Soccer

WREXHAM, Wales (AP) — Wrexham fans ignored the warnings. They were always going to.

TORONTO — Toronto FC has tightened up its defence. But the offence needs work.

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo led Saudi Arabian team Al-Nassr to a 4-1 win over Yokohama F. Marinos of Japan in the quarterfinals of the AFC Champions League Elite on Saturday.

TORONTO (AP) — Alonso Martínez scored on a second-half penalty kick and Matt Freese made it stand up for New York City FC in a 1-0 victory over Toronto FC on Saturday.

PARIS (AP) — Monaco dropped points in the race to qualify directly for next season's Champions League after drawing at Ligue 1 struggler Le Havre 1-1 on Saturday.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Newcomer Kévin Denkey scored a goal in each half — the second one with a bicycle kick — to lead FC Cincinnati to a 2-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday.

LONDON (AP) — Crystal Palace is getting another shot at winning the FA Cup — and won't have to meet Manchester United in the final this time.

A dream of Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney as they finalized their out-of-the-blue takeover of Wrexham in 2021 was to lead the long-suffering club to the Premier League. It seemed pie-in-the-sky thinking, but they are almost there.

OTTAWA — Emily Amano remembers going to TD Place to watch her soccer heroes and now she and her teammates will be the ones inspiring a whole new generation.

BERLIN (AP) — Bayer Leverkusen postponed Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga title celebrations on Saturday, leaving the Bavarian powerhouse on the verge of winning the trophy without top-scorer Harry Kane.