Red Bull head of global soccer Jürgen Klopp slammed the Club World Cup on Tuesday, saying it is asking too much of overworked players.

Despite Red Bull-backed Salzburg’s inclusion in FIFA’s expanded 32-team tournament in the United States next summer, Klopp said he doesn’t like the competition.

“I think it’s useless. It doesn’t help if you have no summer break,” Klopp said, referring to players who played in the World Cup, European Championship, Copa America or other international competitions.

“Who wins the tournament is the poorest winner of all time because he has to play the whole summer through and then the league starts again. We have now a lot of injuries in European football,” Klopp added. “We have to reduce the amount of games. That means in some leagues it would be better (if) you have 18 instead of 20. That means in other competitions, you don’t add games.”

Klopp, who was being presented in his new role by Red Bull, suggested fans should have the opportunity to watch other sports.

Pulisic injured in AC Milan’s match >> There are renewed injury concerns for Christian Pulisic after the United States international limped out of AC Milan’s match at Como on Tuesday.

Pulisic was forced off the pitch on the stroke of halftime, leaving Milan with 10 men for the final moments of the first period. He was replaced by Alejandro Jiménez for the second half.

Hockey

Canadiens’ Heineman hit by car >> Montreal Canadiens player Emil Heineman is expected to miss three to four weeks after being hit by a car while walking in downtown Salt Lake City a day before playing at the Utah Hockey Club.

The team announced that the 23-year-old Swedish forward was out with an upper-body injury after being involved in a pedestrian accident.

After learning of Heineman’s identity, police said he did not show any signs of serious injuries and was being attended to by team doctors. It was not immediately clear what his injury was.

Police identified all parties involved and said they could not release any additional details. The Utah Highway Patrol is investigating.

Baseball

Cubs trade infielder to Mariners >> The Seattle Mariners acquired infielder Miles Mastrobuoni from the Chicago Cubs for cash.

Mastrobuoni, 29, hit .194 with four RBIs in 50 games for Chicago last year. He can play second base, third, shortstop and the corner outfield spots.

Mastrobuoni was designated for assignment when Chicago acquired reliever Matt Festa.

NFL

Former Cowboys players names circulating for Coach vacancy >> Deion Sanders and Jason Witten are two of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones’ former — and favorite — players, and both have been floated as potential replacements for coach Mike McCarthy.

Jones and McCarthy agreed Monday to part ways after five seasons together. McCarthy was on an expiring contract and finished 7-10, ending a three-year run of playoff trips with 12-5 records. Dallas was 1-3 in those three postseasons.

There was no update from the club on the coaching search, a day after Jones said one would begin following the decision to move on from McCarthy.

Raiders start GM search >> The Las Vegas Raiders have requested interviews with executives John Spytek of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Jon-Eric Sullivan of the Green Bay Packers for their general manager job.

Spytek is in his second season as the Bucs assistant GM and ninth year in the organization. Tampa Bay won the NFC South for the fourth year in a row before being eliminated Sunday in the playoffs by the Washington Commanders.

Sullivan is in his third season as the Packers vice president of player personnel and has been in the organization since 2018.

Falcons interview Michigan coach for coordinator job >> The Atlanta Falcons have conducted a virtual interview with Michigan defensive coordinator Wink Martindale as they began their search to replace Jimmy Lake, who was fired as defensive coordinator following the team’s 8-9 season.

The Falcons on Tuesday announced their interview with Martindale, 61, who spent 20 years coaching in the NFL before joining the Michigan staff before the 2024 season.

The Falcons fired Lake and defensive line coach Jay Rodgers on Saturday. Martindale is the first candidate known to have interviewed for the defensive coordinator spot.

Texans waive WR Johnson >> The Houston Texans waived Diontae Johnson after the beleaguered receiver — who was released by the Ravens earlier this season after refusing to enter a game — played just two games for them.

Johnson had one reception for 12 yards in Houston’s wild-card playoff win over the Chargers on Saturday.

He played four games for Baltimore after a trade from Carolina before being suspended for refusing to take the field and then being released . He has 4,726 yards receiving in a six-year career that started in Pittsburgh.

WNBA

Liberty franchise Tag Stewart again >> New York’s Breanna Stewart was one of a handful of players given the franchise tag by their WNBA teams, meaning they can’t sign a contract directly with anyone else.

Other players receiving the franchise player designation include Kelsey Plum (Las Vegas), Satou Sabally (Dallas) and Gabby Williams (Seattle).

Teams have until next Monday — the day before players and teams can begin negotiating — to offer core designations to eligible players.

Skiing

Swiss Skier Rast wins World Cup Slalom race >> Swiss skier Camille Rast earned the second World Cup victory of her breakthrough season, leading teammate Wendy Holdener for a Swiss 1-2 finish at a night slalom.

The result pushed Rast back to the top of both the slalom and overall season standings.

With injured slalom stars Mikaela Shiffrin and Petra Vlhova missing, Rast had a frenetic final run to improve from eighth position and beat runner-up Holdener by 0.16 seconds.

Rast became the first skier other than Shiffrin or Vlhova to win the annual floodlit race since Frida Hansdotter triumphed in 2017, a year before the Swede won Olympic slalom gold.