• The Canadian Press

    Celta Vigo closer to avoiding relegation after edging Villarreal in Spanish league

    MADRID (AP) — Anastasios Douvikas scored the winning goal two minutes after coming off the bench as Celta Vigo moved closer to securing another season in the top tier with a 3-2 win over 10-man Villarreal. The victory moved Celta eight points clear of the relegation zone with four rounds remaining in the Spanish league. The Vigo club had parted ways with coach Rafa Benítez earlier this season because of the team’s poor results. Claudio Giráldez has been at Celta’s helm since then. Douvikas enter

  • The Canadian Press

    Leverkusen extends unbeaten record to 48 games with 5-1 rout of Frankfurt without suspended Alonso

    BERLIN (AP) — Even without coach Xabi Alonso on the touchline Bayer Leverkusen remained unbeatable Sunday as it stretched its record run without defeat to 48 games in a 5-1 rout of Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga. Alonso was suspended for an accumulation of yellow cards, but he watched from the stands as his Bundesliga champions showed no tiredness from Thursday’s 2-0 win at Roma in the first leg of the Europa League semifinals. Alonso rotated the team with just Edmond Tapsoba, Robert Andr

  • Evening Standard

    Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich: Champions League prediction, kick-off time, TV, team news, h2h, odds

    Semi-final tied at two goals apiece as Spanish and German giants reunite for second leg in Madrid

  • Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.

    How Minnesota United climbed to the top of MLS’s Western Conference

    When Eric Ramsay fulfilled his post-match media obligations in a Zoom session from Charlotte two weeks ago, the Loons head coach shut the laptop on still-waiting reporters back in Minnesota. What? An MNUFC player was set to speak next. Ramsay didn’t exactly slam it shut; he had no reason to be upset. His squad had just produced a comprehensive 3-0 road win against a team that hadn’t lost at ...