• The Canadian Press

    Loyalty raises respect for Europa League final coaches Alonso of Leverkusen and Atalanta's Gasperini

    DUBLIN (AP) — Two admired coaches at opposite ends of their careers, with shared values of loyalty to their overachieving small-city clubs, will contest the Europa League final Wednesday. Xabi Alonso has led unbeaten Bayer Leverkusen to an instant classic soccer story in his first full season in the job at age 42. Gian Piero Gasperini at 66 is having perhaps the finest of his 21st seasons as coach, his eighth at Atalanta which continues to defy soccer gravity as a low-budget provincial club in t

  • The Canadian Press

    Serie A champion Inter facing a nervous wait as deadline passes for loan repayment to Oaktree

    MILAN (AP) — Just two days after celebrating its Serie A title win, Inter Milan and its fans face a nervous wait to see what will happen with the club. Club owner Suning and Inter president Steven Zhang could lose control of the Nerazzurri if they fail to repay a debt of nearly 400 million euros ($434 million) to American investment fund Oaktree. That sum stems from a loan — and interest — taken out three years ago, shortly after Inter won its last league title. The deadline for repayment was at

  • The Guardian

    Ruthless Gareth Southgate times his moment right to shed layers of loyalty

    The England manager has made big calls in omitting Jordan Henderson and Marcus Rashford from Euro 2024 … but the right ones

  • The Canadian Press

    Emma Hayes' first roster as coach of the US women's team includes 2 first-time call-ups

    Coach Emma Hayes has selected her first roster for the United States ahead of a pair of friendlies as she prepares to lead the women’s national team at the Paris Olympics. Hayes, named U.S. coach last November, finished her final season as coach of Chelsea on Saturday, winning the team's fifth straight Women's Super League Title with a 6-0 rout of Manchester United. Her first U.S. roster announced Tuesday includes two National Women's Soccer League players called up to the national team for the