• The Canadian Press

    Udinese out of Serie A drop zone after beating Lecce

    UDINE, Italy (AP) — Udinese moved out of the Serie A drop zone after a hard-fought 2-0 result at Lecce on Monday gave it a first win in two months. Udinese rose one point clear of the relegation zone with two games remaining. Lorenzo Lucca got the opener with a towering header of a cross from Martin Payero in the 36th minute. Lazar Samardžić added the second with a typical poacher’s goal five minutes from time. Fabio Cannavaro’s men are still in a dogfight. Udinese is one of six teams fighting t

  • The Canadian Press

    Barcelona back in second in La Liga after win over Real Sociedad

    BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona moved above Girona into second place in the Spanish league after beating Real Sociedad 2-0 on Monday. Sheraldo Becker had the ball in the net midway through the first half for Sociedad but the goal was disallowed for offside. Barcelona, though, gradually took control with Raphinha hitting the woodwork after 38 minutes and Lamine Yamal breaking the deadlock two minutes later. Ilkay Gündogan broke forward and slipped a cross ball to Yamal who made no mistake from

  • The Guardian

    Manchester United failed to fix Old Trafford roof despite knowledge of leaks

    Manchester United have failed to fix the Old Trafford roof despite being aware that it was prone to leaks, as occurred after the 1-0 defeat by Arsenal

  • The Guardian

    NYC FC coach Nick Cushing denies punching teenage Toronto FC player

    TFC manager John Herdman said his counterpart at NYC FC ‘cornered and punched’ an unnamed 19-year-old during a game in March