Soccer

VANCOUVER — Jayden Nelson wanted to make a big impression in his return to Major League Soccer. With four assists and a goal in his first two games for the Vancouver Whitecaps, he's done just that. “I just want to be relentless and fearless.

MADRID (AP) — Real Valladolid snapped a six-game losing streak by drawing at home with 10-man Las Palmas 1-1 in La Liga on Friday.

FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Fiorentina recorded its first win in four games when a first-half goal from Robin Gosens held up to beat lowly Lecce 1-0 in Serie A on Friday.

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — A clinical second half double from Marco Asensio took Aston Villa into the FA Cup quarterfinals for the first time in a decade after beating plucky Cardiff City 2-0 on Friday.

MONACO (AP) — Mika Biereth is enjoying life in France. Biereth scored his third hat trick of the month when Monaco beat Reims 3-0 in Ligue 1 on Friday.

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Bayern Munich came from behind to beat Stuttgart 3-1 and extend its lead at the top of the Bundesliga to 11 points on Friday.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Uruguayan midfielder Nicolás Fonseca was robbed and his truck was stolen near his Mexican club Leon. The club on Friday said Fonseca was not harmed and was training with the team. It did not specify the date of the robbery.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge is weighing whether to block a Florida law from going into effect that would ban social media accounts for children under 14 and require parental permission for 14- and 15-year-olds.

One week after scoring in his 13th straight MLS season, Toronto FC captain Jonathan Osorio is on the verge of another milestone. The 32-year-old midfielder from Brampton, Ont.

Vancouver FC has sold 20-year-old midfielder James Cameron to the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. It's the Canadian Premier League side's second major off-season transfer following the Jan.