Soccer

STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Liam Rosenior’s Strasbourg put on a superb second-half performance to demolish Lyon 4-2 and leapfrog its rival into fifth place in Ligue 1 on Friday.

LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Bundesliga champion Bayer Leverkusen beat Bochum 3-1 and narrowed the gap to leader Bayern Munich to three points on Friday.

TORONTO — Toronto FC coach Robin Fraser doesn't hesitate when asked about the Vancouver Whitecaps, who visit BMO Field on Saturday. "The best Vancouver team, I think, I've seen," said Fraser. "The age profile of their team is really good.

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil coach Dorival Júnior was fired on Friday after 14 months amid poor results and disappointing performances from the national team.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Leon captain James Rodriguez and coach Eduardo Berizzo urged FIFA on Friday to reconsider booting the Mexican team from the Club World Cup.

Nyah Rose has replaced injured forward Evelyne Viens on Canada's roster for a pair of international women's soccer friendlies against Argentina in B.C. Canada Soccer said Viens had suffered a "minor muscle injury: with her Italian club side AS Roma.

TORONTO — Winless Toronto FC is looking to add to its roster with speculation that Swiss midfielder Maxime Dominguez is close to joining the team. The MLS primary transfer window closes April 23. "We're in discussions with a couple of players.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Five Uruguay players who were banned after clashes with Colombia fans at a Copa América game in the United States had their appeals heard Friday at sports’ highest court.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Brazilian soccer player Dani Alves won his appeal against a sexual assault conviction as a Spanish court overturned the ruling Friday in a case that lasted more than three years and saw the former Barcelona defender spend 14 m

MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich is considering legal action against the Canadian soccer federation following Alphonso Davies’ serious knee injury in a match of little importance.