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Having displaced Matt Turner as the starting U.S. goalkeeper for the CONCACAF Gold Cup, Matt Freese isn't contemplating starting the Americans' World Cup opener next June. 鈥淚t鈥檚 not at the forefront of my mind,鈥� he said Wednesday.

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) 鈥� Harvey Elliott's knee-slide celebration was brief 鈥� and painful. The Liverpool midfielder scored twice to help England beat the Netherlands 2-1 on Wednesday and advance to the Under-21 European Championship final.

BOSTON (AP) 鈥� Benfica coach Filipa Pat茫o has been hired as the new head coach of the National Women's Soccer League club Boston Legacy.

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Lionel Messi is the highest-paid player in Major League Soccer for the third straight year with total annual compensation of $20,446,667, greater than the entire payroll of 21 teams.

Inter Miami's Lionel Messi remains Major League Soccer's highest-paid player this season at $20,446,667 (all figures in U.S. dollars), according to figures released Wednesday by the MLS Players Association.

TORONTO 鈥� Canadian midfielder Sarah Stratigakis tells a familiar story in signing with AFC Toronto "I'm very excited. Finally, to have a chance to play professionally in Canada," said the 26-year-old from Woodbridge, Ont.

MIAMI (AP) 鈥� FIFA has opened a disciplinary case at the Club World Cup after Real Madrid defender Antonio R眉diger claimed he was racially abused by Pachuca captain Gustavo Cabral.

EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) 鈥� Brighton soccer club鈥檚 billionaire owner Tony Bloom invested in Heart of Midlothian of the Scottish Premiership on Wednesday, aiming to revive another unheralded team.

BERLIN (AP) 鈥� The German soccer federation has been convicted of tax evasion related to its successful 2006 World Cup bid.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) 鈥� Cristiano Ronaldo's Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr is without a coach after Stefano Pioli left Wednesday, with the Italian expected to return home to Fiorentina.