League Two playoff finalists’ American owners endured the jeers but victory against Crewe would prompt tears not triumphalism
A Southampton fan celebrated with a prosthetic leg as the club secured a spot in the Championship play-off final on Friday night (17 May). The Saints beat West Brom 3-1 in the second leg of their crunch tie to secure a place at Wembley, following a 0-0 draw at The Hawthorns in the first leg. Russell Martin’s side will face Leeds United in the play-off final next weekend, and there were jubilant scenes at St Mary’s as the game unfolded.
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, one of Rio de Janeiro's most impoverished and violent favelas. 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 from slum to stadium in three years to play for Brazil's national team in the final of the 2027 Women's World Cup. That chance, once remote, became more realisti