• BBC

    World Cup-winning coach Menotti dies aged 85

    Cesar Luis Menotti, who coached Argentina to a famous victory at the 1978 World Cup on home soil, dies aged 85.

  • The Canadian Press

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

    BERLIN (AP) — No Xabi, no problem. Even without coach Xabi Alonso on the touchline, Bayer Leverkusen remained unbeaten Sunday with a 5-1 Bundesliga win over Eintracht Frankfurt that stretched its record run without defeat to 48 games in all competitions. 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. “It was another perspectiv

  • 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

  • Associated Press

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

    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. “It was another perspective,” Alonso said after seeing Czech forward Adam Hložek set up three goals. Alonso rotated the team with just Edmond Tapsoba, Robert Andrich and Granit Xhaka keeping their places from Rome.