• The Canadian Press

    Fans flock to Stade Saputo as 'Messi Mania' arrives in Montreal: 'This is just crazy'

    MONTREAL — Lionel Messi superfan Pier-Marc Brunelle is finally getting the chance to see his idol play live. And he can’t believe that it’s happening in Montreal of all places. Brunelle, 25, travelled to Europe on separate occasions hoping to see Messi play for FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain, but the Argentine superstar didn’t take the pitch either time. On Saturday, Brunelle was one of thousands of fans who flocked to Stade Saputo early as Messi’s Inter Miami CF visited CF Montreal in Maj

  • The Canadian Press

    Inter Miami erases two-goal deficit to beat Montreal 3-2 as Messi arrives in Canada

    MONTREAL — Benjamin Cremaschi scored the go-ahead goal in the 59th minute, and Inter Miami CF erased a two-goal deficit to defeat CF Montreal 3-2 in Lionel Messi’s first professional match in Canada on Saturday. Messi — considered by many as the greatest footballer ever — was held off the scoresheet despite being in scorching hot form in Major League Soccer. The 36-year-old entered the match with 10 goals and 12 assists in eight league games after a record-setting one-goal, five-assist showing i

  • The Guardian

    Crawley set up Wembley date with Crewe in League Two playoff final

    Danilo Orsi’s hat-trick lit Crawley’s way to Wembley in an 8-1 aggregate thrashing of MK Dons, after Crewe stunned Doncaster to reach playoff final

  • The Canadian Press

    Pulisic nets 2 as AC Milan ends winless run by thrashing Cagliari

    MILAN (AP) — United States standout Christian Pulisic scored twice as AC Milan beat Cagliari 5-1 in Serie A on Saturday, although he had a very different name on the back of his jersey. In an initiative proposed by Milan — and followed by five other Serie A clubs — the players wore jerseys featuring maternal surnames. Pulisic had ‘Harlow.’ Second-placed Milan remained seven points above Bologna, which moved into third after winning at Napoli 2-0, and eight points above Juventus ahead of the Bian