Manchester City signs top American midfielder Lavelle

World Cup-winning U.S. midfielder Rose Lavelle signed Tuesday with Manchester City.

Lavelle, 25, played the last two years with the Washington Spirit, though her future National Women’s Soccer League rights were traded over the weekend to the OL Reign ahead of her move to England.

Lavelle had a standout World Cup last year in France. She earned the Bronze Ball as the tournament’s third-best player and scored the Americans’ second goal in the 2-0 win over the Netherlands in the final.

She joins a Manchester City team that finished second last season in the Women’s Super League.

■ MLS: Amazon has acquired the video streaming rights for Seattle Sounders games for its Prime Video service, marking just the second time the tech giant has partnered on a team-specific deal to broadcast games. The agreement announced Tuesday covers three years and is for all games not televised nationally.

■ Champions League: French powerhouse Paris Saint-germain defeated RB Liepzig

3-0 to reach the final of Europe’s top club competition for the first time ever.

■ French League: The first game of the French soccer season was postponed Tuesday because of an outbreak of COVID-19 cases at Marseille. The league said in a statement that Marseille’s home game against Saint-étienne on Friday was moved to Sept. 16 or Sept. 17. The decision came shortly after Marseille confirmed three positive cases among its firstteam players and staff.

■ Los Angeles FC: President Tom Penn is leaving his job to move into private business. Penn will remain an executive consultant for LAFC, but he is leaving to become the CEO of Co.protect, which he recently founded.

The company makes branded protective equipment. LAFC general manager John Thorrington and chief business officer Larry Freedman will serve as interim co-team presidents, the club said in a statement.