• The Canadian Press

    Atalanta secures Champions League spot with win at Lecce in Serie A. Europa League final next

    ROME (AP) — Atalanta secured a Champions League spot with a 2-0 win at Lecce in the penultimate round of Serie A on Saturday. The Bergamo squad is in fifth place, six points ahead of Roma, and holds a tiebreaker over the Giallorossi after beating Roma last weekend. Atalanta also moved within one point of fourth-placed Juventus. Italy will have at least five squads in next season’s Champions League, and could earn a sixth if Atalanta defeats unbeaten Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League final on

  • The Independent

    Chelsea and Emma Hayes find a stunning new way to celebrate the inevitable

    Manchester United 0-6 Chelsea: A fifth Women’s Super League in a row was sealed with a thumping win at Old Trafford, as Hayes signed off with another title

  • The Canadian Press

    Bayer Leverkusen writes more history in first ever unbeaten Bundesliga season

    LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — The Bundesliga season had only half an hour left and Bayer Leverkusen got nervous. Middle-of-the-table visitor Augsburg cut Leverkusen's lead in half. Leverkusen's undefeated streak in the Bundesliga was on the line on Saturday. It made late winning goals a trademark this season but appeared vulnerable to a comeback. But the appearance — and nerves — were fleeting as Leverkusen held on to win 2-1 and complete an historic season. Xabi Alonso's team became the first ever

  • The Canadian Press

    Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi leaving the club after United game

    BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi will leave the club on Sunday after the team plays Manchester United in the English Premier League. De Zerbi has been discussed as a potential coaching candidate for higher-profile clubs and his “mutually agreed” split from Brighton will only fuel further speculation. Bayern Munich and Juventus are among the teams looking for a coach. “I have really enjoyed an intense and challenging two years working in the Premier League, not least com