Soccer

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool will have a permanent memorial sculpture at its Anfield stadium to honor Diogo Jota, who died in a car crash earlier this month, the English club said Saturday.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — If the women's soccer players of Spain have gone from nobodies to title contenders in less than a decade, it hasn't come easy.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Anders Dreyer had a goal and an assist, Hirving Lozano added a goal and Pablo Sisniega had his first shutout since 2022 to help San Diego FC beat Nashville SC 2-0 on Friday night. Sisniega finished with four saves.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cristhian Paredes scored just before halftime, Maxime Crépeau had his third shutout of the season and the Portland Timbers beat Los Angeles FC 1-0 on Friday night to snap a three-game winless streak.

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Alonso Martínez scored a hat trick with a boost from a new teammate and New York City defeated Dallas 4-3 on Friday night.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Prince Owusu, Dante Sealy and Olger Escobar each scored a goal on Friday night to help CF Montreal beat the New England Revolution 3-1 to snap a four-game winless streak.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ramiro Enrique came on in the 67th minute and scored two goals, Martín Ojeda added a goal and two assists on Friday night and Orlando City beat Columbus 3-1 to hand the Crew its first home loss of the season.

OTTAWA — Olivia Scott scored her second goal this season as Ottawa Rapid FC defeated Halifax Tides FC 1-0 on Friday night in the Northern Super League.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Prince Owusu, Dante Sealy and Olger Escobar each scored a goal on Friday night to help CF Montreal beat the New England Revolution 3-1 to snap a four-game winless streak.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The owner of Inter Miami called Major League Soccer's suspension of Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba for skipping the All-Star Game a “draconian” punishment.