Manchester City face Aston Villa with Emma Hayes’s Blues top of the Women’s Super League on goal difference
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A 20-minute drive separates the historic Maracana Stadium from the Complexo do Alemao, the biggest complex of favelas in Rio de Janeiro and one of the most impoverished and violent. One of its residents, 15-year-old soccer player Kaylane Alves dos Santos, hopes her powerful shots and impressive dribbles will allow her to cover that short distance to the stadium in three years to play for Brazil's national team in the final of the 2027 Women's World Cup. That chance, once re
Man City are expected to win the Premier League on Sunday, but Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal can inject some drama into the final day
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Xavi Hernández on Saturday denied a slew of reports in Spanish media outlets that Barcelona’s leadership is considering firing the coach for having said that the club's poor finances will impede it from competing with Real Madrid. “The club has transmitted to me that I should stay calm and continue working with the same motivation and commitment. Nothing has changed,” Xavi said at a pregame news conference. Almost all the questions he faced were about the speculation in S