• The Canadian Press

    Barcelona seeks its first win against powerhouse Lyon in Women's Champions League final

    BILBAO, Spain (AP) — Barcelona will need to find a way to get past the most successful club in women’s soccer if it wants to build on its recent dominance in the sport. The Catalan club will be playing in its fourth straight Women’s Champions League final on Saturday in Bilbao against record eight-time champion Lyon, the nemesis it has never been able to beat. The titleholders from Spain have a shot at a statement victory by finally overcoming the storied French club and winning its third Europe

  • The Independent

    Aitana Bonmati: How Barcelona’s superstar is changing the game on and off the pitch

    Bonmati is the reigning Ballon d’Or champion and has also advocated for a number of causes away from football

  • Reuters

    England's soccer fortunes add sporting drama to UK election

    Sunak, himself a soccer fan, might be hoping for a boost to his struggling campaign if England do well, although whether there really is a link between sport and elections is disputed by experts. On a positive note, however, England, runners-up three years ago, are among the favourites under manager Gareth Southgate with a team full of in-form attacking players including Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden and Bukayo Saka.

  • The Canadian Press

    Mexico's poorest receiving less government funds under president who brought poor to the fore

    MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Andrés Manuel López Obrador swept into office nearly six years ago with a simple motto laying out his administration’s priorities: “For the good of all, first the poor.” His administration scrapped a host of existing social programs and installed their own, quickly increasing overall social spending to unprecedented heights for senior citizens, unemployed youth, students, farmers and people with disabilities. But less noticed was that the new roster of social program