Dec. 24 (UPI) -- French soccer club Paris Saint Germain has fired veteran manager Thomas Tuchel.

Dec. 22 (UPI) -- FC Barcelona star Lionel Messi scored his 644th career goal for the La Liga squad Tuesday, surpassing Brazilian legend Pele's all-time record for most goals with a single club.

Dec. 21 (UPI) -- United States Women's National Team star Alex Morgan will return to the National Women's Soccer League's Orlando Pride next year after spending the first half of the 2020-21 season with the Tottenham Hotspur.

Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Bayern Munich forward Robert Lewandowski on Thursday was named The Best FIFA men's soccer player for 2020, beating out FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo.

Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Lionel Messi and Barcelona on Monday were plucked for a matchup with Neymar Jr. and PSG as part of the round of 16 draw for the 2020-21 UEFA Champions League.

Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Argentine midfielder Lucas Zelarayan scored twice to lead the Columbus Crew to a 3-0 win over the Seattle Sounders in the MLS Cup final in Columbus, Ohio.

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Players and match officials took a knee before the start of Wednesday's Champions League game between Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir.

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- RB Leipzig held off a late rally to beat Manchester United 3-2 in the group stage of the Champions League. The loss eliminated the Red Devils from the annual European soccer tournament.

Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Tuesday's Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir was suspended after players from both clubs walked off the field in protest, alleging an official used racial language.

Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Cristiano Ronaldo scored two goals and United States Men's National Team star Weston McKennie added another as Juventus earned a 3-0 win over Lionel Messi and FC Barcelona.

Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Gustav Svensson scored in the third minute of stoppage time to lead the defending champion Seattle Sounders to a dramatic comeback in the Western Conference Final and into the 2020 MLS title game.

Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Brazilian midfielder Artur scored in the 59th minute of the 2020 MLS Cup Eastern Conference final to lead the Columbus Crew over the New England Revolution and into the title game for the third time in franchise history.

Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Kevin Molino scored two first-half goals to spark an upset of top seed Sporting Kansas City and lead Minnesota United into the Western Conference final in the 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs.

Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Brazilian striker Neymar Jr. scored twice to lead Paris Saint-Germain to a vital victory over Manchester United in the group stage of the 2020-21 UEFA Champions League.