• The Canadian Press

    Sevilla and coach Quique Sánchez Flores agree to part ways after the season

    SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — Sevilla and coach Quique Sánchez Flores have agreed to part ways at the end of the season and annul the final year of his contract, the Spanish club said on Saturday. Sánchez Flores replaced Diego Alonso in December with Sevilla in 17th place, just outside the La Liga relegation zone. It is in 12th place with two games remaining. Sevilla plays at Athletic Bilbao on Sunday before finishing the season against Barcelona the following weekend. “My decision is based on the wear

  • The Canadian Press

    Atalanta secures Champions League spot with win at Lecce in Serie A. Europa League final next

    ROME (AP) — Atalanta secured a Champions League spot with a 2-0 win at Lecce in the penultimate round of Serie A on Saturday. The Bergamo squad is in fifth place, six points ahead of Roma, and holds a tiebreaker over the Giallorossi after beating Roma last weekend. Atalanta also moved within one point of fourth-placed Juventus. Italy will have at least five squads in next season’s Champions League, and could earn a sixth if Atalanta defeats unbeaten Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League final on

  • The Independent

    Chelsea and Emma Hayes find a stunning new way to celebrate the inevitable

    Manchester United 0-6 Chelsea: A fifth Women’s Super League in a row was sealed with a thumping win at Old Trafford, as Hayes signed off with another title

  • The Canadian Press

    Bayer Leverkusen writes more history in first ever unbeaten Bundesliga season

    LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — The Bundesliga season had only half an hour left and Bayer Leverkusen got nervous. Middle-of-the-table visitor Augsburg cut Leverkusen's lead in half. Leverkusen's undefeated streak in the Bundesliga was on the line on Saturday. It made late winning goals a trademark this season but appeared vulnerable to a comeback. But the appearance — and nerves — were fleeting as Leverkusen held on to win 2-1 and complete an historic season. Xabi Alonso's team became the first ever