the second of Danny Blind's assistants to announce their departure in the last two weeks after Dick Advocaat opted to take over as head coach of Turkish side Fenerbahce. The Dutch football association (KNVB) confirmed the 51-year-old's impending exit on Tuesday, saying Van Basten was leaving to start work with the sport's global governing body.

Earthquakes fire longtime general manager John Doyle (The Associated Press)

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- The San Jose Earthquakes fired longtime general manager John Doyle on Monday, replacing him with technical director Chris Leitch on an interim basis.

Hart leaves England camp to complete move from Man City (The Associated Press)

BURTON-UPON-TRENT, England (AP) -- The English Football Association says goalkeeper Joe Hart has been given permission to leave the England camp, amid speculation he is about to complete a loan move to Italian side Torino.

Red Bulls MF Sacha Kljestan added to US roster (The Associated Press)

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) -- New York Red Bulls midfielder Sacha Kljestan has been added to the U.S. team roster heading into two World Cup qualifying matches.

Time is right to retire, says Ireland striker Keane (Reuters)

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Striker Robbie Keane said he was feeling emotional about his final appearance for Ireland on Wednesday but the time was right for him to retire from international soccer. "It's been an emotional week, it's been surreal. I've dreaded this day for a long time (but) it's the right time for me," Ireland's most prolific goal-scorer told a news conference on Monday. "To the fans, it's been an incredible journey and something I'll never forget. Wednesday night will be very emotional. ...

Messi hurts hamstring, doubtful for Argentina's WCup matches (The Associated Press)

Barcelona says that Lionel Messi has hurt his left hamstring and may not play in Argentina's upcoming World Cup qualifiers. Messi will travel to join the Argentina squad, but his ''presence in his country's World Cup qualifying matches will depend on how the injury develops,'' Barcelona says.

South Sudan supporter of Infantino runs in FIFA Council vote (The Associated Press)

CAIRO (AP) -- The only African voter to publicly support FIFA President Gianni Infantino's election campaign is competing for a seat on FIFA's ruling council.

US businessman McCourt buys Marseille soccer team (The Associated Press)

PARIS (AP) -- The mayor of Marseille has announced that American businessman Frank McCourt has bought the local French league team for an undisclosed price.

Former L.A. Dodgers owner McCourt to buy Olympique de Marseille (Reuters)

By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) - Frank McCourt, the former owner of U.S. baseball team the L.A. Dodgers, said on Monday he had entered exclusive negotiations to buy French Ligue 1 soccer club Olympique de Marseille (OM), vowing to restore the team to its former glory. Billionaire businesswoman Margarita Louis-Dreyfus, the Russian-born chairwoman of Louis Dreyfus Commodities trading house, said in April that she was looking for a buyer for Marseille. "Margarita and I just executed a contract for us to buy l'OM, the greatest football cub in the French league and one of the best in the world," McCourt told a news conference alongside Louis-Dreyfus and Marseille mayor Jean-Claude Gaudin.

Czech Republic picks Tomas Plekanec as captain for World Cup (Yahoo Sports)

NEW YORK (AP) -- Tomas Plekanec has been chosen captain of the Czech Republic's team for the World Cup of Hockey.

Philadelphia Soul win ArenaBowl, beating Arizona 56-42 (Yahoo Sports)

Dan Raudabaugh threw six touchdown passes and the Philadelphia Soul won their second ArenaBowl title, beating the Arizona Rattlers 56-42 on Friday night. Shaun Kauleinamoku was selected the game MVP after leading the Soul in receiving with eight catches for 110 yards and three touchdowns. ''I couldn't be more proud of this team and this organization,'' Soul coach Clint Dolezel said.

Ramos surprised by Casillas exclusion from Spain squad (Reuters)

By Richard Martin BARCELONA (Reuters) - Spain defender Sergio Ramos was surprised to learn that the country's record appearance maker and long-time captain Iker Casillas had been left out of the Spain squad by coach Julen Lopetegui. The Spain players met up with their new manager for the first time on Monday to prepare for the international friendly in Belgium on Sept. 1 and their opening World Cup qualifier at home to Liechtenstein on Sept. 5. Casillas was the most high-profile absence from Lopetegui's squad announcement since succeeding Vicente del Bosque, although Pedro Rodriguez and Cesc Fabregas, who won the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012, were also excluded.

Ventura to build on Conte's reign to take Italy to the top (The Associated Press)

FLORENCE, Italy (AP) -- New Italy coach Gian Piero Ventura hopes to build on the foundations of Antonio Conte's reign as he looks to take the Azzurri back to the top again.

Rooney back as forward for England after midfield experiment (The Associated Press)

WATFORD, England (AP) -- Wayne Rooney will revert to playing as a deep-lying forward for England under new coach Sam Allardyce but must wait until Tuesday to see if he is still captain.

Kaka scores twice, Orlando City beats NYCFC 2-1 (The Associated Press)

Kaka scored a goal in each half and Orlando City beat New York City FC 2-1 on Sunday night in a matchup of 2015 expansion teams. Kaka gave Orlando City (6-7-13) the lead for good in the 63rd minute when he converted on a penalty he drew after the City defenders brought him down in the area. Orlando City moved a point behind D.C. United for the sixth and final playoff position in the Eastern Conference.

Timbers defeat rival Sounders 4-2 (The Associated Press)

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The Portland Timbers scored four goals in the first half then held off Cascadia rival Seattle 4-2 on Sunday, snapping the Sounders' five-game unbeaten streak.

Sporting beats Porto 2-1 to take lead in Portugal (The Associated Press)

LISBON, Portugal (AP) -- Sporting Lisbon fought back to beat fellow title hopeful FC Porto 2-1 on Sunday and go top of the Portuguese league.

Wright-Phillips scores 16th goal, Red Bulls beat Revs 1-0 (The Associated Press)

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) -- Bradley Wright-Phillips scored his 16th goal of the season in the 55th minute and the New York Red Bulls beat the New England Revolution 1-0 on Sunday.

Antonio in, Barkley out as Allardyce names 1st England squad (The Associated Press)

LONDON (AP) -- Sam Allardyce dropped midfielder Ross Barkley and called up uncapped winger Michail Antonio for his first England squad since taking charge after the team's disappointing European Championship campaign.

City beats West Ham 3-1 to keep pace with United, Chelsea (The Associated Press)

Manchester City kept pace with likely title rivals Manchester United and Chelsea by beating West Ham 3-1 on Sunday for a third straight victory in the early stages of the English Premier League season. Raheem Sterling and Fernandinho scored in the opening 18 minutes for City, which carved West Ham open at will in a dominant first-half display that showed Guardiola's influence is already rubbing off on his players.

Leipzig signs highly-rated Scotland midfielder Oliver Burke (The Associated Press)

BERLIN (AP) -- Promoted Bundesliga side Leipzig has signed highly-rated Scotland winger Oliver Burke from Nottingham Forrest.

Inter draws 1-1 with Palermo in Serie A home opener (The Associated Press)

Inter Milan showed signs of improvement in a 1-1 draw with Palermo on Sunday in its home opener at San Siro. The Nerazzurri's preparations for Serie A were slowed by the departure of Roberto Mancini less than two weeks before the season started and new manager Frank de Boer had a rough start with a 2-0 loss at Chievo Verona last weekend. While Inter dominated the first half, it was another difficult game as Andrea Rispoli put Palermo ahead three minutes after the break with the visitors' first shot on goal.

Las Palmas routs Granada 5-1 led by El Zhar's 2 goals (The Associated Press)

Nabil El Zhar scored two goals and set up another to lead Las Palmas to a 5-1 rout of Granada in the Spanish league on Sunday. El Zhar struck from the edge of the area to open the scoring in the 23rd minute. Granada's Jeremie Boga made it 1-1 from long range, but Kevin-Prince Boateng headed the hosts back in front in the 50th.

Zardes to miss US World Cup qualifiers after MLS injury (The Associated Press)

CHICAGO (AP) -- Midfielder Gyasi Zardes will miss the United States' upcoming World Cup qualifiers after he was injured during a Major League Soccer game.

Sterling scores 2, Man City beats West Ham 3-1 (The Associated Press)

Raheem Sterling scored an early goal and struck again in second-half injury time to help Manchester City beat West Ham 3-1 in the English Premier League on Sunday. Fernandinho scored the other goal for City, which has won its first three matches of the campaign under new coach Pep Guardiola to be level on points with title rivals Manchester United and Chelsea. It didn't come easy for City, though, with Michail Antonio's 58th-minute header making it 2-1 and setting up a tense finish at Etihad Stadium.

Diego Rolan scores winner as Bordeaux beats Nantes 1-0 (The Associated Press)

PARIS (AP) -- Uruguay striker Diego Rolan scored the winning goal as Bordeaux beat Nantes 1-0 in the French league on Sunday.

Manchester City 3, West Ham United 1 (The Associated Press)

A brace from Raheem Sterling and a header from Fernandinho saw Manchester City maintain their perfect start to the season with a 3-1 victory over West Ham at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Pep Guardiola's side started brilliantly and opened the scoring inside 10 minutes when an incisive through ball from David Silva saw Gael Clichy get to the byline. The fullback's pull-back was then easily struck by Sterling to give the Citizens (3-0-0) the lead and it was soon to become two.

Feyenoord atop Eredivisie with perfect record after 4 rounds (The Associated Press)

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- Veteran forward Dirk Kuyt scored twice as Feyenoord beat Excelsior 4-1 in a Rotterdam derby to go top of the Dutch Eredivisie after four rounds.

Hertha clinches dramatic 2-1 win over Freiburg in Bundesliga (The Associated Press)

Julian Schieber scored the second of two injury-time goals to give Hertha Berlin a dramatic 2-1 win over promoted Freiburg in their opening Bundesliga game of the season Sunday. Freiburg captain Nicolas Hoefler thought he'd salvaged a draw for his side on its return to the Bundesliga after one season away when he scored with a header from a corner in the 93rd minute. Vladimir Darida opened the scoring against his former side in the 61st.

Middlesbrough, West Brom play to bore draw (The Associated Press)

West Bromwich Albion and Middlesbrough played to a bore draw at Hawthorns, with both Jose Salomon Rondon and Alvaro Negredo very isolated as lone strikers for large portions of the 0-0 game. The 18-year-old he didn't look out of place in the 78 minutes of Premier League Football he experienced, however, the game didn't offer anything in terms of a spectacle. The home side had the best of the chances in the first half, but nothing that had Brad Guzan too worried, whilst Middlesbrough had to wait until midway through the second half before managing to get a shot on target.

Fellaini comes to aid of United fan after late goal (The Associated Press)

HULL, England (AP) -- With his injury-time goal, Marcus Rashford was the match-winner for Manchester United at Hull in the Premier League.

Middlesbrough stays unbeaten after 0-0 draw at West Brom (The Associated Press)

WEST BROMWICH, England (AP) -- Middlesbrough maintained its unbeaten start to life back in the English Premier League by drawing 0-0 with West Bromwich Albion in a match of few clear-cut opportunities at The Hawthorns on Sunday.

West Ham signs Italy forward Zaza on loan from Juventus (The Associated Press)

West Ham has signed Italy forward Simone Zaza on loan from Juventus for a fee of 5 million euros ($5.6 million) as the club's 11th recruit of the transfer window. West Ham said Sunday a permanent fee of 20 million euros ($22.4 million) will be triggered automatically after a certain number of Premier League appearances this season. Zaza played for Italy in the European Championship, missing a penalty after a stuttering run-up in the country's shootout loss to Germany in the quarterfinals.

Ex-Manchester City manager Pellegrini takes charge at Hebei (The Associated Press)

BEIJING (AP) -- Former Real Madrid and Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has taken over as head coach of Hebei China Fortune in the China Super League.

Whitecaps earn 0-0 road draw against Galaxy (The Associated Press)

CARSON, Calif. (AP) -- Vancouver's David Ousted and Los Angeles' Brian Rowe had three saves each and the Whitecaps and Galaxy played to a scoreless draw Saturday night.

FC Dallas rallies to beat Dynamo 3-1 (The Associated Press)

HOUSTON (AP) -- Michael Barrios scored twice, including the go-ahead goal in the 60th minute, and FC Dallas beat the Houston Dynamo 3-1 on Saturday night.

Finlay and Meram score, Crew beat Quakes 2-0 (The Associated Press)

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Ethan Finlay and Justin Meram scored and the Columbus Crew beat the San Jose Earthquakes 2-0 on Saturday night.

Impact wins 1-0, ends Toronto's unbeaten streak at 7 games (The Associated Press)

TORONTO (AP) -- Ignacio Piatti scored in the 73rd minute and the Montreal Impact beat Toronto FC 1-0 on Saturday night to end the Reds' unbeaten streak at seven games.

Alberg's goal and assist help Union beat Sporting 2-0 (The Associated Press)

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) -- Roland Alberg had a goal and an assist to help the Philadelphia Union beat nine-man Sporting Kansas City 2-0 on Saturday night.

Mullins has hat trick, United routs 10-man Fire 6-2 (The Associated Press)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Patrick Mullins scored three goals, Patrick Nyarko had a goal and two assists and D.C. United beat the 10-man Chicago Fire 6-2 on Saturday.

Man dies after falling ill during Everton-Stoke game (The Associated Press)

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) -- Everton says a man who attended the team's English Premier League match against Stoke on Saturday has died in hospital after falling ill during the game.

Premier League: Rashford rescues Man United with late winner (The Associated Press)

With Zlatan Ibrahimovic having an off day, Manchester United turned to a striker at the opposite end of his career to keep its winning run going in the English Premier League on Saturday. Marcus Rashford came off the bench and scored two minutes into injury time to give United a 1-0 victory at Hull, lifting the team alongside Chelsea on a maximum nine points. The 18-year-old Rashford was a revelation in the second half of last season, scoring eight goals after coming from the youth set-up to solve an injury crisis, but has been displaced by offseason signing Ibrahimovic under new coach Jose Mourinho.

Lyon twice loses lead in 4-2 defeat away to Dijon (The Associated Press)

PARIS (AP) -- Alexandre Lacazette's sixth goal in three games was not enough as Lyon lost at Dijon 4-2 in the French league on Saturday.

Hope Solo takes indefinite leave from Seattle Reign (The Associated Press)

Hope Solo has taken an indefinite leave from the Seattle Reign of the National Women's Soccer League, less than a week after being suspended for six months by the U.S. national team for disparaging remarks about Sweden. The move was announced Saturday by the Reign, saying that the Olympic goaltender has been granted personal leave. The team did not say how long Solo would be away.