• The Canadian Press

    Jurgen Klopp welcomes likely successor Arne Slot with a song in Liverpool farewell

    Jurgen Klopp marked his farewell at Liverpool by chanting the name of Arne Slot, his likely successor, during a goodbye speech inside Anfield on Sunday. Wearing a red hoodie with the words “I'll Never Walk Alone” on the back, Klopp regaled the home fans with the song “Arne Slot, la la la la la” — to the tune of “Live is Life” by Austrian band Opus. Slot, who has been coach at Dutch club Feyenoord since 2021, said on Friday that he will be the next Liverpool manager. Neither of the clubs has offi

  • The Canadian Press

    Mateta's hat trick helps Crystal Palace rout Aston Villa 5-0 on final day of Premier League

    LONDON (AP) — Jean-Philippe Mateta’s hat trick capped off an emphatic 5-0 victory for Crystal Palace over Aston Villa on Sunday as the London club equaled its best ever finish to a Premier League season. The win means Palace finished on 49 points in 10th place after winning six of its last seven games under Oliver Glasner. Aston Villa had already secured fourth place and a place in next season’s Champions League, and played like a team that had nothing at stake. Mateta, meanwhile, has now scored

  • The Canadian Press

    Analysis: Arsenal has hope for future under Arteta despite enduring another Premier League near miss

    There was no choke this time. No stumbling with the winning line in sight. Arsenal’s players didn’t freeze amid the tension and pressure of a Premier League title race with Manchester City. Indeed, unlike last season, they embraced it. It’s why there won’t be too many regrets for Mikel Arteta and his squad after finishing as runner-up — again — to arguably the best ever team in the history of English soccer on Sunday. Arsenal beat Everton 2-1 on the final day of the campaign but remained two poi

  • The Canadian Press

    Led by John Herdman, resurgent Toronto FC putting recent dismal past behind it

    Toronto FC's bid under John Herdman to put its recent dismal past behind it took a step forward Saturday with a lopsided 5-1 win over CF Montreal. Victories over TFC's archrival are always welcome, especially if they are emphatic. But Saturday's romp improved Toronto's record to 7-6-1, good for 22 points which matched the club's entire total last season when it finished last in MLS at 4-20-10. And this year's team achieved that with 20 regular-season outings remaining (with 60 points still on th