Soccer

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Major League Soccer MVP Carlos Vela announced his retirement Tuesday.

TORONTO — Toronto FC reaches the halfway point of the Major League Soccer season this week still very much a work in progress. After starting the campaign at 0-4-4, Toronto has gone 3-4-0 — beaten 2-1 last time out by visiting Nashville SC.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Juan Ramón Verón, who scored a goal against Manchester United at Old Trafford to help Argentina's Estudiantes de La Plata win the 1968 Intercontinental Cup, died on Tuesday, his former team said. He was 81.

VANCOUVER — Ryan Gauld didn't expect to be the Vancouver Whitecaps' biggest cheerleader this season.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — One of the three judges overseeing the trial of seven health professionals accused of negligence in the death of Diego Maradona stepped down from the proceedings Tuesday amid controversy over her participation in the ma

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Teenage star Lamine Yamal has signed a contract extension to stay at Barcelona until 2031, the club announced Tuesday.

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi have been partners on the pitch for several years. Now they're teaming up off it as businessmen.

WROCLAW, Poland (AP) — It's been a breakthrough season for Francisco “Isco” Alarcon with Real Betis, and it could culminate with him leading the Spanish club to its first European title.

TORONTO — Michael Boxall has scored just one goal for New Zealand, but it was one of consequence.

BERLIN (AP) — Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann has called up Mainz forward Jonathan Burkardt to his squad for upcoming Nations League games after Stuttgart’s Angelo Stiller dropped out with an injury.