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MILAN (AP) — Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi will be banned from the touchline for his team’s Serie A match at Roma on Saturday. Inzaghi was booked for continuously straying outside his technical area during Sunday’s 1-0 win over Juventus. It was his fifth yellow card of the season and the Italian league’s sports judge confirmed on Tuesday that the …

MADRID (AP) — The Spanish league will take action against the young fan who appeared to touch the backside of a Sevilla player during a game. The league said on Tuesday it identified the fan with the help of authorities and will denounce him to local prosecutors. The league will also denounce alleged racist insults against Sevilla player Yasser En-Nesyri …

Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez will be out for at least eight weeks after sustaining knee ligament damage, the club said on Monday. The Argentina international was injured on Sunday during a 3-0 win against West Ham in the English Premier League. United said he suffered medial collateral ligament damage to his right knee. He is not expected to require …

FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Kurt Hamrin, a former Fiorentina and Sweden great who was the last living player to have participated in the 1958 World Cup final, has died. He was 89. The Swedish soccer federation announced Hamrin’s death on Sunday. No more details were disclosed. “One of Swedish football’s biggest icons has left us. Rest in peace Kurt “Kurre” …

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Alejandro Garnacho scored Manchester United’s second goal, then perched on an advertising board and beckoned Rasmus Hojlund and Kobbie Mainoo to come and sit alongside him. It was quite the sight to hearten the home fans at Old Trafford: the 21-year-old Hojlund, the 19-year-old Garnacho and Mainoo, 18, sitting in a line and smiling. The future …

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Girona wasted its chance to retake the lead of the Spanish league after being held 0-0 by Real Sociedad on Saturday, giving Real Madrid a boost at the top ahead of two key matches. Girona coach Míchel Sánchez was sent off with a red card in the 89th for protesting excessively. That means he will miss …

NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Newcastle expects to have its leading scorer Alexander Isak back from a groin injury soon, possibly for Saturday’s Premier League game against Luton. The Sweden forward left before halftime of a 3-1 win over Aston Villa in midweek, but assistant manager Jason Tindall said Friday that Isak “has a chance” of playing when Luton visits St. …

LONDON (AP) — Kalvin Phillips started his loan spell at West Ham by making an error leading to a goal inside three minutes of a 1-1 draw with Bournemouth in the Premier League on Thursday. The England midfielder’s loose back-pass under pressure went straight to Bournemouth striker Dominic Solanke, who had the simple task of slotting home from close range …

MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid regained the Spanish league lead with a comfortable 2-0 win at Getafe on Thursday in a match rescheduled because of the Spanish Super Cup. Joselu Mato scored a goal in each half to move Madrid two points clear of Girona at the top of the standings. It was the sixth straight league victory for Madrid, …