• The Canadian Press

    Madrid draws with Betis with likely starters for Champions League final and Kroos says farewell

    BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Madrid drew with Real Betis 0-0 on Saturday in its last warmup game before facing Borussia Dortmund in the Champions league final. Madrid wrapped up the Spanish league title three weeks ago, and since then coach Carlo Ancelotti has rotated his lineups to rest his starters. But the Italian likely had his top-choice players back in his starting 11 against Betis at the Santiago Bernabeu. There were only two changes from the Champions League semifinals victory over Bayer

  • The Canadian Press

    Giroud scores in his last AC Milan match on a night of farewells at San Siro

    MILAN (AP) — Olivier Giroud scored in his final match for AC Milan as the Rossoneri drew with bottom club Salernitana 3-3 on a Saturday night of farewells at San Siro. The 37-year-old Giroud, who helped Milan to the Serie A title in 2022, is leaving after three years and will join Los Angeles FC. Giroud was given a standing ovation when he was substituted off six minutes from time, hugging all of his teammates and coach Stefano Pioli as the crowd sang his name. Milan’s last match of the season w

  • The Canadian Press

    PSG wins the French Cup and completes the double in Mbappe's last game

    VILLENEUVE D’ASCQ, France (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain beat Lyon 2-1 in the French Cup final and completed the double in Kylian Mbappé’s last game for the club on Saturday. France winger Ousmane Dembele and Spain midfielder Fabian Ruiz scored for PSG in the first half. Lyon defender Jake O’Brien got a consolation goal in the second half. PSG won the league and cup for the first time since 2020 when it achieved a domestic treble by also lifting the now defunct League Cup. Despite losing in the fina

  • The Independent

    Kobbie Mainoo and the box-to-box run that won Manchester United the FA Cup

    Against some of the best players in the world in Manchester City’s midfield, United’s 19-year-old academy graduate shone with a tireless display at Wembley