Soccer

Diogo Jota scored the goal that settled the Merseyside derby on Wednesday and kept Liverpool's Premier League title challenge on track.

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MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Holding crutches and wearing a protective boot, Erling Haaland has vowed “I’ll be back.

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Zsolt Low lost his first game as Leipzig coach as Stuttgart held on for a 3-1 win in the semifinals of the German Cup on Wednesday.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United needs to win seven of its eight remaining Premier League games this season just to match its worst-ever points total in the modern era.

MILAN (AP) — Inter Milan’s chances of a treble remain alive, as do AC Milan’s hopes of sneaking into Europe after the city rivals drew 1-1 in the first leg of their Italian Cup semifinal on Wednesday.

PARIS (AP) — Reims held on to win 2-1 at fourth-tier Cannes on Wednesday and set up a French Cup final against defending champion Paris Saint-Germain next month. Reims took the lead through 19-year-old Nigeria winger Hafiz Ibrahim in the 14th minute.

Everton defender James Tarkowski escaped a red card on Wednesday for a dangerous high tackle on Liverpool's Alexis Mac Allister despite the Premier League describing it as reckless.

QUÉBEC — The Canadian Premier League will host a regular-season game in Quebec City on May 31 featuring York United FC and Halifax Wanderers FC. The 2025 edition of the "On Tour" series marks the league's second neutral-site contest.

MADRID (AP) — Barcelona could lose playmaker Dani Olmo and forward Pau Víctor for the rest of the season after the league said Wednesday that the club is not complying with financial fair play rules.