Soccer

TORONTO — Newly crowned champion Cavalry FC and runner-up Forge FC dominate the Canadian Premier League's Best XI, with four players from each named to the all-star side.

Canadian under-20 coach Cindy Tye will serve as interim coach for Canada's upcoming women's friendlies against Iceland and South Korea.

MONTREAL — CF Montréal will not exercise the contract options of nine players including leading scorer Josef Martinez, the Major League Soccer club announced Thursday.

MONTREAL — CF Montreal announced a restructuring of their front office on Thursday. Corey Wray, who was hired as a consultant on July 9, has been named the club's Director of Soccer.

OTTAWA — Carlos González, a former Canadian Premier League coach of the year, is leaving Atletico Ottawa. The club said his departure, after three seasons at the Atletico helm, is by mutual agreement.

CINCINNATI (AP) — FC Cincinnati signed Togo striker Kévin Denkey from Belgian club Cercle Brugge on Thursday on a contract through 2028 in what the Major League Soccer team described as an “historic transfer.

VANCOUVER — Vancouver Rise FC has its first head coach — former Danish national team midfielder Anja Heiner-Moller. Heiner-Moller, 46, joins the Northern Super League club following two years as head coach of Denmark's U-19 national women's team.

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Germany forward Deniz Undav has been ruled out for possibly the rest of the year because of a muscle injury, Stuttgart said on Thursday.

MUNICH (AP) — Injuries are forcing Bayern Munich to innovate before a series of tough games after the international break.

Chelsea defender Reece James will miss Saturday's English Premier League game against Leicester because of a hamstring problem.